Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Ca2+ release from the cardiac junctional sarcoplasmic reticulum
(SR) is regulated by a complex of proteins, including the ryanodine
receptor (RyR), calsequestrin (CSQ), junctin (JCN), and triadin 1
(TRD). Moreover, triadin 1 appears to anchor calsequestrin to the
ryanodine receptor. METHODS: To determine whether triadin 1 overexpression
alters excitation-contraction coupling, we examined the effects of
cardiac-specific overexpression of triadin 1 on SR Ca2+ handling
and contractility in transgenic (TG) compared to wild-type (WT) mice.
RESULTS: The overexpression of triadin 1 was associated with an enhanced
SR Ca2+ load, reflected by a 22% higher amplitude of caffeine-induced
Ca2+ transients. The decline of Ca2+ transients during caffeine exposure
was prolonged by 57%. The detection of resting spontaneous SR Ca2+
release events (Ca2+ sparks) revealed an increased amplitude (by
16%), decline (by 47%), and width (by 47%) in TG. This was associated
with a redistribution of Ca2+ spark amplitudes from one population
to two populations. Measurement of cardiac function by echocardiography
and left ventricular (LV) catheterization revealed a decreased cardiac
contractility in vivo. The impaired response to beta-adrenergic receptor
(beta-AR) stimulation in TG hearts was associated with an increased
protein expression of beta-AR kinase 1. In addition, the increase
of the L-type Ca2+ peak current and the increase of phospholamban
(PLB) phosphorylation at Thr17 were reduced under beta-AR stimulation.
CONCLUSION: Taken together, our data suggest that triadin 1 overexpression
results in a complex modulation of SR Ca2+ handling, which may contribute,
at least in part, to the depressed basal contractility and the blunted
response to beta-adrenergic agonists in TG mice.
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