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Query: UNIPROT:P21817 (RyR1)
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We have cloned and sequenced cDNA encoding the Ca2+ release channel (ryanodine receptor) of rabbit cardiac muscle sarcoplasmic reticulum. The cDNA, 16,532 base pairs in length, encodes a protein of 4,969 amino acids with a Mr of 564,711. The deduced amino acid sequence is 66% identical with that of the skeletal muscle ryanodine receptor, but analysis of predicted secondary structures and hydropathy plots suggests that the two isoforms exhibit the same topology in both transmembrane and cytoplasmic domains. A potential ATP binding domain was identified at residues 2619-2652, a potential phosphorylation site at residue 2809, and potential calmodulin binding sites at residues 2775-2807, 2877-2898, and 2998-3016. We suggest that a modulator binding domain in the protein lies between residues 2619 and 3016. Northern blot analysis of mRNA from a variety of tissues demonstrated that the cardiac isoform is expressed in heart and brain, while the skeletal muscle isoform is expressed in both fast- and slow-twitch muscle. No ryanodine receptor mRNA was detected in extracts from smooth muscle or any other non-muscle tissue examined. The two receptors are clearly the products of separate genes, and the gene encoding the cardiac muscle ryanodine receptor was localized to chromosome 1.
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PMID:Molecular cloning of cDNA encoding the Ca2+ release channel (ryanodine receptor) of rabbit cardiac muscle sarcoplasmic reticulum. 238 Jan 70

Ryanodine receptor (RyR) is a calcium release channel protein on the intracellular Ca(2+)-store. While inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor (IP3R), another intracellular calcium release channel protein, is mainly found in non-muscle cells, such as neurons and hepatocytes, and smooth muscles, RyR is the Ca(2+)-release channel protein in skeletal and cardiac muscles. At least three genetically distinct isoforms of RyR are identified: isoform proteins Ryr1, Ryr2, and Ryr3 expressed by ryr1, ryr2 and ryr3, respectively. In the central nervous system where IP3R is much more abundant than RyR, the main isoform of RyR is Ryr2, which is specific to the cardiac ventricular muscle. Recently, ryr3 was detected in specific regions of the brain. In this paper, the heterogeneous distribution and localization of RyR isoforms in the brain are summarized. The discussion extends into their putative functions, especially potential involvement in neuronal plasticity.
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PMID:[Ryanodine receptors in the central nervous system]. 755 30

Calcium release from intracellular stores is the signal generated by numerous regulatory pathways including those mediated by hormones, neurotransmitters and electrical activation of muscle. Recently two forms of intracellular calcium release channels (CRCs) have been identified. One, the inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptors (IP3Rs) mediate IP3-induced Ca2+ release and are believed to be present on the ER of most cell types. A second form, the ryanodine receptors (RYRs) of the sarcoplasmic reticulum, have evolved specialized functions relevant to muscle contraction and are the major CRCs found in striated muscles. Though structurally related, IP3Rs and RYRs have distinct physiologic and pharmacologic profiles. In the heart, where the dominant mechanism of intracellular calcium release during excitation-contraction coupling is Ca(2+)-induced Ca2+ release via the RYR, a role for IP3-mediated Ca2+ release has also been proposed. It has been assumed that IP3Rs are expressed in the heart as in most other tissues, however, it has not been possible to state whether cardiac IP3Rs were present in cardiac myocytes (which already express abundant amounts of RYR) or only in non-muscle cells within the heart. This lack of information regarding the expression and structure of an IP3R within cardiac myocytes has hampered the elucidation of the significance of IP3 signaling in the heart. In the present study we have used combined in situ hybridization to IP3R mRNA and immunocytochemistry to demonstrate that, in addition to the RYR, an IP3R is also expressed in rat cardiac myocytes. Immunoreactivity and RNAse protection have shown that the IP3R expressed in cardiac myocytes is structurally similar to the IP3R in brain and vascular smooth muscle. Within cardiac myocytes, IP3R mRNA levels were approximately 50-fold lower than that of the cardiac RYR mRNA. Identification of an IP3R in cardiac myocytes provides the basis for future studies designed to elucidate its functional role both as a mediator of pharmacologic and hormonal influences on the heart, and in terms of its possible interaction with the RYR during excitation-contraction coupling in the heart.
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PMID:Inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor expression in cardiac myocytes. 838 5

The ryanodine receptor/channel (RyR) mediates the release of calcium from the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) in both skeletal and cardiac muscle cells. There are three isoforms of the RyR: RyR1, RyR2, and RyR3. RyR1 is specifically expressed in skeletal muscles and RyR2 in cardiac muscles. RyR3 is yet another isoform found in non-muscle cells such as neuronal cells. Single channel recordings of RyR1 and RyR2 reconstituted in artificial lipid bilayer show that the characteristics of two isoforms are very distinct. RyR1 has a shorter mean open time and is activated at a higher concentration of Ca2+ than RyR2. In this study, we isolated the heavy SR membranes from canine latissimus dorsi muscles and investigated the single channel activities from the heavy SR membrane fraction using Cs+ as a charge carrier. Two different types of activities were observed. The fast-gating type (FG) with the mean open time of 0.9 ms was more frequently recorded (n = 12) than the slow-gating type (SG) with the mean open time of 269.2 ms. From the I-V relation, the slope conductance of the FG was calculated to be 514.7 pS and the SG, to 625.6 pS. The activity of the fast gating type increased by raising the concentration of Ca2+ in the cis-solution up to 100 microM. The appearance of the SG in the canine heavy SR membrane fraction suggests a possibility that two types of RyR isoform are co-expressed in mammalian skeletal muscle as well as in avian, amphibian and piscine fast twitch muscles.
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PMID:Fast and slow gating types of SR ryanodine receptor/channel purified from canine latissimus dorsi muscle. 896 13

The ryanodine receptors (RYR) are a family of intracellular Ca2+ release channels that were first identified in the terminal cistenae of the sarcoplasmic reticulum of the skeletal and cardiac muscle. Mutations within the skeletal muscle isoform were shown to cause malignant hyperthermia in swine and man. We have analysed the genomic structure of the porcine skeletal muscle ryanodine receptor and its expression using chimeric reporter gene constructs consisting of the RYR1 gene promoter and the chloramphenicol acetyltransferase gene after transfection in muscle and non-muscle cells.
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PMID:[Structure and expression of the porcine skeletal muscle ryanodine receptor gene]. 903 69

Ryanodine receptors (RyRs), which form Ca2+ channels in the membrane of the endoplasmic reticulum, consist of three subtypes (RyR1, RyR2, and RyR3). The RyRs release Ca2+ from the endoplasmic reticulum into the cytoplasm and thus play an important role, especially in the contraction of skeletal and cardiac muscle cells. The genes of these RyRs are also expressed in many non-muscle tissues, but the role played by RyRs in non-muscle cells is not fully understood. In the present study, we examined the morphological changes in such cells caused by a deficiency of RyRs genes using three mutant mice lacking RyR1, RyR3, or both RyR1 and RyR3. The results showed morphological abnormalities in the adrenal cortical cells in all three mutant mice. In addition, an excessive accumulation of glycogen granules in hepatic cells, and a hypertrophy of the liver were both present in those mutant mice lacking both RyR1 and RyR3. We discuss the relationship between the morphological abnormalities of the adrenal cortex and liver induced by a deficiency of RyRs, and the possible causes of these abnormalities.
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PMID:Morphological abnormalities of adrenal gland and hypertrophy of liver in mutant mice lacking ryanodine receptors. 979 64

Ca(2+)-release from the sarcoplasmic or endoplasmic reticulum, the intracellular Ca(2+) store, is mediated by the ryanodine receptor (RyR) and/or the inositol trisphosphate receptor (IP3R). While IP3R is a ligand(IP3)-operated channel, RyR can be gated by a ligand (Ca(2+)) and/or mechanical coupling with the voltage sensor. There are three genetically distinct isoforms among RyR in mammals: RyR1-3. RyR1, the primary isoform in the skeletal muscle, can be gated by direct or indirect coupling with the conformation change of the alpha 1S subunit of dihydropyridine receptor (DHPR) on the T-tubules (transversely invaginated sarcolemma) upon depolarization of skeletal muscles or by the increased cytoplasmic Ca(2+) (Ca(2+)-induced Ca(2+) release, CICR). RyR2, the primary isoform in the cardiac ventricular muscle (and, in a lesser amount, the brain), can be gated by Ca(2+) which flows in through DHPR, especially the alpha1C subunit on depolarization. RyR3 is distributed ubiquitously in various tissues and may be coexpressed with RyR1 and RyR2. RyR3 is considered to be similar to RyR2 in the respect that it can be activated by Ca(2+), in view of the lack of available evidence to show the activation by the alpha1S subunit. Therefore, it is anticipated that RyR3 might take part through CICR in Ca(2+) signaling in smooth muscle and other non-muscle cells. To address the possible involvement of the CICR mechanism in the Ca(2+) signal transduction, it is critical to assess the effect of Mg(2+) on the CICR activity and the cytoplasmic concentration of Mg(2+). In this brief review, our discussion focuses on the effects of Ca(2+) and Mg(2+) on the activity of RyR3.
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PMID:Putative roles of type 3 ryanodine receptor isoforms (RyR3). 1115 Jul 32

Functional and molecular biological evidence exists for the expression of ryanodine receptors in non-muscle cells. In the present study, RT-PCR and 5'-rapid amplification of cDNA 5'-end (5'-RACE analysis) provided evidence for the presence of a type 1 ryanodine receptor/Ca2+ channel (RyR1) in diverse cell types. In parotid gland-derived 3-9 (epithelial) cells, the 3'-end 1589 nucleotide sequence for a rat RyR shared 99% homology with rat brain RyR1. Expression of this RyR mRNA sequence in exocrine acinar cells, endocrine cells, and liver in addition to skeletal muscle and cardiac muscle, suggests wide tissue distribution of the RyR1. Positive identification of a 5'-end sequence was made for RyR1 mRNA in rat skeletal muscle and brain, but not in parotid cells, pancreatic islets, insulinoma cells, or liver. These data suggest that a modified RyR1 is present in exocrine and endocrine cells, and liver. Western blot analysis showed L-type Ca2+ channel-related proteins in parotid acinar cells, which were of comparable size to those identified in skeletal and cardiac muscle, and in brain. Immunocytochemistry carried out on intact parotid acini demonstrated that the dihydropyridine receptor was preferentially co-localized with the IP3 receptor in the apical membranes. From these data we conclude that certain non-muscle cells express a modified RyR1 and L-type Ca2+ channel proteins. These receptor/channels may play a role in Ca2+ signaling involving store-operated Ca2+ influx via receptor-mediated channels.
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PMID:Expression and cellular localization of a modified type 1 ryanodine receptor and L-type channel proteins in non-muscle cells. 1239 83