Low voltage activation of KCa1.1 current by Cav3-KCa1.1 complexes. [PDF]
Calcium-activated potassium channels of the KCa1.1 class are known to regulate repolarization of action potential discharge through a molecular association with high voltage-activated calcium channels.
Renata Rehak+5 more
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Ca2+ entry through NaV channels generates submillisecond axonal Ca2+ signaling
Calcium ions (Ca2+) are essential for many cellular signaling mechanisms and enter the cytosol mostly through voltage-gated calcium channels. Here, using high-speed Ca2+ imaging up to 20 kHz in the rat layer five pyramidal neuron axon we found that ...
Naomi AK Hanemaaijer+5 more
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Voltage-dependent calcium channels in the renal microcirculation [PDF]
Voltage-dependent calcium channels (Cav) play an important role in the excitation–contraction coupling in vascular smooth muscle by linking hormoneinduced depolarization to calcium influx and contraction. In keeping with this central role of Cav, the channels are targets for pharmacological intervention in conditions such as hypertension.
Pernille B. Lærkegaard Hansen+6 more
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Inactivation of CACNA1H induces cell apoptosis by initiating endoplasmic reticulum stress in glioma
Ca2+ channels are abnormally expressed in various tumor cells and are involved in the progression of human glioma. Here, we explored the role of a calcium channel, voltage-dependent, T-type, alpha 1H subunit (CACNA1H), which encodes T-type Ca2+ channel ...
Liu Sheng+3 more
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Effects of cromakalim (BRL 34915) on potassium conductances in CA3 neurons of the guinea-pig hippocampus in vitro [PDF]
The action of the potassium channel activator, cromakalim (BRL 34915), on membrane potential, input resistance and current-voltage-relationship of CA3 neurons in a slice preparation of the guinea-pig hippocampus was investigated by means of intracellular
Alzheimer, Christian+2 more
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A CACNA1A variant associated with trigeminal neuralgia alters the gating of Cav2.1 channels
A novel missense mutation in the CACNA1A gene that encodes the pore forming α1 subunit of the CaV2.1 voltage-gated calcium channel was identified in a patient with trigeminal neuralgia.
Eder Gambeta+4 more
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The roles of the subunits in the function of the calcium channel [PDF]
Dihydropyridine-sensitive voltage-dependent L-type calcium channels are critical to excitation-secretion and excitation-contraction coupling. The channel molecule is a complex of the main, pore-forming subunit alpha 1 and four additional subunits: alpha ...
Biel, Martin+5 more
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A chloride channel in rat and human axons [PDF]
Current recordings from single chloride channels were obtained from excised and cell-attached patches of rat and human axons. In rat axons the channels showed an outwardly rectifying current-voltage relationship with a slope conductance of 33 pS at ...
Baker+19 more
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Voltage-dependent inactivation of a calcium channel. [PDF]
The inactivation of Ca currents in unfertilized eggs of the marine polychaete Neanthes arenaceodentata was investigated by using a voltage clamp technique. These Ca currents do not appear to be masked by other currents in the voltage range studied.
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Voltage-dependent calcium channel in the squid axon. [PDF]
A voltage-dependent inward calcium current insensitive to tetrodotoxin has been measured in internally perfused or dialyzed squid giant axons. Sodium conductance was blocked by tetrodotoxin, and potassium conductance was irreversibly destroyed by the lack of potassium in the external and internal medium.
R DiPolo+2 more
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