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Dominant-negative suppression of Cav2.1 currents by alpha(1)2.1 truncations requires the conserved interaction domain for beta subunits.
Molecular and cellular neurosciences - 1 Feb 2007
Raike Robert S, Kordasiewicz Holly B, Thompson Randall M, Gomez Christopher M
Abstract excerpt
Episodic ataxia type 2 (EA2) is an autosomal dominant disorder arising from CACNA1A mutations, which commonly predict heterozygous expression of Ca(v)2.1 calcium channels with truncated alpha(1)2.1 pore subunits. We hypothesized that alpha(1)2.1 truncations in EA2 exert dominant-negative effects on the function of wild-type subunits. Wild-type and truncated alpha(1)2.1 subunits with fluorescent protein tags were...
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