title: Calcium-transporters in myocardial cells.
abstract: This is a concise review of important calcium-transporters on the sarcolemma and organellar membranes of myocardial cells, and their functional roles in cell physiology. It briefly addresses L and T type calcium channels, store-operated calcium channel (SOC), sodium-calcium exchanger (NCX), and the plasma membrane calcium ATPase (PMCA) on the sarcolemma, ryanodine receptor (RyR), IP3 receptor (IP3R) and the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) calcium ATPase (SAERCA) on the SR membrane and their contributions to contraction and rhythm-generation. Several agonists and blockers for every transporter that are commonly used in research, and those with therapeutic applications have also been discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, Christian Medical College, Vellore 632 002. sathya@cmcvellore.ac.in
authors.forename: Sathya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Subramani
authors.forename: Prasanna Kumar T
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Subbanna
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015220:Calcium Channels / Q000502:physiology; D020746:Calcium Channels, L-Type / Q000502:physiology; D020747:Calcium Channels, T-Type / Q000502:physiology; D000252:Calcium-Transporting ATPases / Q000502:physiology; D027682:Cation Transport Proteins / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D053496:Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Receptors; D009206:Myocardium / Q000378:metabolism*; D032383:Myocytes, Cardiac / Q000378:metabolism*; D053499:Plasma Membrane Calcium-Transporting ATPases; D018160:Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear / Q000502:physiology; D019837:Ryanodine Receptor Calcium Release Channel / Q000502:physiology; D012508:Sarcolemma / Q000378:metabolism*; D053498:Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Calcium-Transporting ATPases; D019831:Sodium-Calcium Exchanger / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D015220:Calcium Channels; D020746:Calcium Channels, L-Type; D020747:Calcium Channels, T-Type; D027682:Cation Transport Proteins; C506926:ITPR1 protein, human; D053496:Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Receptors; D018160:Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear; D019837:Ryanodine Receptor Calcium Release Channel; D019831:Sodium-Calcium Exchanger; D053499:Plasma Membrane Calcium-Transporting ATPases; D053498:Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Calcium-Transporting ATPases; D000252:Calcium-Transporting ATPases