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ArticleJournal of molecular medicine (Berlin, Germany)2016

NFAT5-mediated CACNA1C expression is critical for cardiac electrophysiological development and maturation.

Wei Li, Nai-Zhong Zheng, Qi Yuan, Ke Xu, Fan Yang, Lei Gu, Gu-Yan Zheng, Guo-Jie Luo, Chun Fan, Guang-Ju Ji and 3 more

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Article in Journal of molecular medicine (Berlin, Germany), 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. CALHM5 deficiency alleviates aortic aneurysm by regulating smooth muscle calcium homeostasis.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026
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  5. A Review of theDiseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024
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  6. LncRNA Gm43843 Promotes Cardiac Hypertrophy via miR-153-3p/Cacna1c Axis.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Wei LiDepartment of Human Population Genetics, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Peking University, 5 Yiheyuan Road, Beijing, 100871, China.
Nai-Zhong ZhengKey Laboratory of Cell Proliferation and Differentiation of the Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Peking University, 5 Yiheyuan Road, Beijing, 100871, China.
Qi YuanNational Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 15 Datun Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100101, China.
Ke XuDepartment of Human Population Genetics, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Peking University, 5 Yiheyuan Road, Beijing, 100871, China.
Fan YangDepartment of Human Population Genetics, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Peking University, 5 Yiheyuan Road, Beijing, 100871, China.
Lei GuNational Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 15 Datun Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100101, China.
Gu-Yan ZhengDepartment of Human Population Genetics, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Peking University, 5 Yiheyuan Road, Beijing, 100871, China.
Guo-Jie LuoSchool of Electronics Engineering and Computer Science, Peking University, 5 Yiheyuan Road, Beijing, 100871, China.
Chun FanDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Lerner Research Institute, The Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA.
Guang-Ju JiNational Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 15 Datun Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100101, China.
Bo ZhangKey Laboratory of Cell Proliferation and Differentiation of the Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Peking University, 5 Yiheyuan Road, Beijing, 100871, China.
Huiqing CaoDepartment of Human Population Genetics, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Peking University, 5 Yiheyuan Road, Beijing, 100871, China. caohuiqing@pku.edu.cn.
Xiao-Li TianDepartment of Human Population Genetics, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Peking University, 5 Yiheyuan Road, Beijing, 100871, China. tianxiaoli@pku.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-0868-7025
Peking University · CNChinese Academy of Sciences · CNCleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

unlabelledEntry of calcium into cardiomyocyte via L-type calcium channel (LTCC) is fundamental to cardiac contraction. CACNA1C, a type of LTCC and a hallmark of a matured ventricular myocyte, is developmentally regulated. Here, we identified 138 potential transcription factors by a comparative genomic study on 5-kb promoter regions of CACNA1C gene across eight vertebrate species, and showed that six factors were developmentally regulated with the expression of Cacna1c in mouse P19cl6 in vitro cardiomyocyte differentiation model. We further demonstrated that the nuclear factor of activated T cells 5 (Nfat5) bound to a consensus sequence TGGAAGCGTTC and activated the transcription of Cacna1c. The siRNA-mediated knockdown of Nfat5 suppressed the expression of Cacna1c and decreased L-type calcium current in mouse neonatal cardiomyocytes. Furthermore, morpholino-mediated knockdown of nfat5 in zebrafish prohibited the expression of cacna1c and resulted in a non-contractile ventricle, while over-expression of either cacna1c or nfat5 rescued this impaired phenotype. Thus, NFAT5-mediated expression of CACNA1C is evolutionarily conserved and critical for cardiac electrophysiological development and maturation of cardiomyocyte. KEY MESSAGE: Nfat5 binds to a consensus sequence TGGAAGCGTTC in the promoter of Cacna1c. Nfat5 activates the transcription of Cacna1c. Nfat5 knockdown suppresses Cacna1c expression, decreases L-type calcium current, and results in non-beating ventricle. NFAT5-mediated expression of CACNA1C is evolutionarily conserved. NFAT5-mediated CACNA1C expression is critical for cardiac electrophysiological development and maturation.

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Cell DifferentiationElectrophysiological PhenomenaGene Expression RegulationAnimalsBase SequenceBinding SitesBiomarkersCalcium Channels, L-TypeCell LineCells, CulturedConsensus SequenceGene Knockdown TechniquesHumansMiceMyocytes, CardiacPromoter Regions, GeneticBiomarkersCacna1c protein, ratCalcium Channels, L-TypeNFAT5 protein, humanTranscription FactorsCardiac developmentComparative genomicL-type calcium channelNFAT5Transcriptional factor

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