Associate Professor Pete Jones
Position | Associate Professor |
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Department | Department of Physiology |
Qualifications | BSc(Hons) PhD |
Research summary | Molecular mechanisms underlying heart disease, arrhythmia and skeletal muscle disease |
Research
My principal research interest is in how calcium cycling is controlled in cardiac myocytes. In particular, my focus is on the mechanisms by which calcium release from intra-cellular stores (sarcoplasmic reticulum, SR) is controlled by the cardiac ryanodine receptor (RyR2). The aim of my research is to characterize how the activity of RyR2 is altered both physiologically and in disease. This is achieved using a broad spectrum of assays from molecular biology and single channel recordings, through to isolated cardiac myocytes and ultimately whole animal models.
Publications
Parveen, S., Cheah, P. H. S., Worthington, L. P. I., Smither, R. A., Munro, M. L., Bussey, C. T., Lamberts, R. R., & Jones, P. P. (2022). Depressed HCN4 function in the type 2 diabetic sinoatrial node. Molecular & Cellular Biochemistry. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1007/s11010-022-04635-6
Ng, Y. H., Lamberts, R. R., Jones, P. P., Sammut, I. A., Diffee, G. M., Wilkins, G. T., & Baldi, J. C. (2022). Sarco/endoplasmic reticulum calcium ATPase activity is unchanged despite increased myofilament calcium sensitivity in Zucker type 2 diabetic fatty rat heart. Scientific Reports, 12(1), 16904. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-20520-0
Ohline, S. M., Liu, X., Ibrahim, M. F., Mockett, B. G., Empson, R. M., Abraham, W. C., Iremonger, K. J., & Jones, P. P. (2022). Altered membrane properties but unchanged intrinsic excitability and spontaneous postsynaptic currents in an aged APPswe/PS1dE9 model of Alzheimer’s disease. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, 16, 958876. doi: 10.3389/fncel.2022.958876
Satthenapalli, R., Lee, S., Bellae Papannarao, J., Hore, T. A., Chakraborty, A., Jones, P. P., Lamberts, R. R., & Katare, R. (2022). Stage-specific regulation of signalling pathways to differentiate pluripotent stem cells to cardiomyocytes with ventricular lineage. Stem Cell Research & Therapy, 13(1), 185. doi: 10.1186/s13287-022-02845-9
Gonano, L. A., Aitken-Buck, H. M., Chakraborty, A. D., Worthington, L. P. I., Cully, T. R., Lamberts, R. R., … Jones, P. P. (2022). Regulation of cardiac ryanodine receptor function by the cyclic-GMP dependent protein kinase G. Current Research in Physiology, 5, 171-178. doi: 10.1016/j.crphys.2022.03.004
Gonano, L. A., Aitken-Buck, H. M., Chakraborty, A. D., Worthington, L. P. I., Cully, T. R., Lamberts, R. R., … Jones, P. P. (2022). Regulation of cardiac ryanodine receptor function by the cyclic-GMP dependent protein kinase G. Current Research in Physiology, 5, 171-178. doi: 10.1016/j.crphys.2022.03.004
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Ng, Y. H., Lamberts, R. R., Jones, P. P., Sammut, I. A., Diffee, G. M., Wilkins, G. T., & Baldi, J. C. (2022). Sarco/endoplasmic reticulum calcium ATPase activity is unchanged despite increased myofilament calcium sensitivity in Zucker type 2 diabetic fatty rat heart. Scientific Reports, 12(1), 16904. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-20520-0
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Ohline, S. M., Liu, X., Ibrahim, M. F., Mockett, B. G., Empson, R. M., Abraham, W. C., Iremonger, K. J., & Jones, P. P. (2022). Altered membrane properties but unchanged intrinsic excitability and spontaneous postsynaptic currents in an aged APPswe/PS1dE9 model of Alzheimer’s disease. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, 16, 958876. doi: 10.3389/fncel.2022.958876
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Parveen, S., Cheah, P. H. S., Worthington, L. P. I., Smither, R. A., Munro, M. L., Bussey, C. T., Lamberts, R. R., & Jones, P. P. (2022). Depressed HCN4 function in the type 2 diabetic sinoatrial node. Molecular & Cellular Biochemistry. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1007/s11010-022-04635-6
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Satthenapalli, R., Lee, S., Bellae Papannarao, J., Hore, T. A., Chakraborty, A., Jones, P. P., Lamberts, R. R., & Katare, R. (2022). Stage-specific regulation of signalling pathways to differentiate pluripotent stem cells to cardiomyocytes with ventricular lineage. Stem Cell Research & Therapy, 13(1), 185. doi: 10.1186/s13287-022-02845-9
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Aitken-Buck, H. M., Krause, J., van Hout, I., Davis, P. J., Bunton, R. W., Parry, D. J., Williams, M. J. A., Coffey, S., … Jones, P. P., & Lamberts, R. R. (2021). Long-chain acylcarnitine 18:1 acutely increases human atrial myocardial contractility and arrhythmia susceptibility. American Journal of Physiology: Heart & Circulatory Physiology, 321, H162-H174. doi: 10.1152/ajpheart.00184.2021
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Frisk, M., Le, C., Shen, X., Røe, Å., Hou, Y., Manfra, O., … van Hout, I., … Lamberts, R. R., … Coffey, S., … Jones, P. P., … Louch, W. E. (2021). Etiology-dependent impairment of diastolic cardiomyocyte calcium homeostasis in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. JACC, 77(4), 405-419. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2020.11.044
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Munro, M. L., van Hout, I., Aitken-Buck, H., Sugunesegran, R., Bhagwat, K., Davis, P. J., Lamberts, R. R., Coffey, S., … Jones, P. P. (2021). Human atrial fibrillation is not associated with remodeling of ryanodine receptor clusters. Frontiers in Cell & Developmental Biology, 9, 633704. doi: 10.3389/fcell.2021.633704
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Ng, Y. H., Okolo, C. A., Erickson, J. R., Baldi, J. C., & Jones, P. P. (2021). Protein O-GlcNAcylation in the heart. Acta Physiologica, 233, e13696. doi: 10.1111/apha.13696
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Zhong, X., Guo, W., Wei, J., Tang, Y., Liu, Y., Zhang, J. Z., … Jones, P. P., … Wayne Chen, S. R. (2021). Identification of loss-of-function RyR2 mutations associated with idiopathic ventricular fibrillation and sudden death. Bioscience Reports, 41, BSR20210209. doi: 10.1042/bsr20210209
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Aitken-Buck, H. M., Babakr, A. A., Fomison-Nurse, I. C., van Hout, I., Davis, P. J., Bunton, R. W., Williams, M. J. A., Coffey, S., Jones, P. P., & Lamberts, R. R. (2020). Inotropic and lusitropic, but not arrhythmogenic, effects of adipocytokine resistin on human atrial myocardium. American Journal of Physiology: Endocrinology & Metabolism, 319, E540-E547. doi: 10.1152/ajpendo.00202.2020
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Babakr, A. A., Fomison-Nurse, I. C., van Hout, I., Aitken-Buck, H. M., Sugunesegran, R., Davis, P. J., Bunton, R. W., Williams, M. J. A., Coffey, S., Stiles, M. K., Jones, P. P., & Lamberts, R. R. (2020). Acute interaction between human epicardial adipose tissue and human atrial myocardium induce arrhythmic susceptibility. American Journal of Physiology: Endocrinology & Metabolism, 318, E164-E172. doi: 10.1152/ajpendo.00374.2019
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Loehfelm, A., Elder, M. K., Boucsein, A., Jones, P. P., Williams, J. M., & Tups, A. (2020). Docosahexaenoic acid prevents palmitate-induced insulin-dependent impairments of neuronal health. FASEB Journal, 34, 4635-4652. doi: 10.1096/fj.201902517R
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McNeill, S., Giles, N. M., Preston, D., Jones, P. P., Crowley, J. D., & Giles, G. I. (2020). The quadruply stranded metallo-supramolecular helicate [Pd2 (hextrz)4]4+ acts as a molecular mimic of cytolytic peptides. Chemical Research in Toxicology, 33, 1822-1834. doi: 10.1021/acs.chemrestox.0c00061
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Moharram, M. A., Aitken-Buck, H. M., Reijers, R., van Hout, I., Williams, M. J. A., Jones, P. P., Whalley, G. A., Lamberts, R. R., & Coffey, S. (2020). Correlation between epicardial adipose tissue and body mass index in New Zealand ethnic populations. New Zealand Medical Journal, 133(1516), 22-32. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
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Aitken-Buck, H. M., Babakr, A. A., Coffey, S., Jones, P. P., Tse, R. D., & Lamberts, R. R. (2019). Epicardial adipocyte size does not correlate with body mass index. Cardiovascular Pathology, 43, 107144. doi: 10.1016/j.carpath.2019.07.003
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Aitken-Buck, H. M., Moharram, M., Babakr, A. A., Reijers, R., Van Hout, I., Fomison-Nurse, I. C., Sugunesegran, R., … Bunton, R. W., Williams, M. J. A., … Jones, P. P., Coffey, S., & Lamberts, R. R. (2019). Relationship between epicardial adipose tissue thickness and epicardial adipocyte size with increasing body mass index. Adipocyte, 8(1), 412-420. doi: 10.1080/21623945.2019.1701387
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Chakraborty, A. D., Gonano, L. A., Munro, M. L., Smith, L. J., Thekkedam, C., Staudacher, V., Gamble, A. B., … Jones, P. P. (2019). Activation of RyR2 by class I kinase inhibitors. British Journal of Pharmacology, 176, 773-786. doi: 10.1111/bph.14562
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Gardner, R. J. M., Crozier, I. G., Binfield, A. L., Love, D. R., Lehnert, K., Gibson, K., … Jones, P. P., … Kennedy, M. A., & Skinner, J. R. (2019). Penetrance and expressivity of the R858H CACNA1C variant in a five-generation pedigree segregating an arrhythmogenic channelopathy. Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine, 7(1), e00476. doi: 10.1002/mgg3.476
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Daniels, L. J., Wallace, R. S., Nicholson, O. M., Wilson, G. A., McDonald, F. J., Jones, P. P., Baldi, J. C., Lamberts, R. R., & Erickson, J. R. (2018). Inhibition of calcium/calmodulin-dependent kinase II restores contraction and relaxation in isolated cardiac muscle from type 2 diabetic rats. Cardiovascular Diabetology, 17, 89. doi: 10.1186/s12933-018-0732-x
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Pearson, J. T., Collie, N., Lamberts, R. R., Inagaki, T., Yoshimoto, M., Umetani, K., … Wilkins, G., Jones, P. P., … Schwenke, D. O. (2018). Ghrelin preserves ischemia-induced vasodilation of male rat coronary vessels following beta-adrenergic receptor blockade. Endocrinology, 159(4), 1763-1773. doi: 10.1210/en.2017-03070
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Gonano, L. A., & Jones, P. P. (2017). FK506-binding proteins 12 and 12.6 (FKBPs) as regulators of cardiac Ryanodine Receptors: Insights from new functional and structural knowledge. Channels, 11(5), 415-425. doi: 10.1080/19336950.2017.1344799
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Diong, C., Jones, P. P., Tsuchimochi, H., Gray, E. A., Hughes, G., Inagaki, T., Bussey, C. T., … Schwenke, D. O. (2016). Sympathetic hyper-excitation in obesity and pulmonary hypertension: Physiological relevance to the 'obesity paradox'. International Journal of Obesity, 40, 938-946. doi: 10.1038/ijo.2016.33
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Waddell, H. M. M., Zhang, J. Z., Hoeksema, K. J., McLachlan, J. J., McLay, J. C., & Jones, P. P. (2016). Oxidation of RyR2 has a biphasic effect on the threshold for store overload-induced calcium release. Biophysical Journal, 110(11), 2386-2396. doi: 10.1016/j.bpj.2016.04.036
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Xiao, Z., Guo, W., Sun, B., Hunt, D. J., Wei, J., Liu, Y., … Jones, P. P., … Chen, S. R. W. (2016). Enhanced cytosolic Ca2+ activation underlies a common defect of central domain cardiac ryanodine receptor mutations linked to arrhythmias. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 291(47), 24528-24537. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M116.756528
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Zhang, J. Z., Waddell, H. M. M., Wu, E., Dholakia, J., Okolo, C. A., McLay, J. C., & Jones, P. P. (2016). FKBPs facilitate the termination of spontaneous Ca2+ release in wild-type RyR2 but not CPVT mutant RyR2. Biochemical Journal, 473(14), 2049-2060. doi: 10.1042/bcj20160389
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Bussey, C. T., Hughes, G., Saxena, P., Galvin, I. F., Bunton, R. W., Noye, M. K., Coffey, S., Williams, M. J. A., Baldi, J. C., Jones, P. P., & Lamberts, R. R. (2015). Chamber-specific changes in calcium-handling proteins in the type 2 diabetic human heart with preserved ejection fraction. International Journal of Cardiology, 193, 53-55. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.05.053
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Liu, Y., Sun, B., Xiao, Z., Wang, R., Guo, W., Zhang, J. Z., … Jones, P. P., … Chen, S. R. W. (2015). Roles of the NH2-terminal domains of cardiac ryanodine receptor in Ca2+ release activation and termination. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 290(12), 7736-7746. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M114.618827
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Mi, T., Xiao, Z., Guo, W., Tang, Y., Hiess, F., Xiao, J., … Zhang, J. Z., … Jones, P. P., & Chen, S. R. W. (2015). Role of Cys3602 in the function and regulation of the cardiac ryanodine receptor. Biochemical Journal, 467(1), 177-190. doi: 10.1042/BJ20141263
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Thaung, H. P. A., Baldi, J. C., Wang, H.-Y., Hughes, G., Cook, R. F., Bussey, C. T., Sheard, P. W., Bahn, A., Jones, P. P., Schwenke, D. O., & Lamberts, R. R. (2015). Increased efferent cardiac sympathetic nerve activity and defective intrinsic heart rate regulation in type 2 diabetes. Diabetes, 64(8), 2944-2956. doi: 10.2337/db14-0955
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Thaung, H. P. A., Yao, Y., Bussey, C. T., Hughes, G., Jones, P. P., Bahn, A., Sammut, I. A., & Lamberts, R. R. (2015). Chronic bilateral renal denervation reduces cardiac hypertrophic remodelling but not β-adrenergic responsiveness in hypertensive type 1 diabetic rats. Experimental Physiology, 100(6), 628-639. doi: 10.1113/EP085021
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Chen, W., Wang, R., Chen, B., Zhong, X., Kong, H., Bai, Y., … Jones, P. P., … Chen, S. R. W. (2014). The ryanodine receptor store-sensing gate controls Ca2+ waves and Ca2+-triggered arrhythmias. Nature Medicine, 20(2), 184-192. doi: 10.1038/nm.3440
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Lamberts, R. R., Lingam, S. J., Wang, H.-Y., Bollen, I. A. E., Hughes, G., Galvin, I. F., Bunton, R. W., Bahn, A., Katare, R., Baldi, J. C., Williams, M. J. A., Saxena, P., Coffey, S., & Jones, P. P. (2014). Impaired relaxation despite upregulated calcium-handling protein atrial myocardium from type 2 diabetic patients with preserved ejection fraction. Cardiovascular Diabetology, 13, 72. doi: 10.1186/1475-2840-13-72
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Zhang, J. Z., McLay, J. C., & Jones, P. P. (2014). The arrhythmogenic human HRC point mutation S96A leads to spontaneous Ca2+ release due to an impaired ability to buffer store Ca2+. Journal of Molecular & Cellular Cardiology, 74, 22-31. doi: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2014.04.019
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Bai, Y., Jones, P. P., Guo, J., Zhong, X., Clark, R. B., Zhou, Q., … Chen, S. R. W. (2013). Phospholamban knockout breaks arrhythmogenic Ca2+ waves and suppresses catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia in mice. Circulation Research, 113, 517-526. doi: 10.1161/circresaha.113.301678
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Liu, Y., Kimlicka, L., Heiss, F., Tian, X., Wang, R., Zhang, L., Jones, P. P., … Chen, S. R. W. (2013). The CPVT-associated RyR2 mutation G230C enhances store overloadinduced Ca2+ release and destabilizes the N-terminal domains. Biochemical Journal, 454(1), 123-131. doi: 10.1042/BJ20130594
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Beca, S., Helliwell, P. B., Simpson, J. A., Zhao, D., Farman, G. P., Jones, P. P., … Backx, P. H. (2011). Phosphodiesterase 4D regulates baseline sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ release and cardiac contractility, independently of L-Type Ca2+ current. Circulation Research, 109(9), 1024-1030. doi: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.111.250464
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Wang, R., Zhong, X., Meng, X., Koop, A., Tian, X., Jones, P. P., … Chen, S. R. W. (2011). Localization of the dantrolene-binding sequence near the FK506-binding protein-binding site in the three-dimensional structure of the ryanodine receptor. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 286(14), 12202-12212. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M110.194316
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Zhou, Q., Xiao, J., Jiang, D., Wang, R., Vembaiyan, K., Wang, A., … Jones, P. P., … Chen, S. R. W. (2011). Carvedilol and its new analogs suppress arrhythmogenic store overload—induced Ca2+ release. Nature Medicine, 17, 1003-1009. doi: 10.1038/nm.2406
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Jiang, D., Jones, P. P., Davis, D. R., Gow, R., Green, M. S., Birnie, D. H., … Gollob, M. H. (2010). Characterization of a novel mutation in the cardiac ryanodine receptor that results in catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia. Channels, 4(4), 12666. doi: 10.4161/chan.4.4.12666
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Mufti, R. E., Brett, S. E., Tran, C. H. T., El-Rahman, R. A., Anfinogenova, Y., El-Yazbi, A., … Jones, P. P., … Welsh, D. G. (2010). Intravascular pressure augments cerebral arterial constriction by inducing voltage-insensitive Ca2+ waves. Journal of Physiology, 588(20), 3983-4005. doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.2010.193300
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Jiang, D., Chen, W., Xiao, J., Wang, R., Kong, H., & Jones, P. P. (2008). Reduced threshold for luminal Ca2+ activation of RyR1 underlies a causal mechanism of porcine malignant hyperthermia. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 283(30), 20813-20820. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M801944200
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Jones, P. P., Jiang, D., Bolstad, J., Hunt, D. J., Zhang, L., Demaurex, N., & Chen, S. R. W. (2008). Endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ measurements reveal that the cardiac ryanodine receptor mutations linked to cardiac arrhythmia and sudden death alter the threshold for store-overload-induced Ca2+ release. Biochemical Journal, 412, 171-178. doi: 10.1042/BJ20071287
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Jones, P. P., Meng, X., Xiao, B., Cai, S., Bolstad, J., Wagenknecht, T., … Chen, S. R. W. (2008). Localization of PKA phosphorylation site, Ser2030, in the three-dimensional structure of cardiac ryanodine receptor. Biochemical Journal, 410, 261-270. doi: 10.1042/BJ20071257
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Kong, H., Jones, P. P., Koop, A., Zhang, L., Duff, H. J., & Chen, S. R. W. (2008). Caffeine induces Ca2+ release by reducing the threshold for luminal Ca2+ activation of the ryanodine receptor. Biochemical Journal, 414, 441-452. doi: 10.1042/BJ20080489
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Hunt, D. J., Jones, P. P., Wang, R., Chen, W., Bolstad, J., Chen, K., … Chen, S. R. W. (2007). K201 (JTV519) suppresses spontaneous Ca2+ release and [3H]ryanodine binding to RyR2 irrespective of FKBP12.6 association. Biochemical Journal, 404, 431-438. doi: 10.1042/BJ20070135
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Xiao, B., Tian, X., Xie, W., Jones, P. P., Cai, S., Wang, X., … Chen, S. R. W. (2007). Functional consequence of protein kinase A-dependent phosphorylation of the cardiac ryanodine receptor: Sensitization of store overload-induced Ca2+ release. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 282(41), 30256-30264. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M703510200
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Xiao, J., Tian, X., Jones, P. P., Bolstad, J., Kong, H., Wang, R., … Chen, S. R. W. (2007). Removal of FKBP12.6 does not alter the conductance and activation of the cardiac ryanodine receptor or the susceptibility to stress-induced ventricular arrhythmias. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 282(48), 34828-34838. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M707423200
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Jones, P. P., Bazzazi, H., Kargacin, G. J., & Colyer, J. (2006). Inhibition of cAMP-dependent protein kinase under conditions occurring in the cardiac dyad during a Ca2+ transient. Biophysical Journal, 91, 433-443. doi: 10.1529/biophysj.106.083931
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Sibbles, E. T., Waddell, H. M. M., Mereacre, V., Jones, P. P., & Munro, M. L. (2022). The function and regulation of calsequestrin-2: Implications in calcium-mediated arrhythmias. Biophysical Reviews, 14, 329-352. doi: 10.1007/s12551-021-00914-6
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Aitken-Buck, H. M., Krause, J., Zeller, T., Jones, P. P., & Lamberts, R. R. (2020). Long-chain acylcarnitines and cardiac excitation-contraction coupling: Links to arrhythmias. Frontiers in Physiology, 11, 577856. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2020.577856
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Munro, M. L., & Jones, P. P. (2020). Too much of a good thing? Establishing a role of excessive RyR2 dephosphorylation in heart disease. Journal of Physiology, 598(6), 1115-1116. doi: 10.1113/jp279569
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Jones, P. P., MacQuaide, N., & Louch, W. E. (2018). Dyadic plasticity in cardiomyocytes. Frontiers in Physiology, 9, 1773. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2018.01773
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Jones, P. P., Guo, W., & Chen, S. R. W. (2017). Control of cardiac ryanodine receptor by sarcoplasmic reticulum luminal Ca2+. Journal of General Physiology, 149(9), 867-875. doi: 10.1085/jgp.201711805
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Jones, P. P., & Braun, A. P. (2009). Store operated Ca2+ entry (SOCE) [Commentary]. Channels, 3(1), 1-2. doi: 10.4161/chan.3.1.7983
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