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The guanylate kinase domain of the beta-subunit of voltage-gated calcium channels suffices to modulate gating.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 16 Sept 2008
Gonzalez-Gutierrez Giovanni, Miranda-Laferte Erick, Nothmann Doreen, Schmidt Silke, Neely Alan, Hidalgo Patricia
Abstract excerpt
Inactivation of voltage-gated calcium channels is crucial for the spatiotemporal coordination of calcium signals and prevention of toxic calcium buildup. Only one member of the highly conserved family of calcium channel beta-subunits--Ca(V)beta--inhibits inactivation. This unique property has been attributed to short variable regions of the protein; however, here we report that this inhibition actually is...
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