{"doi":"10.1093/cvr/cvaf187","title":"Activated CaMKIIδ translocates to the RyR nanodomain in cardiomyocytes","abstract":"AIMS: The heartbeat is triggered by the coordinated release of Ca2+ from the ryanodine receptor type-2 (RyR) in cardiomyocytes. Phosphorylation of RyR by Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent kinase IIδ (CaMKIIδ) fine-tunes this process in health, while hyperphosphorylation causes excessive, pathological Ca2+ release. We investigated how CaMKIIδ is spatially recruited and anchored to RyRs to achieve this functional regulation. METHODS AND RESULTS: We employed confocal and dSTORM microscopy to investigate the macro- and nanoscale distribution of CaMKIIδ across cardiomyocytes, respectively. We linked positional rearrangement of the kinase during β-adrenergic stimulation (isoproterenol, Iso) to alterations in RyR phosphorylation and function (Ca2+ sparks), and the requirement of the CaMKIIδ anchoring protein AKAP18δ by knockdown/knockout. Confocal microscopy revealed that macroscale CaMKIIδ localization was not markedly altered during Iso-treatment, although a narrowing of its distribution around the Z-lines occurred, where the RyR reside. Higher resolution dSTORM imaging confirmed that local mobilization of CaMKIIδ by Iso decreased the distance from Z-lines and RyRs to the nearest CaMKIIδ by 28 and 12%, respectively. Functionally, kinase translocation into the RyR nanodomain was accompanied by increased channel phosphorylation and Ca2+ spark frequency. These actions were dependent on CaMKIIδ activity, since kinase translocation, RyR phosphorylation, and activation were all mimicked by the upstream activator of CaMKIIδ (8-CPT) and prevented by direct CaMKIIδ inhibitors (AIP, N1 peptide). A critical role of AKAP18δ in this mechanism was supported by immunoprecipitation experiments, which showed greater kinase binding to AKAP18δ during Iso-stimulation. Furthermore, loss of AKAP18δ by viral-mediated AKAP18δ knockdown or knockout prevented CaMKIIδ translocation to Z-lines. Microtubular disruption also blocked CaMKIIδ translocation. CONCLUSION: Collectively, our results indicate that nanoscale movement of CaMKIIδ is closely associated with RyR activation following β-adrenergic stimulation. 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