TY - JOUR
T1 - Functional roles of Cav1.3 (α1D) calcium channel in sinoatrial nodes
T2 - Insight gained using gene-targeted null mutant mice
AU - Zhang, Zhao
AU - Xu, Yanfang
AU - Song, Haitao
AU - Rodriguez, Jennifer
AU - Tuteja, Dipika
AU - Namkung, Yoon
AU - Shin, Hee Sup
AU - Chiamvimonvat, Nipavan
PY - 2002/5/17
Y1 - 2002/5/17
N2 - We directly examined the role of the Cav1.3 (α1D) Ca2+ channel in the sinoatrial (SA) node by using Cav1.3 Ca2+ channel-deficient mice. A previous report has shown that the null mutant (Cav1.3-/-) mice have sinus bradycardia with a prolonged PR interval. In the present study, we show that spontaneous action potentials recorded from the SA nodes show a significant decrease in the beating frequency and rate of diastolic depolarization in Cav1.3-/- mice compared with their heterozygous (Cav1.3+/-) or wild-type (WT, Cav1.3+/+) littermates, suggesting that the deficit is intrinsic to the SA node. Whole-cell L-type Ca2+ currents (ICa,Ls) recorded in single isolated SA node cells from Cav1.3-/- mice show a significant depolarization shift in the activation threshold. The voltage-dependent activation of Cav1.2 (α1C) versus Cav1.3 Ca2+ channel subunits was directly compared by using a heterologous expression system without β coexpression. Similar to the ICa,L recorded in the SA node of Cav1.3-/- mutant mice, the Cav1.2 Ca2+ channel shows a depolarization shift in the voltage-dependent activation compared with that in the Cav1.3 Ca2+ channel. In summary, using gene-targeted deletion of the Cav1.3 Ca2+ channel, we were able to establish a role for Cav1.3 Ca2+ channels in the generation of the spontaneous action potential in SA node cells.
AB - We directly examined the role of the Cav1.3 (α1D) Ca2+ channel in the sinoatrial (SA) node by using Cav1.3 Ca2+ channel-deficient mice. A previous report has shown that the null mutant (Cav1.3-/-) mice have sinus bradycardia with a prolonged PR interval. In the present study, we show that spontaneous action potentials recorded from the SA nodes show a significant decrease in the beating frequency and rate of diastolic depolarization in Cav1.3-/- mice compared with their heterozygous (Cav1.3+/-) or wild-type (WT, Cav1.3+/+) littermates, suggesting that the deficit is intrinsic to the SA node. Whole-cell L-type Ca2+ currents (ICa,Ls) recorded in single isolated SA node cells from Cav1.3-/- mice show a significant depolarization shift in the activation threshold. The voltage-dependent activation of Cav1.2 (α1C) versus Cav1.3 Ca2+ channel subunits was directly compared by using a heterologous expression system without β coexpression. Similar to the ICa,L recorded in the SA node of Cav1.3-/- mutant mice, the Cav1.2 Ca2+ channel shows a depolarization shift in the voltage-dependent activation compared with that in the Cav1.3 Ca2+ channel. In summary, using gene-targeted deletion of the Cav1.3 Ca2+ channel, we were able to establish a role for Cav1.3 Ca2+ channels in the generation of the spontaneous action potential in SA node cells.
KW - Ca1.3 (α) calcium channels
KW - Sinoatrial nodes
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U2 - 10.1161/01.RES.0000018003.14304.E2
DO - 10.1161/01.RES.0000018003.14304.E2
M3 - Article
C2 - 12016264
AN - SCOPUS:0037123934
VL - 90
SP - 981
EP - 987
JO - Circulation Research
JF - Circulation Research
SN - 0009-7330
IS - 9
ER -