| Literature DB >> 19333131 |
Donald M Bers1, Eleonora Grandi.
Abstract
Calcium/calmodulin-dependent kinase II (CaMKII) is a multifunctional serine/threonine kinase expressed abundantly in the heart. CaMKII targets numerous proteins involved in excitation-contraction coupling and excitability, and its activation may simultaneously contribute to heart failure and cardiac arrhythmias. In this review, we summarize the modulatory effects of CaMKII on cardiac ion channel function and expression and illustrate potential implications in the onset of arrhythmias via a computer model.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19333131 PMCID: PMC2784004 DOI: 10.1097/FJC.0b013e3181a25078
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Cardiovasc Pharmacol ISSN: 0160-2446 Impact factor: 3.105