title: S100A1: a regulator of myocardial contractility.
abstract: S100A1, a Ca(2+) binding protein of the EF-hand type, is preferentially expressed in myocardial tissue and has been found to colocalize with the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) and the contractile filaments in cardiac tissue. Because S100A1 is known to modulate SR Ca(2+) handling in skeletal muscle, we sought to investigate the specific role of S100A1 in the regulation of myocardial contractility. To address this issue, we investigated contractile properties of adult cardiomyocytes as well as of engineered heart tissue after S100A1 adenoviral gene transfer. S100A1 gene transfer resulted in a significant increase of unloaded shortening and isometric contraction in isolated cardiomyocytes and engineered heart tissues, respectively. Analysis of intracellular Ca(2+) cycling in S100A1-overexpressing cardiomyocytes revealed a significant increase in cytosolic Ca(2+) transients, whereas in functional studies on saponin-permeabilized adult cardiomyocytes, the addition of S100A1 protein significantly enhanced SR Ca(2+) uptake. Moreover, in Triton-skinned ventricular trabeculae, S100A1 protein significantly decreased myofibrillar Ca(2+) sensitivity ([EC(50%)]) and Ca(2+) cooperativity, whereas maximal isometric force remained unchanged. Our data suggest that S100A1 effects are cAMP independent because cellular cAMP levels and protein kinase A-dependent phosphorylation of phospholamban were not altered, and carbachol failed to suppress S100A1 actions. These results show that S100A1 overexpression enhances cardiac contractile performance and establish the concept of S100A1 as a regulator of myocardial contractility. S100A1 thus improves cardiac contractile performance both by regulating SR Ca(2+) handling and myofibrillar Ca(2+) responsiveness.
authors.affiliation: Medizinische Klinik II, Medizinische Universität zu Lübeck, 23538 Lübeck, Germany.
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authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Most
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authors.lastname: Bernotat
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authors.lastname: Ehlermann
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authors.lastname: Pleger
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authors.lastname: Reppel
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authors.lastname: Börries
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authors.lastname: Niroomand
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authors.lastname: Pieske
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authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Janssen
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authors.lastname: Eschenhagen
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authors.lastname: Karczewski
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authors.lastname: Smith
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authors.lastname: Koch
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mesh_terms: D008841:Actin Cytoskeleton / Q000502:physiology; D000818:Animals; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D002135:Calcium-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D000252:Calcium-Transporting ATPases / Q000378:metabolism; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000378:metabolism; D017868:Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D015870:Gene Expression; D018014:Gene Transfer Techniques; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007424:Intracellular Fluid / Q000378:metabolism; D007537:Isometric Contraction / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D009200:Myocardial Contraction / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D009206:Myocardium / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D011817:Rabbits; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D009418:S100 Proteins; D012519:Sarcoplasmic Reticulum / Q000378:metabolism; D053498:Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Calcium-Transporting ATPases; D013552:Swine; D000099211:Phospholamban
chemical_list: D002118:Calcium; D002135:Calcium-Binding Proteins; D000252:Calcium-Transporting ATPases; D000242:Cyclic AMP; D017868:Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D009418:S100 Proteins; D053498:Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Calcium-Transporting ATPases; D000099211:Phospholamban; C110294:S100A1 protein