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Current Molecular Pharmacology

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ISSN (Print): 1874-4672
ISSN (Online): 1874-4702

Essential Roles of Intracellular Calcium Release Channels in Muscle, Brain, Metabolism, and Aging

Author(s): Gaetano Santulli and Andrew R. Marks

Volume 8, Issue 2, 2015

Page: [206 - 222] Pages: 17

DOI: 10.2174/1874467208666150507105105

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Abstract

Calcium (Ca2+) release from intracellular stores controls numerous cellular processes, including cardiac and skeletal muscle contraction, synaptic transmission and metabolism. The ryanodine receptors (RyRs: RyR1, RyR2, RyR3) and inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptors (IP3Rs: IP3R1, IP3R2, IP3R3) are the major Ca2+ release channels (CRCs) on the endo/sarcoplasmic reticulum (ER/SR). RyRs and IP3Rs comprise macromolecular signaling complexes that include modulatory proteins which regulate channel activity in response to extracellular signals resulting in intracellular Ca2+ release. Here we focus on the roles of CRCs in heart, skeletal muscle, brain, metabolism, and aging.

Keywords: Aging, arrhythmias, cognitive dysfunction, diabetes, excitation-contraction coupling, heart failure, IP3 receptors, metabolism, mitochondria, neurodegenerative disorders, RyR, skeletal muscle.

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