Parameters determined in AP stimulation experiments
| Parameter | WT | R6/2 | Significance |
| APs | |||
| RT30–70 (ms) | 0.286 ± 0.022 | 0.49 ± 0.049 | *** |
| tpeak (ms) | 1.183 ± 0.045 | 1.678 ± 0.091 | *** |
| t1/2 (ms) | 0.745 ± 0.022 | 1.10 ± 0.112 | * |
| Calcium signals | |||
| R | 2.95 ± 0.008 | 2.938 ± 0.013 | |
| -ΔRpeak | 1.711 ± 0.016 | 1.376 ± 0.022 | *** |
| τ1 (ms) | 29.69 ± 0.49 | 38.66 ± 0.98 | *** |
| τ2 (ms) | 512 ± 11.0 | 544 ± 16.9 | |
| A2/(A1 + A2) | 0.111 ± 0.003 | 0.144 ± 0.005 | *** |
| Calcium removal | |||
| Stot (mM) | 2.16 ± 0.077 | 2.06 ± 0.601 | |
| kon,S (µM−1s−1) | 5.12 ± 0.118 | 11.0 ± 3.10 | |
| koff,S (s−1) | 0.733 ± 0.017 | 1.64 ± 0.67 | |
| kNS (s−1) | 9,620 ± 282 | 4,860 ± 216 | *** |
| Calcium release flux | |||
| Amplitude (Ms−1) | 0.207 ± 0.006 | 0.081 ± 0.003 | *** |
| tpeak (ms) | 1.98 ± 0.041 | 2.75 ± 0.078 | *** |
| Parameter | WT | R6/2 | Significance |
| APs | |||
| RT30–70 (ms) | 0.286 ± 0.022 | 0.49 ± 0.049 | *** |
| tpeak (ms) | 1.183 ± 0.045 | 1.678 ± 0.091 | *** |
| t1/2 (ms) | 0.745 ± 0.022 | 1.10 ± 0.112 | * |
| Calcium signals | |||
| R | 2.95 ± 0.008 | 2.938 ± 0.013 | |
| -ΔRpeak | 1.711 ± 0.016 | 1.376 ± 0.022 | *** |
| τ1 (ms) | 29.69 ± 0.49 | 38.66 ± 0.98 | *** |
| τ2 (ms) | 512 ± 11.0 | 544 ± 16.9 | |
| A2/(A1 + A2) | 0.111 ± 0.003 | 0.144 ± 0.005 | *** |
| Calcium removal | |||
| Stot (mM) | 2.16 ± 0.077 | 2.06 ± 0.601 | |
| kon,S (µM−1s−1) | 5.12 ± 0.118 | 11.0 ± 3.10 | |
| koff,S (s−1) | 0.733 ± 0.017 | 1.64 ± 0.67 | |
| kNS (s−1) | 9,620 ± 282 | 4,860 ± 216 | *** |
| Calcium release flux | |||
| Amplitude (Ms−1) | 0.207 ± 0.006 | 0.081 ± 0.003 | *** |
| tpeak (ms) | 1.98 ± 0.041 | 2.75 ± 0.078 | *** |
Parameters obtained from recordings of APs and Ca2+ transients elicited by extracellular stimulation. See Materials and methods and Results for definitions. Numbers of experiments (WT vs. R6/2) were 39 versus 21 for AP recordings, 138 versus 101 for Ca2+ transients, and 116 versus 64 for Ca2+ removal and Ca2+ release flux determination. *, P < 0.05; ***, P < 0.001.