Dantrolene Inhibition of Ryanodine Receptor Ca2+Release Channels

Dantrolene inhibition of ryanodine receptor Ca2+ release channels. Molecular mechanism and isoform selectivity.

As an inhibitor of Ca(2+) release through ryanodine receptor (RYR) channels, the skeletal muscle relaxant dantrolene has proven to be both a valuable experimental probe of intracellular Ca(2+) signaling and a lifesaving treatment for the pharmacogenetic disorder malignant hyperthermia. However, the molecular basis and specificity of the actions of dantrolene on RYR channels have remained in que...

Dantrolene inhibition of ryanodine receptor Ca release channels: molecular mechanism and isoform selectivity

Ryanodine receptor calcium release channels.

The ryanodine receptors (RyRs) are a family of Ca2+ release channels found on intracellular Ca2+ storage/release organelles. The RyR channels are ubiquitously expressed in many types of cells and participate in a variety of important Ca2+ signaling phenomena (neurotransmission, secretion, etc.). In striated muscle, the RyR channels represent the primary pathway for Ca2+ release during the excit...

Adaptation of single cardiac ryanodine receptor channels.

Single cardiac ryanodine receptor (RyR) channel adaptation was previously defined with Ca2+ stimuli produced by flash photolysis of DM-nitrophen (caged-Ca+2). Photolysis of DM-nitrophen induced a very fast Ca+2 overshoot (Ca+2 spike) at the leading edge of the Ca+2 stimuli. It has been suggested that adaptation (tau approximately 1.3 s) may reflect Ca+2 slowly coming off the RyR Ca+2 activation...

Modulation of ryanodine receptor Ca2+ channels (Review).

Ryanodine-sensitive Ca2+ release channels (ryanodine receptors, RyRs) play a crucial role in the mobilization of Ca2+ from the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) during the excitation-contraction coupling of muscle cells. In skeletal muscle, depolarization of transverse tubules activates the RyR, whereas in cardiac muscle, a Ca2+ influx through an L-type Ca2+ channel activates the RyR. The RyR is also...