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PFLUGERS ARCHIV-EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY
卷 460, 期 2, 页码 343-351出版社
SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1007/s00424-009-0768-6
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Single-nucleotide polymorphism; Cardiovascular disease; Vascular Ca2+-activated K+-channel gene; KCa gene
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In the cardiovascular system, Ca2+-activated K+-channels (KCa) are considered crucial mediators in the control of vascular tone and blood pressure by modulating the membrane potential and shaping Ca2+-dependent contraction. Vascular smooth muscle cells express the BKCa channel which fine-tunes contractility by providing a negative feedback on Ca2+-elevations. BKCa channel's ion-conducting alpha-subunit is encoded by the KCa1.1 gene, and the accessory and Ca2+-sensitivity modulating beta 1-subunit is encoded by the KCNMB1 gene. Vascular endothelial cells express the calmodulin-gated KCa channels IKCa (encoded by the KCa3.1 gene) and SKCa (encoded by the KCa2.3 gene). These two channels mediate endothelial hyperpolarization and initiate the endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor-dilator response. Considering these essential roles of KCa in arterial function, mutations in KCa genes have been suspected to contribute to cardiovascular disease in humans. So far, DNA sequence analysis in the population and patient cohorts has identified single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the BKCa beta 1-subunit gene as well as in the alpha-subunit gene (KCa1.1). Some of these SNPs produce amino acid exchanges and evoke alterations of channel functions (gain-of-function as well as loss-of-function). Moreover, the epidemiological studies showed that the presence of the E65K polymorphism in, e.g., BKCa beta 1-subunit gene (producing a gain-of-function) lowers the prevalence for severe hypertension and myocardial infarction. Other SNPs in the BKCa alpha-subunit gene and also in the KCa3.1 gene expressed in the endothelium have been suggested to increase the risk of cardiovascular disease. These findings from sequence analysis of human KCa genes, and epidemiological studies thus provide evidence that genetic variations and mutations in KCa channel genes contribute to human cardiovascular disease.
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