Molecular and cellular basis of genetically inherited skeletal muscle disorders

JJ Dowling, CC Weihl, MJ Spencer - Nature Reviews Molecular Cell …, 2021 - nature.com
Neuromuscular disorders comprise a diverse group of human inborn diseases that arise
from defects in the structure and/or function of the muscle tissue—encompassing the muscle …

Alzheimer's‐like signaling in brains of COVID‐19 patients

S Reiken, L Sittenfeld, H Dridi, Y Liu… - Alzheimer's & …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction The mechanisms that lead to cognitive impairment associated with COVID‐19
are not well understood. Methods Brain lysates from control and COVID‐19 patients were …

Inhibitors of intracellular RyR2 calcium release channels as therapeutic agents in arrhythmogenic heart diseases

TQ Do, BC Knollmann - Annual Review of Pharmacology and …, 2024 - annualreviews.org
Ryanodine receptor type 2 (RyR2) is the principal intracellular calcium release channel in
the cardiac sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR). Pathological RyR2 hyperactivity generates …

A drug and ATP binding site in type 1 ryanodine receptor

Z Melville, H Dridi, Q Yuan, S Reiken, A Wronska, Y Liu… - Structure, 2022 - cell.com
The ryanodine receptor (RyR)/calcium release channel on the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR)
is required for excitation-contraction coupling in skeletal and cardiac muscle. Inherited …

Therapeutic approaches in different congenital myopathies

C Gineste, J Laporte - Current Opinion in Pharmacology, 2023 - Elsevier
Congenital myopathies are rare and severe genetic diseases affecting the skeletal muscle
function in children and adults. They present a variable spectrum of phenotypes and a …

Successful Correction by Prime Editing of a Mutation in the RYR1 Gene Responsible for a Myopathy

K Godbout, J Rousseau, JP Tremblay - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
We report the first correction from prime editing a mutation in the RYR1 gene, paving the
way to gene therapies for RYR1-related myopathies. The RYR1 gene codes for a calcium …

Defective cerebellar ryanodine receptor type 1 and endoplasmic reticulum calcium 'leak'in tremor pathophysiology

RT Martuscello, ML Chen, S Reiken, LR Sittenfeld… - Acta …, 2023 - Springer
Essential Tremor (ET) is a prevalent neurological disease characterized by an 8–10 Hz
action tremor. Molecular mechanisms of ET remain poorly understood. Clinical data suggest …

A large-scale high-throughput screen for modulators of SERCA activity

PA Bidwell, SL Yuen, J Li, K Berg, RT Rebbeck… - Biomolecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
The sarco/endoplasmic reticulum Ca-ATPase (SERCA) is a P-type ion pump that transports
Ca2+ from the cytosol into the endoplasmic/sarcoplasmic reticulum (ER/SR) in most …

Function of a mutant ryanodine receptor (T4709M) linked to congenital myopathy

ZÉ Magyar, J Hevesi, L Groom, RT Dirksen… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Physiological muscle contraction requires an intact ligand gating mechanism of the
ryanodine receptor 1 (RyR1), the Ca2+-release channel of the sarcoplasmic reticulum …

RYR1-related rhabdomyolysis: a spectrum of hypermetabolic states due to ryanodine receptor dysfunction

N Kruijt, LV den Bersselaar, M Snoeck… - Current …, 2022 - ingentaconnect.com
Variants in the ryanodine receptor-1 gene (RYR1) have been associated with a wide range
of neuromuscular conditions, including various congenital myopathies and malignant …