Cardiac cytoskeleton and arrhythmia: An unexpected role for protein 4.1R in cardiac excitability

Circulation Research

Volumn 103, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 779-781

  Cunha, Shane R ^a   Mohler, Peter J ^a,b,c  

^a Departments of Microbiology and Internal Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c CBRB2283   (United States)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Cytoskeleton; Na Ca exchanger; Protein 4.1R; Spectrin

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROCYTE BAND 4.1 PROTEIN; GLYCOPHORIN C; PROTEIN 4.1R; PROTEIN P55; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; 4.1R PROTEIN, MOUSE; CALCIUM; PLASMA PROTEIN; SODIUM CALCIUM EXCHANGE PROTEIN; SODIUM CHANNEL; VOLTAGE GATED NA+ CHANNEL NA(V)1.5A; VOLTAGE-GATED NA+ CHANNEL NA(V)1.5A;

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CYTOSKELETON; EDITORIAL; ERYTHROCYTE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART MUSCLE EXCITABILITY; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL; CALCIUM SIGNALING; GENETICS; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART RATE; HEART STROKE VOLUME; METABOLISM; MOUSE; MOUSE MUTANT; NOTE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SARCOPLASMIC RETICULUM; TIME;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; BLOOD PROTEINS; CALCIUM; CALCIUM SIGNALING; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; MYOCYTES, CARDIAC; SARCOPLASMIC RETICULUM; SODIUM CHANNELS; SODIUM-CALCIUM EXCHANGER; STROKE VOLUME; TIME FACTORS; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 54449091500     PISSN: 00097330     EISSN: 15244571     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.108.186460     Document Type: Editorial

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