Article
The role of a voltage-dependent Ca2+ channel intracellular linker: a structure-function analysis.
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience - 30 May 2012
Almagor Lior, Chomsky-Hecht Orna, Ben-Mocha Adva, Hendin-Barak Doran, Dascal Nathan, Hirsch Joel A
Abstract excerpt
Voltage-dependent calcium channels (VDCCs) allow the passage of Ca(2+) ions through cellular membranes in response to membrane depolarization. The channel pore-forming subunit, α1, and a regulatory subunit (Ca(V)β) form a high affinity complex where Ca(V)β binds to a α1 interacting domain in the intracellular linker between α1 membrane domains I and II (I-II linker). We determined crystal structures of Ca(V)β2...
Topics
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Animals
- Biophysics
- Calcium
- Calcium Channels
- Crystallography
- Extracellular Fluid
- Ion Channel Gating
- Membrane Potentials
- Microinjections
