Article
Inactivation of L-type calcium channels is determined by the length of the N terminus of mutant beta(1) subunits.
Pflugers Archiv : European journal of physiology - 1 Feb 2010
Jangsangthong Wanchana, Kuzmenkina Elza, Khan Ismail F Y, Matthes Jan, Hullin Roger, Herzig Stefan
Abstract excerpt
Voltage-dependent calcium channel (Ca(v)) pores are modulated by cytosolic beta subunits. Four beta-subunit genes and their splice variants offer a wide structural array for tissue- or disease-specific biophysical gating phenotypes. For instance, the length of the N terminus of beta(2) subunits has major effects on activation and inactivation rates. We tested whether a similar mechanism principally operates in a...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
