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SUBMITTER: Van Petegem F
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3442496 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
The Journal of biological chemistry 20120720 38
Ryanodine receptors (RyRs) are huge ion channels that are responsible for the release of Ca(2+) from the sarco/endoplasmic reticulum. RyRs form homotetramers with a mushroom-like shape, consisting of a large cytoplasmic head and transmembrane stalk. Ca(2+) is a major physiological ligand that triggers opening of RyRs, but a plethora of modulatory proteins and small molecules in the cytoplasm and sarco/endoplasmic reticulum lumen have been recognized. Over 300 mutations in RyRs are associated wit ...[more]