Voltage-gated calcium channels (VGCCs) are membrane proteins and mediate Ca2+ influx in response to membrane depolarization to evoke a wide spectrum of cellular responses, which include neurotransmitter release and activation of Ca2+-dependent enzymes. Molecularly, VGCCs are composed of multiple ...
Voltage-gated calcium channels (VGCCs)enable calcium influx during cell membrane depolarization and are essential for a range of physiological functions such as neurotransmission, muscular contraction, membrane excitability, synaptic plasticity, and gene expression. ...
Voltage-gated calcium channels (VGCCs) are membrane proteins and mediate Ca2+ influx in response to membrane depolarization to evoke a wide spectrum of cellular responses, which include neurotransmitter release and activation of Ca2+-dependent enzymes. Molecularly, VGCCs are composed of multiple subunit...
Voltage-gated calcium channels (VGCCs) are the predominant source of calcium influx in the heart leading to calcium-induced calcium release and ultimately excitation-contraction coupling. In the heart, VGCCs are modulated by the β-adrenergic signaling. Signaling through β-adrenergic receptors (β...
Voltage gated calcium channels (VGCCs) are well established mediators of pain signals in primary afferent neurons. N-type calcium channels are localized to synaptic nerve terminals in laminae 1 and 2 of the dorsal horn where their opening results in the release of neurotransmitters such as ...
Voltage-gated calcium channels (VGCCs) are a large and functionally diverse group of membrane ion channels ubiquitously expressed throughout the central and peripheral nervous systems. VGCCs contribute to various physiological processes and transduce electrical activity into other cellular functions. This ...
Calcium influx through voltage-gated calcium channels (VGCCs) is required for neurotransmitter release. Recent research has characterised several pharmacologically and electrophysiologically distinct VGCC subtypes, some of which are involved in neurotransmitter release. Transmitter release from autonomic neurons...
The cloned α1 subunit exhibits structural features common to voltage-gated cation channel gene families and is capable of directing expression of calcium channel activity in heterologous expression systems. In the central nervous system (CNS), VGCCs are expressed by five distinct a1 subunit genes (...
In previous studies, T-type voltage-gated Cachannels (VGCCs) were implicated in this pacemaking mechanism, based on the effects of the reputedly selective T-type VGCC inhibitors mibefradil and Ni. Our goal was to test this idea in a more definitive way using genetic knock out mice. First...
channelsIn this study, poly-L-lactic acid micropillar substrates were fabricated to evaluate the influence of topographic substrates on cell morphological and functional characteristics, such as spreading area, voltage-gated calcium channels (VGCCs) and membrane potential. The proliferation, spreading area...