| Literature DB >> 19450461 |
Lucia Becucci, Alessandro Cembran, Christine B Karim, David D Thomas, Rolando Guidelli, Jiali Gao, Gianluigi Veglia.
Abstract
Phospholamban (PLN) is an integral membrane protein that inhibits the sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca(2+)-ATPase, thereby regulating muscle contractility. We report a combined electrochemical and theoretical study demonstrating that the pentameric PLN does not possess channel activity for conducting chloride or calcium ions across the lipid membrane. This suggests that the pentameric configuration of PLN primarily serves as a storage form for the regulatory function of muscle relaxation by the PLN monomer.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19450461 PMCID: PMC2712152 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2009.03.013
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biophys J ISSN: 0006-3495 Impact factor: 4.033