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Molecular determinants of fast Ca2+-dependent inactivation and gating of the Orai channels.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 25 Aug 2009
Lee Kyu Pil, Yuan Joseph P, Zeng Weizhong, So Insuk, Worley Paul F, Muallem Shmuel
Abstract excerpt
Ca(2+) influx by store-operated Ca(2+) influx channels (SOCs) mediates many cellular functions regulated by Ca(2+), and excessive SOC-mediated Ca(2+) influx is cytotoxic and associated with disease. One form of SOC is the CRAC current that is mediated by Orai channels activated by STIM1. A fundamental property of the native CRAC and of the Orais is fast Ca(2+)-dependent inactivation, which limits Ca(2+) influx to...
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