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Location, location, regulation: a novel role for β-spectrin in the heart
Kevin J. Sampson, Robert S. Kass
Kevin J. Sampson, Robert S. Kass
Published September 27, 2010
Citation Information: J Clin Invest. 2010;120(10):3434-3437. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI44810.
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Location, location, regulation: a novel role for β-spectrin in the heart

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Voltage-gated Na+ channels (VGSCs) are responsible for the rising phase of the action potential in excitable cells, including neurons and skeletal and cardiac myocytes. Small alterations in gating properties can lead to severe changes in cellular excitability, as evidenced by the plethora of heritable conditions attributed to mutations in VGSCs highlighting the need to better understand VGSC regulation. In this issue of the JCI, Hund et al. identify the ability of a key structural protein, βIV-spectrin, to bind and recruit Ca2+/calmodulin kinase II to the channel at a cellular location key to successful action potential initiation and propagation, where it can mediate function and excitability.

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