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Regulation of the mutually exclusive exons 8a and 8 in the CaV1.2 calcium channel transcript by polypyrimidine tract-binding protein.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 25 Mar 2011
Tang Zhen Zhi, Sharma Shalini, Zheng Sika, Chawla Geetanjali, Nikolic Julia, Black Douglas L
Abstract excerpt
CaV1.2 calcium channels play roles in diverse cellular processes such as gene regulation, muscle contraction, and membrane excitation and are diversified in their activity through extensive alternative splicing of the CaV1.2 mRNA. The mutually exclusive exons 8a and 8 encode alternate forms of transmembrane segment 6 (IS6) in channel domain 1. The human genetic disorder Timothy syndrome is caused by mutations in...
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