2022
Metabolic Regulation of Mitochondrial Dynamics and Cardiac Function
Rudokas M, Cacheux M, Akar F. Metabolic Regulation of Mitochondrial Dynamics and Cardiac Function. 2022, 197-211. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-08309-9_6.BooksMitochondrial dynamicsNormal embryonic developmentMitochondrial dynamics proteinsDynamic organellesMitochondrial networkMitochondrial fusionDynamic proteinsEmbryonic developmentFragmented mitochondriaKey proteinsKey regulatorFunctional importanceMetabolic regulationAltered regulationMitochondriaFission eventsFundamental processesProteinCardiac mitochondriaFission resultsRegulationMorphological changesRecent advancesOrganellesRegulator
2018
The Mitochondrial Translocator Protein and the Emerging Link Between Oxidative Stress and Arrhythmias in the Diabetic Heart
Ilkan Z, Akar FG. The Mitochondrial Translocator Protein and the Emerging Link Between Oxidative Stress and Arrhythmias in the Diabetic Heart. Frontiers In Physiology 2018, 9: 1518. PMID: 30416455, PMCID: PMC6212558, DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2018.01518.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2010
Ultrastructure and Regulation of Lateralized Connexin43 in the Failing Heart
Hesketh GG, Shah MH, Halperin VL, Cooke CA, Akar FG, Yen TE, Kass DA, Machamer CE, Van Eyk JE, Tomaselli GF. Ultrastructure and Regulation of Lateralized Connexin43 in the Failing Heart. Circulation Research 2010, 106: 1153-1163. PMID: 20167932, PMCID: PMC2896878, DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.108.182147.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAutophagyConnexin 43Disease Models, AnimalDogsGap JunctionsHeart FailureHeart VentriclesHeLa CellsHumansMembrane MicrodomainsMicroscopy, ConfocalMicroscopy, Electron, TransmissionMicrotubule-Associated ProteinsMyocardiumPhosphorylationRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyRecombinant Fusion ProteinsTransfectionConceptsGFP-LC3Gap junctionsLateral membranesDistinct phosphorylated formsGap junction turnoverGap junction internalizationForm of LC3Internalized gap junctionsGap junction proteinJunction turnoverSubcellular locationBiochemical regulationCellular pathwaysMultilamellar membrane structuresEndogenous Cx43Phosphorylated formNeonatal rat ventricular myocytesHeLa cellsIntracellular Cx43Membrane structureJunction proteinsCx43ProteinPotential therapeutic implicationsConnexin43
2008
Targeted deletion of kcne2 impairs ventricular repolarization via disruption of IK,slow1 and Ito,f
Roepke TK, Kontogeorgis A, Ovanez C, Xu X, Young JB, Purtell K, Goldstein PA, Christini DJ, Peters NS, Akar FG, Gutstein DE, Lerner DJ, Abbott GW. Targeted deletion of kcne2 impairs ventricular repolarization via disruption of IK,slow1 and Ito,f. The FASEB Journal 2008, 22: 3648-3660. PMID: 18603586, PMCID: PMC2537427, DOI: 10.1096/fj.08-110171.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlpha subunitKv4 alpha subunitsAction potential durationVentricular action potential durationFunctional promiscuityVentricular membrane fractionsLong QT syndromeVentricular repolarizationAncillary subunitsWild typeNovel roleMembrane fractionKcne2 deletionKv1.5 proteinTargeted deletionSubunitsKcne2 disruptionMiRP1Cardiac roleProteinKCNE2DeletionKv1.5Sevoflurane anesthesiaDisruption