Multiple digitalis receptors A molecular perspective.
The Na,K-ATPase is the only established receptor for cardiac glycosides like digoxin or ouabain. There are now known to be three different isoforms of its principal subunit. These isoforms can differ from one another in their intrinsic affinity for cardiac glycosides. Recent work examines the molecular structure of the binding site. The relative level of expression of the isoforms in cardiac tissue is modified in several developmental, hormonal, and pathological states, contributing to alterations in the digitalis sensitivity of the tissue.
Neurosurgical Research, Massachusetts General Hospital; and the Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
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