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Donald M. Bers

Researcher at University of California, Davis

Publications -  607
Citations -  57349

Donald M. Bers is an academic researcher from University of California, Davis. The author has contributed to research in topics: Ryanodine receptor & Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase. The author has an hindex of 118, co-authored 570 publications receiving 52757 citations. Previous affiliations of Donald M. Bers include University of Maryland, Baltimore & Loyola University Medical Center.

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Phospholamban Oligomerization, Quaternary Structure, and Sarco(endo)plasmic Reticulum Calcium ATPase Binding Measured by Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer in Living Cells

TL;DR: Overall, the data suggest that the PLB pentamer adopts a “pinwheel” shape in cell membranes, as opposed to a more compact “bellflower” conformation.
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Location Matters: Clarifying the Concept of Nuclear and Cytosolic CaMKII Subtypes

TL;DR: These studies demonstrate that CaMKII&dgr;B and &d Gr;C are not exclusively restricted to the nucleus and cytosol and that spatial and functional specificity in CaMK II&d gr; activation is elicited by mobilization of different Ca2+ stores rather than by compartmentalized subtype localization.
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Uncoupling cation effects on cardiac contractility and sarcolemmal Ca2+ binding.

TL;DR: It is reasonable to propose that theCa2+ bound to these sarcolemmal sites plays an important role in controlling the amount of Ca2+ available to the myofilaments and thus myocardial contractility.
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The mechanism of ryanodine action in rabbit ventricular muscle evaluated with Ca-selective microelectrodes and rapid cooling contractures.

TL;DR: The results suggest that in the presence of ryanodine the sarcoplasmic reticulum can still take up Ca, but that it also loses this Ca very rapidly at the onset of rest.