1. SERCA stimulation: A potential approach in therapeutics.
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Rahate K, Bhatt LK, and Prabhavalkar KS
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- Animals, Biological Transport, Enzyme Activation, Humans, Protein Processing, Post-Translational, Calcium metabolism, Cardiovascular Diseases etiology, Diabetes Mellitus etiology, Endoplasmic Reticulum metabolism, Neurodegenerative Diseases ethnology, Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Calcium-Transporting ATPases metabolism
- Abstract
sarco-endoplasmic reticulum Ca-ATPase (SERCA) is the major transporter present in sarco-endoplasmic reticulum (SR/ER), transporting calcium back into SR/ER from cytosol. The calcium-sequestering activity of SERCA facilitates relaxation in both cardiac and skeletal tissue. ER stress is one of the etiological factors in various diseases such as neurodegenerative diseases and diabetes. Disrupted calcium handling can cause ER stress. In the cardiac tissue, impairment of systolic and diastolic function can cause various cardiovascular diseases. SERCA ensures the proper calcium handling in cells and may act as a therapeutic target for the disease associated with dysregulation of calcium ions. This review examines the principle of calcium ion handling through SERCA and its role in various diseases., (© 2019 John Wiley & Sons A/S.)
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- 2020
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