Functions of vertebrate ferlins

AV Bulankina, S Thoms - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
Ferlins are multiple-C2-domain proteins involved in Ca2+-triggered membrane dynamics
within the secretory, endocytic and lysosomal pathways. In bony vertebrates there are six …

[HTML][HTML] Cardiac voltage-gated calcium channel macromolecular complexes

JS Rougier, H Abriel - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Molecular Cell …, 2016 - Elsevier
Over the past 20 years, a new field of research, called channelopathies, investigating
diseases caused by ion channel dysfunction has emerged. Cardiac ion channels play an …

Oral batyl alcohol supplementation rescues decreased cardiac conduction in ether phospholipid‐deficient mice

H Todt, F Dorninger, PJ Rothauer… - Journal of Inherited …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Plasmalogens (Pls) are a class of membrane phospholipids which serve a number of
essential biological functions. Deficiency of Pls is associated with common disorders such …

[HTML][HTML] Modulation of cardiac ventricular conduction: Impact on QRS duration, amplitude and dispersion

V Berger, L Gabriel, E Lilliu, B Hackl… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Alterations in cardiac impulse conduction may exert both beneficial and detrimental effects.
The assessment of ventricular conduction properties is of paramount importance both in …

[HTML][HTML] The bradycardic agent ivabradine decreases conduction velocity in the AV node and in the ventricles in-vivo

D Amstetter, F Badt, L Rubi, RE Bittner, J Ebner… - European Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Ivabradine blocks hyperpolarisation-activated cyclic nucleotide-gated (HCN) channels,
thereby lowering the heart rate, an action that is used clinically for the treatment of heart …

Evidence for a physiological role of T-type Ca channels in ventricular cardiomyocytes of adult mice

J Marksteiner, J Ebner, I Salzer, E Lilliu, B Hackl… - Membranes, 2022 - mdpi.com
T-type Ca channels are strongly expressed and important in the developing heart. In the
adult heart, these channels play a significant role in pacemaker tissues, but there is …

[HTML][HTML] Altered biological properties in Dp71 over-expressing HBE cells

S Tan, S Zhao, Z Chen, Q Ma, W Wang… - Cellular Physiology and …, 2018 - karger.com
Background/Aims: In order to further characterize the biological traits of Dp71, HBE over
expressing two most abundantly expressed Dp71 spliced isoforms, Dp71d and Dp71f, were …

A modified density gradient proteomic-based method to analyze endolysosomal proteins in cardiac tissue

T Ayagama, SJ Bose, RA Capel, DA Priestman… - Iscience, 2021 - cell.com
The importance of lysosomes in cardiac physiology and pathology is well established, and
evidence for roles in calcium signaling is emerging. We describe a label-free proteomics …

Cardiac Atrial Compartmentalisation Proteomics: A Modified Density Gradient Method to Analyse Endo-lysosomal Proteins

T Ayagama, SJ Bose, RA Capel, DA Priestman… - bioRxiv, 2021 - biorxiv.org
The importance of lysosomes in cardiac physiology and pathology are well established, and
evidence for roles in calcium signalling are emerging. We describe a label-free proteomics …

Atrial Fibrillation: unravelling the significance of lysosomes in atria under normal and pathological conditions

RTP Ayagama - 2021 - ora.ox.ac.uk
Lysosomes are responsible for the degradation of intracellular and extracellular
macromolecules. They also play roles in signalling relevant to cardiac function and cardiac …