The Cav 1.2 Ca2+ Channel is Expressed in Sarcolemma of Type I and IIA Myofibers of Adult Skeletal Muscle
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-2007
Abstract
Although Ca2+-dependent signaling pathways are important for skeletal muscle plasticity, the sources of Ca2+ that activate these signaling pathways are not completely understood. Influx of Ca2+ through surface membrane Ca2+ channels may activate these pathways. We examined expression of two L-type Ca2+ channels in adult skeletal muscle, the CaV 1.1 and CaV 1.2, with isoform-specific antibodies in Western blots and immunocytochemistry assays. Consistent with a large body of work, expression of the CaV 1.1 was restricted to skeletal muscle where it was expressed in T-tubules. CaV 1.2 was also expressed in skeletal muscle, in the sarcolemma of type I and IIa myofibers. Exercise-induced alterations in muscle fiber types cause a concomitant increase in the number of both CaV 1.2 and type IIa–positive fibers. Taken together, these data suggest that the CaV 1.2 Ca2+ channel is expressed in adult skeletal muscle in a fiber type–specific manner, which may help to maintain oxidative muscle phenotype.
Repository Citation
Jeftinija, D. M.,
Wang, Q.,
Hebert, S. L.,
Norris, C. M.,
Yan, Z.,
Rich, M. M.,
& Kraner, S. D.
(2007). The Cav 1.2 Ca2+ Channel is Expressed in Sarcolemma of Type I and IIA Myofibers of Adult Skeletal Muscle. Muscle and Nerve, 36 (4), 482-490.
https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/ncbp/511
DOI
10.1002/mus.20842
