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β2-subunit alternative splicing stabilizes Cav2.3 Ca2+ channel activity during continuous midbrain dopamine neuron-like activity
6 Jul 2022
Abstract excerpt
In dopaminergic (DA) Substantia nigra (SN) neurons Cav2.3 R-type Ca 2+ -currents contribute to somatodendritic Ca 2+ -oscillations. This activity may contribute to the selective degeneration of these neurons in Parkinson’s disease (PD) since Cav2.3-knockout is neuroprotective in a PD mouse model. Here, we show that in tsA-201-cells the membrane-anchored β2-splice variants β2a and β2e are required to stabilize...
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