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Dominant-negative effects of episodic ataxia type 2 mutations involve disruption of membrane trafficking of human P/Q-type Ca2+ channels.
Journal of cellular physiology - 1 Feb 2008
Jeng Chung-Jiuan, Sun Min-Chen, Chen Yi-Wen, Tang Chih-Yung
Abstract excerpt
Episodic ataxia type 2 (EA2) is an autosomal dominant neurological disorder associated with mutations in the gene encoding pore-forming alpha(1A) subunits of human P/Q-type calcium (Ca(V)2.1) channels. The exact mechanism of how mutant channels cause such clinical EA2 features as cerebellar dysfunctions, however, remains unclear. Our previous functional studies in Xenopus oocytes support the idea that EA2 mutants...
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