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ArticleJournal of molecular and cellular cardiology2008

Kv4.3 is not required for the generation of functional Ito,f channels in adult mouse ventricles.

Noriko Niwa, Wei Wang, Qun Sha, Céline Marionneau, Jeanne M Nerbonne

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Article in Journal of molecular and cellular cardiology, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers.

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32 citing papers in PubMed, 49 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Noriko NiwaDepartment of Molecular Biology and Pharmacology, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 South Euclid Avenue, Box 8103, St. Louis, MO 63110-1093, USA.
Wei Wang
Qun Sha
Céline Marionneau
Jeanne M Nerbonne
Washington University in St. Louis · US

Funding

ION CHANNEL REGULATION AND MODULATION IN CARDIAC MUSCLER01HL034161 · NHLBI · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI NERBONNE, JEANNE M. · 1986 to 2015
$4.6M
REPOLARIZATION AND REMODELING IN THE MAMMALIAN HEARTR01HL066388 · NHLBI · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI NERBONNE, JEANNE M. · 2000 to 2008
$2.7M
NHLBI NIH HHS HL-034161NHLBI NIH HHS HL-066388NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL034161NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL066388
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Accumulated evidence suggests that the heteromeric assembly of Kv4.2 and Kv4.3 alpha-subunits underlies the fast transient Kv current (I(to,f)) in rodent ventricles. Recent studies, however, demonstrated that the targeted deletion of Kv4.2 results in the complete elimination of I(to,f) in adult mouse ventricles, revealing an essential role for the Kv4.2 alpha-subunit in the generation of mouse ventricular I(to,f) channels. The present study was undertaken to investigate directly the functional role of Kv4.3 by examining the effects of the targeted disruption of the KCND3 (Kv4.3) locus. Mice lacking Kv4.3 (Kv4.3-/-) appear indistinguishable from wild-type control animals, and no structural or functional abnormalities were evident in Kv4.3-/- hearts. Voltage-clamp recordings revealed that functional I(to,f) channels are expressed in Kv4.3-/- ventricular myocytes, and that mean I(to,f) densities are similar to those recorded from wild-type cells. In addition, I(to,f) properties (inactivation rates, voltage dependences of inactivation and rates of recovery from inactivation) in Kv4.3-/- and wild-type mouse ventricular myocytes were indistinguishable. Quantitative RT-PCR and Western blot analyses did not reveal any measurable changes in the expression of Kv4.2 or the Kv channel interacting protein (KChIP2) in Kv4.3-/- ventricles. Taken together, the results presented here suggest that, in contrast with Kv4.2, Kv4.3 is not required for the generation of functional mouse ventricular I(to,f) channels.

Indexed as

Ion Channel GatingAnimalsElectrophysiologyGene Expression RegulationGene TargetingHeart VentriclesMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMyocytes, CardiacPhenotypeProtein SubunitsRNA, MessengerShal Potassium ChannelsProtein SubunitsRNA, MessengerShal Potassium Channels

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PMID18045613
PMCPMC2245858
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