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Molecular determinants for modulation of persistent sodium current by G-protein betagamma subunits.
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience - 30 Mar 2005
Mantegazza Massimo, Yu Frank H, Powell Andrew J, Clare Jeffrey J, Catterall William A, Scheuer Todd
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Voltage-gated sodium channels are responsible for the upstroke of the action potential in most excitable cells, and their fast inactivation is essential for controlling electrical signaling. In addition, a noninactivating, persistent component of sodium current, I(NaP), has been implicated in integrative functions of neurons including threshold for firing, neuronal bursting, and signal integration. G-protein...
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