Phospholamban: a tiny protein with a prominent role in the regulation of cardiac relaxation and contractility

Phospholamban (PLN) is a small sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) protein that in the dephosphorylated state tonically inhibits the SR Ca2+-ATPase (SERCA2a). Different type of evidence to be described, points to PLN as a crucial regulator of basal cardiac Ca2+ cycling, contractility and relaxation and as a...

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Autores: Mattiazzi, Alicia Ramona, Mundiña-Weilenmann, Cecilia, Vittone, Leticia
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2010
País:Argentina
Institución:Universidad Nacional de La Plata
Repositorio:SEDICI (UNLP)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:sedici.unlp.edu.ar:10915/104650
Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/104650
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Ciencias Médicas
Phospholamban
Cardiac relaxation
Contractility
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Sumario:Phospholamban (PLN) is a small sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) protein that in the dephosphorylated state tonically inhibits the SR Ca2+-ATPase (SERCA2a). Different type of evidence to be described, points to PLN as a crucial regulator of basal cardiac Ca2+ cycling, contractility and relaxation and as a main determinant of β -adrenergic stimulatory responses in vivo. The involvement of PLN and PLN phosphorylation under pathological conditions will be also discussed.