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ArticleScience signaling2018

A coupled-clock system drives the automaticity of human sinoatrial nodal pacemaker cells.

Kenta Tsutsui, Oliver J Monfredi, Syevda G Sirenko-Tagirova, Larissa A Maltseva, Rostislav Bychkov, Mary S Kim, Bruce D Ziman, Kirill V Tarasov, Yelena S Tarasova, Jing Zhang and 7 more

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Article in Science signaling, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 73 papers.

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73citing papers in PubMed
7.2field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

73 citing papers in PubMed, 104 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

17 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Kenta TsutsuiLaboratory of Cardiovascular Science, National Institute on Aging, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5121-6974
Oliver J MonfrediLaboratory of Cardiovascular Science, National Institute on Aging, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1292-2902
Syevda G Sirenko-TagirovaLaboratory of Cardiovascular Science, National Institute on Aging, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA.
Larissa A MaltsevaLaboratory of Cardiovascular Science, National Institute on Aging, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA.
Rostislav BychkovLaboratory of Cardiovascular Science, National Institute on Aging, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA.
Mary S KimLaboratory of Cardiovascular Science, National Institute on Aging, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA.
Bruce D ZimanLaboratory of Cardiovascular Science, National Institute on Aging, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA.
Kirill V TarasovLaboratory of Cardiovascular Science, National Institute on Aging, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA.
Yelena S TarasovaLaboratory of Cardiovascular Science, National Institute on Aging, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA.
Jing ZhangLaboratory of Cardiovascular Science, National Institute on Aging, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA.
Mingyi WangLaboratory of Cardiovascular Science, National Institute on Aging, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA.
Alexander V MaltsevLaboratory of Cardiovascular Science, National Institute on Aging, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA.
Jaclyn A BrennanDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, George Washington University, Washington, DC 20052, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0757-546X
Igor R EfimovDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, George Washington University, Washington, DC 20052, USA.
Michael D SternLaboratory of Cardiovascular Science, National Institute on Aging, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4476-7425
Victor A MaltsevLaboratory of Cardiovascular Science, National Institute on Aging, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3832-791X
Edward G LakattaLaboratory of Cardiovascular Science, National Institute on Aging, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA. lakattae@grc.nia.nih.gov.
National Institute on Aging · USGeorge Washington University · USUniversity of Manchester · GB

Funding

Stochastic Simulation Of Excitation-contraction CouplingZIAAG000844 · NIA · NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING · PI STERN, MICHAEL · 2009 to 2025
$8.7M
Beat to beat Ca2+-dependent regulation of pacemaker cell rate and rhythmZIAAG000598 · NIA · NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING · PI LAKATTA, EDWARD · 2011 to 2025
$3.5M
Exploration of Arrhythmogenic Triggers and Substrates in Heart FailureR01HL126802 · NHLBI · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI EFIMOV, IGOR R, GORELIK, JULIA · 2016 to 2019
$2.8M
ARRHYTHMOGENIC REMODELING IN HUMAN HEART FAILURER01HL114395 · NHLBI · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI EFIMOV, IGOR R · 2012 to 2015
$2.1M
Near-infrared optogenetic control of the human heartR21EB023106 · NIBIB · GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI EFIMOV, IGOR R, ENTCHEVA, EMILIA · 2016 to 2017
$439k
Intramural NIH HHS Z99 AG999999NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL114395NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL126802NIBIB NIH HHS R21 EB023106
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The spontaneous rhythmic action potentials generated by the sinoatrial node (SAN), the primary pacemaker in the heart, dictate the regular and optimal cardiac contractions that pump blood around the body. Although the heart rate of humans is substantially slower than that of smaller experimental animals, current perspectives on the biophysical mechanisms underlying the automaticity of sinoatrial nodal pacemaker cells (SANCs) have been gleaned largely from studies of animal hearts. Using human SANCs, we demonstrated that spontaneous rhythmic local Ca

Indexed as

Action PotentialsBiological ClocksCalciumCalcium SignalingCells, CulturedCyclic AMPCyclic AMP-Dependent Protein KinasesExcitation Contraction CouplingHeartHumansReceptors, Adrenergic, betaSinoatrial NodeCalciumCyclic AMPCyclic AMP-Dependent Protein KinasesReceptors, Adrenergic, beta

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PMID29895616
PMCPMC6138244
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