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ReviewFrontiers in physiology2015

Novel insights into mechanisms for Pak1-mediated regulation of cardiac Ca(2+) homeostasis.

Yanwen Wang, Hoyee Tsui, Emma L Bolton, Xin Wang, Christopher L-H Huang, R John Solaro, Yunbo Ke, Ming Lei

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Review in Frontiers in physiology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yanwen WangDepartment of Pharmacology, University of Oxford Oxford, UK.
Hoyee TsuiFaculty of Life Science, University of Manchester Manchester, UK.
Emma L BoltonDepartment of Pharmacology, University of Oxford Oxford, UK.
Xin WangFaculty of Life Science, University of Manchester Manchester, UK.
Christopher L-H HuangPhysiological Laboratory, University of Cambridge Cambridge, UK.
R John SolaroDepartment of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Illinois Chicago, IL, USA.
Yunbo KeDepartment of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Illinois Chicago, IL, USA.
Ming LeiDepartment of Pharmacology, University of Oxford Oxford, UK.
University of Manchester · GBUniversity of Cambridge · GB

Funding

British Heart Foundation PG/11/59/29006British Heart Foundation PG/12/21/29473British Heart Foundation PG/12/76/29852British Heart Foundation PG/14/70/31039British Heart Foundation PG/14/71/31063British Heart Foundation PG/14/79/31102British Heart Foundation PG/14/80/31106Medical Research Council G1002082Medical Research Council G1002647
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A series of recent studies report novel roles for Pak1, a key member of the highly conserved family of serine-threonine protein kinases regulated by Ras-related small G-proteins, Cdc42/Rac1, in cardiac physiology and cardioprotection. Previous studies had identified Pak1 in the regulation of hypertrophic remodeling that could potentially lead to heart failure. This article provides a review of more recent findings on the roles of Pak1 in cardiac Ca(2+) homeostasis. These findings identified crucial roles for Pak1 in cardiomyocyte Ca(2+) handling and demonstrated that it functions through unique mechanisms involving regulation of the post-transcriptional activity of key Ca(2+)-handling proteins, including the expression of Ca(2+)-ATPase SERCA2a, along with the speculative possibility of an involvement in the maintenance of transverse (T)-tubular structure. They highlight important regulatory functions of Pak1 in Ca(2+) homeostasis in cardiac cells, and identify novel potential therapeutic strategies directed at manipulation of Pak1 signaling for the management of cardiac disease, particularly heart failure.

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PMID25852566
PMCPMC4362298
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