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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Cell Calcium. 2015 Dec 15;59(2-3):98–107. doi: 10.1016/j.ceca.2015.12.002

Table 1.

Calcium signaling characteristic of various hiPSC-CM cell lines.

hiPSC-CM Cell-lines mRNA Immunostaining Action Potential ICa SR Ca2+ content INCX SERCA Spontaneous Ca2+ transients Ca2+ sparks IP3R
[69] NKX2.5
MLC2v
ACTN2
MYH6
GATA4 a
No data No data No data ++ No data No data ++ No data No data
[40] RyR2, IP3R2, SERCA2a

Cav1.2

PLB; CSQ
α-actinin & RyR2 No data No data ++++ No data Thapsigargin suppress spontaneous and caffeine induced Ca2+ transients suppressed by nifedipine or ryanodine No data 2-APB or U73122 suppress Ca2+ transients
[28] NCX1, RyR2, SERCA2a, MHC α-actinin & TPM 45% N-CM, 38% V-CM, 17% A-CM No data + No data No data U-shape Ca2+ wave; rise of calcium in the periphery faster than center No data No data
[41] No data RyR2 & CSQ No data No data + No data No data ++ No data No data
[35] No data No data 54% V-CM, 22% N-CM, 24% A-CM ICa, bell shape I-V No data No data No data No data No data No data
[33] [45] No data RyR2 No data ICa, bell shape I-V ++++ ++++ Thapsigargin suppress spontaneous Ca-transients Suppressed by NCX or RyR2 blockers Sporadic and brief 2-APB or U73122 slightly affect spontaneous beating
[29] No data α-actinin & α-MHC 61% V-CM, 17.4% A-CM and 21.6% N-CM, No data No data No data No data Ca2+ increase first at periphery then propagate to centre Stochastic and repetitive No data
[34] No data No data No data ICa bell shape I-V ++++ ++++ SERCA Ca2+ transport are functional Slower time to peak and decay rates No data No data

CSQ: calsequestrin; PLB Phospholamban; MHC: Myosin heavy chain; RyR2: Ryanodine receptor type 2; NCX: Sodium Calcium exchanger; TPM Tropomyosin