Rad and Phospholamban are Key Drivers of the Ventricular Adrenergic Response and Stress-Induced Arrhythmia
Gowda, A. M.; Rios Perez, E. B.; Ponce-Balbuena, D.; Shenkenberg, S. L.; Alvarado, F. J.
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The adrenergic response is a fundamental mechanism that regulates heart rate (chronotropy), cardiac contractility (inotropy) and relaxation (lusitropy). Adrenergic stress is also a recognized trigger of arrhythmia in disease. Yet, our understanding of the underlying molecular basis remains incomplete. Protein kinase A (PKA) and the calcium/calmodulin-dependent kinase II (CaMKII) phosphorylate multiple targets proposed to participate in the adrenergic response, including the GTP-binding protein Rad, phospholamban (PLB) and ryanodine receptor 2 (RyR2). Here we demonstrate that phosphorylation of both Rad and PLB is necessary for inotropy and lusitropy. We show that changes in cardiac contractility and relaxation are primarily dependent on intracellular calcium handling. Finally, we report that Rad and PLB control stress-induced arrhythmogenesis, despite the phosphorylation of other pro-arrhythmic targets. We have identified the essential molecular components of the adrenergic response, resolving a long-standing debate in cardiac excitation-contraction coupling and refining current models of sympathetic regulation in health and disease.
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