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Molecular mechanisms, and selective pharmacological rescue, of Rem-inhibited CaV1.2 channels in heart.
Circulation research - 3 Sept 2010
Xu Xianghua, Marx Steven O, Colecraft Henry M
Abstract excerpt
RATIONALE: In heart, Ca(2+) entering myocytes via Ca(V)1.2 channels controls essential functions, including excitation-contraction coupling, action potential duration, and gene expression. RGK GTPases (Rad/Rem/Rem2/Gem/Kir sub-family of Ras-like GTPases) potently inhibit Ca(V)1.2 channels, an effect that may figure prominently in cardiac Ca(2+) homeostasis under physiological and disease conditions. OBJECTIVE: To...
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