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Structural basis for the modulation of the neuronal voltage-gated sodium channel NaV1.6 by calmodulin.
Scientific reports - 1 Jan 2013
Reddy Chichili Vishnu Priyanka, Xiao Yucheng, Seetharaman J, Cummins Theodore R, Sivaraman J
Abstract excerpt
The neuronal-voltage gated sodium channel (VGSC), Na(V)1.6, plays an important role in propagating action potentials along myelinated axons. Calmodulin (CaM) is known to modulate the inactivation kinetics of Na(V)1.6 by interacting with its IQ motif. Here we report the crystal structure of apo-CaM:Na(V)1.6IQ motif, along with functional studies. The IQ motif of Na(V)1.6 adopts an α-helical conformation in its...
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