The Sarco-endoplasmic Ca2+ ATPase (SERCA2a) plays a crucial role in sequestering cytosolic calcium into the sarco-endoplasmic reticulum (SR/ER) and is an important regulator of muscle contraction and relaxation. Recent findings suggest that a novel CAMKIIα splice variant, αKAP, that plays the role of a CAMKII anchoring protein in the myocardium, also directly interacts with SERCA2a. We examined the effects of αKAP on SERCA2a activity using transfection of HEK-293T cells as well as lentiviral infection of primary neonatal mouse cardiomyocytes (NMCM). Our data showed that αKAP reduced Ca2+ ATPase activity, and downregulated SERCA2a expression in both HEK-293T cells coexpressing αKAP and SERCA2a, as well as NMCM overexpressing αKAP. Interestingly in a rat model of myocardial infarction, αKAP expression was found to be elevated, alongside elevated CaMKIIδ, and depressed SERCA2a expression. These data suggest that αKAP may be a unique regulator of SERCA2a activity and cardiac function.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:uottawa.ca/oai:ruor.uottawa.ca:10393/24299 |
| Date | January 2013 |
| Creators | Hawari, Omar |
| Contributors | Tuana, Balwant S. |
| Publisher | Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa |
| Source Sets | Université d’Ottawa |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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