Excitation-Contraction Coupling in Skeletal Muscle

Vergara, Julio L.

Abstract

Funding Agency

• Agency: National Institute of Health (NIH)
• Institute: National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
• Type: Research Project (R01)
• Project #: 5R01AR025201-16
• Application #: 2078530
• Study Section: Physiology Study Section (PHY)
• Project Start: 1978-12-01
• Project End: 1997-12-31
• Budget Start: 1996-01-01
• Budget End: 1996-12-31
• Support Year: 16
• Fiscal Year: 1996

Institution

• Name: University of California Los Angeles
• Department: Physiology
• Type: Schools of Medicine
• DUNS #: 119132785
• City: Los Angeles
• State: CA
• Country: United States
• Zip Code: 90095

Publications

Gomez, Jose; Neco, Patricia; DiFranco, Marino et al. (2006) Calcium release domains in mammalian skeletal muscle studied with two-photon imaging and spot detection techniques. J Gen Physiol 127:623-37

DiFranco, Marino; Neco, Patricia; Capote, Joana et al. (2006) Quantitative evaluation of mammalian skeletal muscle as a heterologous protein expression system. Protein Expr Purif 47:281-8

Woods, Christopher E; Novo, David; DiFranco, Marino et al. (2005) Propagation in the transverse tubular system and voltage dependence of calcium release in normal and mdx mouse muscle fibres. J Physiol 568:867-80

Woods, Christopher E; Novo, David; DiFranco, Marino et al. (2004) The action potential-evoked sarcoplasmic reticulum calcium release is impaired in mdx mouse muscle fibres. J Physiol 557:59-75

Novo, David; DiFranco, Marino; Vergara, Julio L (2003) Comparison between the predictions of diffusion-reaction models and localized Ca2+ transients in amphibian skeletal muscle fibers. Biophys J 85:1080-97

DiFranco, Marino; Novo, David; Vergara, Julio L (2002) Characterization of the calcium release domains during excitation-contraction coupling in skeletal muscle fibres. Pflugers Arch 443:508-19

DiGregorio, D A; Negrete, O; Jeromin, A et al. (2001) Contact-dependent aggregation of functional Ca2+ channels, synaptic vesicles and postsynaptic receptors in active zones of a neuromuscular junction. Eur J Neurosci 14:533-46

Pattillo, J M; Yazejian, B; DiGregorio, D A et al. (2001) Contribution of presynaptic calcium-activated potassium currents to transmitter release regulation in cultured Xenopus nerve-muscle synapses. Neuroscience 102:229-40

Nagerl, U V; Novo, D; Mody, I et al. (2000) Binding kinetics of calbindin-D(28k) determined by flash photolysis of caged Ca(2+) Biophys J 79:3009-18

Cifuentes, F; Vergara, J; Hidalgo, C (2000) Sodium/calcium exchange in amphibian skeletal muscle fibers and isolated transverse tubules. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 279:C89-97