The physiology, pathology, and pharmacology of voltage-gated calcium channels and their future therapeutic potential

GW Zamponi, J Striessnig, A Koschak… - Pharmacological …, 2015 - Elsevier
Voltage-gated calcium channels are required for many key functions in the body. In this
review, the different subtypes of voltage-gated calcium channels are described and their …

Neuronal voltage-gated calcium channels: structure, function, and dysfunction

BA Simms, GW Zamponi - Neuron, 2014 - cell.com
Voltage-gated calcium channels are the primary mediators of depolarization-induced
calcium entry into neurons. There is great diversity of calcium channel subtypes due to …

Spatially resolved multiomics of human cardiac niches

K Kanemaru, J Cranley, D Muraro, AMA Miranda… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
The function of a cell is defined by its intrinsic characteristics and its niche: the tissue
microenvironment in which it dwells. Here we combine single-cell and spatial …

Voltage‐gated calcium channels and their auxiliary subunits: physiology and pathophysiology and pharmacology

AC Dolphin - The Journal of physiology, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Voltage‐gated calcium channels are essential players in many physiological processes in
excitable cells. There are three main subdivisions of calcium channel, defined by the pore …

Targeting voltage-gated calcium channels in neurological and psychiatric diseases

GW Zamponi - Nature reviews Drug discovery, 2016 - nature.com
Voltage-gated calcium channels are important regulators of brain, heart and muscle
functions, and their dysfunction can give rise to pathophysiological conditions ranging from …

Somatic and germline CACNA1D calcium channel mutations in aldosterone-producing adenomas and primary aldosteronism

UI Scholl, G Goh, G Stölting, RC De Oliveira, M Choi… - Nature …, 2013 - nature.com
Adrenal aldosterone-producing adenomas (APAs) constitutively produce the salt-retaining
hormone aldosterone and are a common cause of severe hypertension. Recurrent …

Auditory neuropathy—neural and synaptic mechanisms

T Moser, A Starr - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2016 - nature.com
Sensorineural hearing impairment is the most common form of hearing loss, and
encompasses pathologies of the cochlea and the auditory nerve. Hearing impairment …

Somatic mutations in ATP1A1 and CACNA1D underlie a common subtype of adrenal hypertension

EAB Azizan, H Poulsen, P Tuluc, J Zhou, MV Clausen… - Nature …, 2013 - nature.com
At least 5% of individuals with hypertension have adrenal aldosterone-producing adenomas
(APAs). Gain-of-function mutations in KCNJ5 and apparent loss-of-function mutations in …

Prehistoric genomes reveal the genetic foundation and cost of horse domestication

M Schubert, H Jónsson, D Chang… - Proceedings of the …, 2014 - National Acad Sciences
The domestication of the horse∼ 5.5 kya and the emergence of mounted riding, chariotry,
and cavalry dramatically transformed human civilization. However, the genetics underlying …

[HTML][HTML] Genetic disruption of voltage-gated calcium channels in psychiatric and neurological disorders

S Heyes, WS Pratt, E Rees, S Dahimene, L Ferron… - Progress in …, 2015 - Elsevier
This review summarises genetic studies in which calcium channel genes have been
connected to the spectrum of neuropsychiatric syndromes, from bipolar disorder and …