Table 1

AKAPs in the heart

AKAPLocation in MyocytesPossible Binding Partners in MyocytesReferences
AKAPs studied in relation to their cardiac function
 mAKAPNuclear envelopeRyR,  PP2A,  PDE4D3 Kapiloff et al., 1999, 2001; Marx et al., 2000, 2001; Dodge et al., 2001
 AKAP18/15Plasma membraneL-type Ca2+ channels Fraser et al., 1998; Gray et al., 1998;
Hulme et al., 2001
 YotiaoPlasma membraneKCNQ1 (KvLQT1) delayed rectifier potassium channel, PP1 Potet et al., 2001, Marx, 2002
 ?SarcomereTroponin I, myosin binding protein C Fink et al., 2001
 ?SRRyR Kapiloff et al., 2001
AKAPs detected by RNA or protein analysis, but with no studies published regarding cardiac function
 AKAP-lbcActin stress fibersRho, actin, Gα12,13 Diviani et al., 2001
 GravinCytoskeletonβ2-adrenergic receptor, calcineurin, protein kinase C Fan et al., 2001
 AKAP95Nuclear matrixp68 RNA helicase, DNA Akileswaran et al., 2001
 AKAP149/AKAP121/D-AKAP-1/S-AKAP841-a Mitochondrion, SR, nuclear envelopePP1, AMY-1 (c-myc binding protein) Lin et al., 1995; Feliciello et al., 1998;
Huang et al., 1999; Steen et al.,
2000; Furusawa et al., 2001
 EzrinActin cytoskeletonMultiple, including cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (Cl channel) and RhoGDP dissociation inhibitor Bretscher, 1999
 AKAP220VesiclesPP1 Schillace and Scott, 1999
  • 1-a Alternative splice forms. Proteins associated with these AKAPs in other tissues are not listed and are reviewed elsewhere (Colledge and Scott, 1999; Skalhegg and Tasken, 2000; Feliciello et al., 2001).