Targeting T-type/CaV3. 2 channels for chronic pain

S Cai, K Gomez, A Moutal, R Khanna - Translational Research, 2021 - Elsevier
T-type calcium channels regulate neuronal excitability and are important contributors of pain
processing. CaV3. 2 channels are the major isoform expressed in nonpeptidergic and …

T-type calcium channels in cancer

L Antal, M Martin-Caraballo - Cancers, 2019 - mdpi.com
Although voltage-activated Ca2+ channels are a common feature in excitable cells, their
expression in cancer tissue is less understood. T-type Ca2+ channels are particularly …

T-type, but not L-type, voltage-gated calcium channels are dispensable for lymphatic pacemaking and spontaneous contractions

KHT To, P Gui, M Li, SD Zawieja… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
The spontaneous contractions of collecting lymphatic vessels provide an essential
propulsive force to return lymph centrally. These contractions are driven by an intrinsic …

Selectivity filters and cysteine-rich extracellular loops in voltage-gated sodium, calcium, and NALCN channels

RF Stephens, W Guan, BS Zhorov… - Frontiers in …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
How nature discriminates sodium from calcium ions in eukaryotic channels has been difficult
to resolve because they contain four homologous, but markedly different repeat domains …

Nerve injury elevates functional Cav3. 2 channels in superficial spinal dorsal horn

XJ Feng, LX Ma, C Jiao, HX Kuang, F Zeng… - Molecular …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Cav3 channels play an important role in modulating chronic pain. However, less is known
about the functional changes of Cav3 channels in superficial spinal dorsal horn in …

Dendritic excitability and synaptic plasticity in vitro and in vivo

KC Gonzalez, A Losonczy, A Negrean - Neuroscience, 2022 - Elsevier
Much of our understanding of dendritic and synaptic physiology comes from in vitro
experimentation, where the afforded mechanical stability and convenience of applying drugs …

Calcium channel CaVα1 splice isoforms-tissue specificity and drug action

D Lipscombe, A Andrade - Current molecular pharmacology, 2015 - ingentaconnect.com
Voltage-gated calcium ion channels are essential for numerous biological functions of
excitable cells and there is wide spread appreciation of their importance as drug targets in …

T-type calcium channels: a potential novel target in melanoma

C Barceló, P Sisó, O Maiques, I de la Rosa, RM Martí… - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
T-type calcium channels (TTCCs) are overexpressed in several cancers. In this review, we
summarize the recent advances and new insights into TTCC biology, tumor progression …

Calmodulin regulates Cav3 T-type channels at their gating brake

J Chemin, V Taiakina, A Monteil, M Piazza… - Journal of Biological …, 2017 - ASBMB
Calcium (Ca v 1 and Ca v 2) and sodium channels possess homologous CaM-binding
motifs, known as IQ motifs in their C termini, which associate with calmodulin (CaM), a …

Cooperative roles of glucose and asparagine-linked glycosylation in T-type calcium channel expression

J Lazniewska, Y Rzhepetskyy, FX Zhang… - … -European Journal of …, 2016 - Springer
T-type calcium channels are key contributors to neuronal physiology where they shape
electrical activity of nerve cells and contribute to the release of neurotransmitters. Enhanced …