The Brugada syndrome mutation A39V does not affect surface expression of neuronal rat Cav1.2 channels
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>A loss of function of the L-type calcium channel, Cav1.2, results in a cardiac specific disease known as Brugada syndrome. Although many Brugada syndrome channelopathies reduce channel function, one point mutation in the N-terminus o...
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doaj-b435402011f84f7990714e641d72eab42020-11-24T23:34:32ZengBMCMolecular Brain1756-66062012-03-0151910.1186/1756-6606-5-9The Brugada syndrome mutation A39V does not affect surface expression of neuronal rat Cav1.2 channelsSimms Brett AZamponi Gerald W<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>A loss of function of the L-type calcium channel, Cav1.2, results in a cardiac specific disease known as Brugada syndrome. Although many Brugada syndrome channelopathies reduce channel function, one point mutation in the N-terminus of Cav1.2 (A39V) has been shown to elicit disease a phenotype because of a loss of surface trafficking of the channel. This lack of cell membrane expression could not be rescued by the trafficking chaperone Cavβ.</p> <p>Findings</p> <p>We report that despite the striking loss of trafficking described previously in the cardiac Cav1.2 channel, the A39V mutation while in the background of the brain isoform traffics and functions normally. We detected no differences in biophysical properties between wild type Cav1.2 and A39V-Cav1.2 in the presence of either a cardiac (Cavβ2b), or a neuronal beta subunit (Cavβ1b). In addition, the A39V-Cav1.2 mutant showed a normal Cavβ2b mediated increase in surface expression in tsA-201 cells.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>The Brugada syndrome mutation A39V when introduced into rat brain Cav1.2 does not trigger the loss-of-trafficking phenotype seen in a previous study on the human heart isoform of the channel.</p> http://www.molecularbrain.com/content/5/1/9L-type calcium channelBeta subunitBrugadaChannelopathyTrafficCav1.2 |
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Simms Brett A Zamponi Gerald W The Brugada syndrome mutation A39V does not affect surface expression of neuronal rat Cav1.2 channels Molecular Brain L-type calcium channel Beta subunit Brugada Channelopathy Traffic Cav1.2 |
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The Brugada syndrome mutation A39V does not affect surface expression of neuronal rat Cav1.2 channels |
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The Brugada syndrome mutation A39V does not affect surface expression of neuronal rat Cav1.2 channels |
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The Brugada syndrome mutation A39V does not affect surface expression of neuronal rat Cav1.2 channels |
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The Brugada syndrome mutation A39V does not affect surface expression of neuronal rat Cav1.2 channels |
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The Brugada syndrome mutation A39V does not affect surface expression of neuronal rat Cav1.2 channels |
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brugada syndrome mutation a39v does not affect surface expression of neuronal rat cav1.2 channels |
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>A loss of function of the L-type calcium channel, Cav1.2, results in a cardiac specific disease known as Brugada syndrome. Although many Brugada syndrome channelopathies reduce channel function, one point mutation in the N-terminus of Cav1.2 (A39V) has been shown to elicit disease a phenotype because of a loss of surface trafficking of the channel. This lack of cell membrane expression could not be rescued by the trafficking chaperone Cavβ.</p> <p>Findings</p> <p>We report that despite the striking loss of trafficking described previously in the cardiac Cav1.2 channel, the A39V mutation while in the background of the brain isoform traffics and functions normally. We detected no differences in biophysical properties between wild type Cav1.2 and A39V-Cav1.2 in the presence of either a cardiac (Cavβ2b), or a neuronal beta subunit (Cavβ1b). In addition, the A39V-Cav1.2 mutant showed a normal Cavβ2b mediated increase in surface expression in tsA-201 cells.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>The Brugada syndrome mutation A39V when introduced into rat brain Cav1.2 does not trigger the loss-of-trafficking phenotype seen in a previous study on the human heart isoform of the channel.</p> |
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L-type calcium channel Beta subunit Brugada Channelopathy Traffic Cav1.2 |
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