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Unique phosphorylation site on the cardiac ryanodine receptor regulates calcium channel activity

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Witcher, D.R., Kovacs, R.J., Schulman, H., Cefali, D.C., Jones, L.R.·1991·Journal of Biological Chemistry

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Ryanodine receptors have recently been shown to be the Ca2+ release channels of sarcoplasmic reticulum in both cardiac muscle and skeletal muscle. Several regulatory sites are postulated to exist on these receptors, but to date, none have been definitively identified. In the work described here, we localize one of these sites by showing that the cardiac isoform of the ryanodine receptor is a preferred substrate for multifunctional Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase (CaM kinase). Phosphorylation by CaM kinase occurs at a single site encompassing serine 2809. Antibodies generated to this site react only with the cardiac isoform of the ryanodine receptor, and immunoprecipitate only cardiac [3H]ryanodine-binding sites. When cardiac junctional sarcoplasmic reticulum vesicles or partially purified ryanodine receptors are fused with planar bilayers, phosphorylation at this site activates the Ca2+ channel. In tissues expressing the cardiac isoform of the ryanodine receptor, such as heart and brain, phosphorylation of the Ca2+ release channel by CaM kinase may provide a unique mechanism for regulating intracellular Ca2+ release.

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Authors
Witcher, D. R., Kovacs, R. J., Schulman, H., Cefali, D. C., & Jones, L. R.
Venue
Journal of Biological Chemistry
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
1991-06
Volume
266
Issue
17
Pages
11144-11152
ISSN
0021-9258 (ISSN-L)
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W1483351525
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507
References
36
FWCI
6.85
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Witcher, D. R., Kovacs, R. J., Schulman, H., Cefali, D. C., & Jones, L. R. (1991). Unique phosphorylation site on the cardiac ryanodine receptor regulates calcium channel activity. Journal of Biological Chemistry. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0021-9258(18)99140-4

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