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Frontiers in Physiology, 2022 Biochemical and functional studies of ion channels have shown that many of these integral membrane proteins form macromolecular signaling complexes by physically associating with many other proteins.
Kunal R. Shah +4 more
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Review the Regulation of Plasma Membrane Calcium Channel in Cancer and Patch Clamp Technique [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2021 As one of the most versatile and universal second messengers, calcium plays an essential role in cell life. Here we briefly reviewed the research progress of how different calcium channels are located at the cell plasma membrane, including voltage-gated ...
Chen Nanjun, Fang Qigeng
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Calcium Channels: Noteworthy Regulators and Therapeutic Targets in Dermatological Diseases
Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2021 Dysfunctional skin barrier and impaired skin homeostasis may lead to or aggravate a series of dermatologic diseases. A large variety of biological events and bioactive molecules are involved in the process of skin wound healing and functional recovery ...
Min Wang +6 more
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Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology, 2018 Tuned calcium entry through voltage-gated calcium channels is a key requirement for many cellular functions. This is ensured by channel gates which open during membrane depolarizations and seal the pore at rest. The gating process is determined by distinct sub-processes: movement of voltage-sensing domains (charged S4 segments) as well as opening and ...
Hering, S. +5 more
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Calcium Channel Blockers [PDF]
The Journal of Clinical Hypertension, 2011 KEY POINTS AND PRACTICAL RECOMMENDATIONS: • Calcium channel blockers, which dilate arteries by reducing calcium flux into cells, effectively lower blood pressure, especially in combination with other drugs, and some formulations of agents of this class are approved for treating angina or cardiac dysrhythmias.
William J. Elliott, C. Venkata S. Ram
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Regulation of Presynaptic Calcium Channels by Synaptic Proteins
Journal of Pharmacological Sciences, 2003 Calcium entry into nerve termini via voltage gated calcium channels is an essential step in neurotransmission. Consequently, second messenger regulation of calcium channel activity modulates synaptic activity.
Gerald W. Zamponi
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The involvement of TRP channels in bone homeostasis
Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2012 Calcium and bone homeostasis are intimately related. On the one hand, bone relies on a sufficient supply of calcium to maintain its structural and mechanical properties and thus largely depends on calcium absorption in the intestine and calcium ...
Liesbet eLieben, Geert eCarmeliet
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Calcium channels in lymphocytes [PDF]
Immunology, 2001 On B and T lymphocytes, ligation of the antigen receptor (AgR) induces a biphasic Ca2+ response. In the initial phase there is a large elevation in the intracellular Ca2+ concentration as a consequence of Ca2+ release from intracellular stores. This is followed by a lower, but prolonged elevation that is dependent on extracellular Ca2+.1,2 This simple ...
Leanne Thwaite, Gillian Grafton
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Frontiers in Physiology, 2020 Transient receptor potential canonical 6 (TRPC6) channels are non-selective cation channels that are thought to underlie mechano-modulation of calcium signaling in cardiomyocytes.
Azmi A. Ahmad +6 more
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