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Functional modulation of voltage-dependent sodium channel expression by wild type and mutated C121W-β1 subunit.
Journal of bioenergetics and biomembranes - 1 Aug 2013
Baroni Debora, Barbieri Raffaella, Picco Cristiana, Moran Oscar
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Voltage dependent sodium channels are membrane proteins essential for cell excitability. They are composed by a pore-forming α-subunit, encoded in mammals by up to 9 different genes, and 4 different ancillary β-subunits. The expression pattern of the α subunit isoforms confers the distinctive functional and pharmacological properties to different excitable tissues. β subunits are important modulators of channel...
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