Specific carboxyl-tail fragments of L-type Ca2+ channel maybe responsible for the voltage-dependence of cardiac CICR.
Ca2+ signaling in human fibroblast-derived cardiomyocytes shows similar voltage-dependence of CICR and Ca2+ spark properties as those of adult mammalian cardiomyocytes.
CPVT mutants myocytes of N-terminal and cytoplasmic-domains show smaller Ca2+ stores but longer, wandering, and recurrent Ca2+ sparks.
Myocytes expressing different point mutations express varied Ca2+ signaling phenotypes and pharmacological sensitivity.