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 …

Calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II: linking heart failure and arrhythmias

PD Swaminathan, A Purohit, TJ Hund… - Circulation …, 2012 - Am Heart Assoc
Understanding relationships between heart failure and arrhythmias, important causes of
suffering and sudden death, remains an unmet goal for biomedical researchers and …

L‐type Ca2+ channels in heart and brain

J Striessnig, A Pinggera, G Kaur… - Wiley Interdisciplinary …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
L‐type calcium channels (Cav1) represent one of the three major classes (Cav1–3) of
voltage‐gated calcium channels. They were identified as the target of clinically used calcium …

[HTML][HTML] Regulation of CaV2 calcium channels by G protein coupled receptors

GW Zamponi, KPM Currie - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) …, 2013 - Elsevier
Voltage gated calcium channels (Ca2+ channels) are key mediators of depolarization
induced calcium influx into excitable cells, and thereby play pivotal roles in a wide array of …

EMC chaperone–CaV structure reveals an ion channel assembly intermediate

Z Chen, A Mondal, F Abderemane-Ali, S Jang… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Voltage-gated ion channels (VGICs) comprise multiple structural units, the assembly of
which is required for function,. Structural understanding of how VGIC subunits assemble and …

L-type calcium channel targeting and local signalling in cardiac myocytes

RM Shaw, HM Colecraft - Cardiovascular research, 2013 - academic.oup.com
In the heart, Ca2+ influx via CaV1. 2 L-type calcium channels (LTCCs) is a multi-functional
signal that triggers muscle contraction, controls action potential duration, and regulates gene …

[HTML][HTML] Structure and function of the β subunit of voltage-gated Ca2+ channels

Z Buraei, J Yang - Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Biomembranes, 2013 - Elsevier
The voltage-gated Ca2+ channel β subunit (Cavβ) is a cytosolic auxiliary subunit that plays
an essential role in regulating the surface expression and gating properties of high-voltage …

Selective posttranslational inhibition of CaVβ1-associated voltage-dependent calcium channels with a functionalized nanobody

TJ Morgenstern, N Nirwan… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Ca2+ influx through high-voltage-activated calcium channels (HVACCs) controls diverse
cellular functions. A critical feature enabling a singular signal, Ca2+ influx, to mediate …

Kv2. 1 mediates spatial and functional coupling of L-type calcium channels and ryanodine receptors in mammalian neurons

NC Vierra, M Kirmiz, D van der List, LF Santana… - Elife, 2019 - elifesciences.org
The voltage-gated K+ channel Kv2. 1 serves a major structural role in the soma and
proximal dendrites of mammalian brain neurons, tethering the plasma membrane (PM) to …

The role of auxiliary subunits for the functional diversity of voltage‐gated calcium channels

M Campiglio, BE Flucher - Journal of cellular physiology, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Voltage‐gated calcium channels (VGCCs) represent the sole mechanism to convert
membrane depolarization into cellular functions like secretion, contraction, or gene …