Nature Communications (Jul 2022)

The RalGAPα1–RalA signal module protects cardiac function through regulating calcium homeostasis

  • Sangsang Zhu,
  • Chao Quan,
  • Ruizhen Wang,
  • Derong Liang,
  • Shu Su,
  • Ping Rong,
  • Kun Zhou,
  • Xinyu Yang,
  • Qiaoli Chen,
  • Min Li,
  • Qian Du,
  • Jingzi Zhang,
  • Lei Fang,
  • Hong-Yu Wang,
  • Shuai Chen

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-31992-z
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 14

Abstract

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Here the authors show that a RalGAPα1-RalA signal nexus regulates calcium homeostasis in cardiomyocytes via the calcium pump SERCA2a, which plays a protective role to maintain cardiac function under pressure overload conditions.