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ArticleThe Journal of general physiology2024

Modeling the mechanism of Ca2+ release in skeletal muscle by DHPRs easing inhibition at RyR I1-sites.

D George Stephenson

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8 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
  2. Ryanodine Receptor CaActa physiologica (Oxford, England) · 2026
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  3. Decreased Serum 5-HT: Clinical Correlates and Regulatory Role in NMJ of MG.Annals of clinical and translational neurology · 2026
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  6. Phosphorylation of RYR1 at SerScience signaling · 2025
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  7. RyR1-mediated CaProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025
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D George StephensonDepartment of Microbiology, Anatomy, Physiology and Pharmacology, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-7095-4817

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ca2+ release from the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) plays a central role in excitation-contraction coupling (ECC) in skeletal muscles. However, the mechanism by which activation of the voltage-sensors/dihydropyridine receptors (DHPRs) in the membrane of the transverse tubular system leads to activation of the Ca2+-release channels/ryanodine receptors (RyRs) in the SR is not fully understood. Recent observations showing that a very small Ca2+ leak through RyR1s in mammalian skeletal muscle can markedly raise the background [Ca2+] in the junctional space (JS) above the Ca2+ level in the bulk of the cytosol indicate that there is a diffusional barrier between the JS and the cytosol at large. Here, I use a mathematical model to explore the hypothesis that a sudden rise in Ca2+ leak through DHPR-coupled RyR1s, caused by reduced inhibition at the RyR1 Ca2+/Mg2+ inhibitory I1-sites when the associated DHPRs are activated, is sufficient to enable synchronized responses that trigger a regenerative rise of Ca2+ release that remains under voltage control. In this way, the characteristic response to Ca2+ of RyR channels is key not only for the Ca2+ release mechanism in cardiac muscle and other tissues, but also for the DHPR-dependent Ca2+ release in skeletal muscle.

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CalciumCalcium Channels, L-TypeMuscle, SkeletalRyanodine Receptor Calcium Release ChannelAnimalsCalcium SignalingExcitation Contraction CouplingHumansModels, BiologicalSarcoplasmic ReticulumCalciumCalcium Channels, L-TypeRyanodine Receptor Calcium Release Channel

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PMID39230559
PMCPMC11390858

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