Regulation of Ca-sensitive inactivation of a 1-type Ca2+ channel by specific domains of beta subunits.
FEBS Lett
; 450(1-2): 17-22, 1999 Apr 30.
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Ca2+ channel auxiliary beta subunits have been shown to modulate voltage-dependent inactivation of various types of Ca2+ channels. The beta1 and beta2 subunits, that are differentially expressed with the L-type alpha1 Ca2+ channel subunit in heart, muscle and brain, can specifically modulate the Ca2+-dependent inactivation kinetics. Their expression in Xenopus oocytes with the alpha1C subunit leads, in both cases, to biphasic Ca2+ current decays, the second phase being markedly slowed by expression of the beta2 subunit. Using a series of beta subunit deletion mutants and chimeric constructs of beta1 and beta2 subunits, we show that the inhibitory site located on the amino-terminal region of the beta2a subunit is the major element of this regulation. These results thus suggest that different splice variants of the beta2 subunit can modulate, in a specific way, the Ca2+ entry through L-type Ca2+ channels in different brain or heart regions.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Canales de Calcio
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Calcio
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
Límite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
FEBS Lett
Año:
1999
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Francia
Pais de publicación:
Reino Unido