Lnc'ing Ca2+, SERCA and cardiac disease

Tim Vervliet, Emma L Robinson, H Llewelyn Roderick*

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Loss of SERCA function contributes to reduced contractility, Ca2+ overload and arrhythmias in the diseased heart. A long non-coding RNA (ZFAS1) upregulated in cardiac disease is reported to directly inhibit SERCA function. The implications for cardiac disease and the wider roles of SERCA are discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)132-134
Number of pages3
JournalCell Calcium
Volume72
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2018
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Animals
  • Calcium/metabolism
  • Heart Diseases/metabolism
  • Humans
  • Models, Biological
  • RNA, Long Noncoding/genetics
  • Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Calcium-Transporting ATPases/metabolism

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