The α3 Isoform Protein of the Na+,K+-ATPase Is Associated With the Sites of Cardiac and Neuromuscular Impulse Transmission
Zahler R, Sun W, Ardito T, Zhang Z, Kocsis J, Kashgarian M. The α3 Isoform Protein of the Na+,K+-ATPase Is Associated With the Sites of Cardiac and Neuromuscular Impulse Transmission. Circulation Research 1996, 78: 870-879. PMID: 8620608, DOI: 10.1161/01.res.78.5.870.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeuromuscular junctionConduction systemImpulse transmissionIsoform-specific antibodiesSkeletal muscle expressesSkeletal musclePresynaptic motor terminalsCardiac conduction systemHeart conduction systemAlpha subunitAxonal processesRat heartCardiac myocytesIsoform mRNAsMuscleClassic morphologyJunctional complexesImmunoreactive proteinPump isoformsAntibodiesIsoform proteinsHeartPump proteinImmunohistochemistryIsoformsNa-K-ATPase alpha-isoform expression in heart and vascular endothelia: cellular and developmental regulation
Zahler R, Sun W, Ardito T, Kashgarian M. Na-K-ATPase alpha-isoform expression in heart and vascular endothelia: cellular and developmental regulation. American Journal Of Physiology 1996, 270: c361-c371. PMID: 8772464, DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.1996.270.1.c361.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiac conduction systemAlpha 2Alpha 1Alpha 3Vascular endotheliumConduction systemHigh ouabain affinityNa-K-ATPase isoformsDevelopmental regulationAlpha 3 expressionImportant species differencesNeonatal rat myocardiumIsoform patternNeonatal ratsPapillary musclesDistinct physiological rolesSmooth muscleImmunohistochemical analysisConduction tissueVentricular myocardiumOuabain affinityRat myocardiumNormal endotheliumRat heartT-tubule system