N-type calcium channel
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calcium channel, voltage-dependent, N type, alpha 1B subunit
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| Identifiers |
| Symbol |
CACNA1B |
| Alt. Symbols |
CACNL1A5 |
| Entrez |
774 |
| HUGO |
1389 |
| OMIM |
601012 |
| RefSeq |
NM_000718 |
| UniProt |
Q00975 |
| Other data |
| Locus |
Chr. 9 q34 |
The N-type calcium channel is a type of voltage-dependent calcium channel. Like the others of this class, the α1 subunit is the one that determines most of the channel's properties.
N-type ('N' for "Neural-Type"[1]) calcium channels are found primarily at presynaptic terminals and are involved in neurotransmitter release. Strong depolarization by an action potential causes these channels to open and allow influx of Ca2+, initiating vesicle fusion and release of stored neurotransmitter. N-type channels are blocked by ω-conotoxin.
The analgesic drug ziconotide inhibits N-type channels.
References
- ^ MeSH N-Type+Calcium+Channel
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Membrane transport protein: ion channels |
| Ca2+: Calcium channel |
Voltage-dependent calcium channel (L-type/Cavα(1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4), N-type, P-type/Cavα(2.1), Q-type, R-type, T-type, β-subunits (β1, β2, β4), γ-subunits (γ2) • Inositol triphosphate receptor • Ryanodine receptor • Cation channels of sperm • Two-pore channel |
| Na+: Sodium channel |
Navα (1.1, 1.2, 1.4, 1.5, 1.7, 1.9) • Navβ (1, 3, 4) • Epithelial sodium channel |
| K+: Potassium channel |
Voltage-gated (Kvα (1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 2.1, 4.2, 4.3, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 10.1, 11.1/hERG) • Kvβ (1, 2), Shaker gene, KCNE1) • Calcium-activated (BK channel, SK channel, SK3) • Inward-rectifier Kir (1.1, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.1, 3.2, 3.4, 4.1, 4.2, 6.1, 6.2)) • Tandem pore domain K2P (1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9) |
| Cl-: Chloride channel |
Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator |
| Porin |
Aquaporin (1, 2, 3, 4) • Voltage-dependent anion channel (1) |
| Cations: TRP |
TRPA (1) • TRPC (1, 2, 3, 4, 4AP, 5, 6, 7) • TRPM (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8) • TRPML (Mucolipin-1) • TRPP (1, 2)• TRPV (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6) |
| Other/general |
Voltage-gated ion channel • Ligand-gated ion channel • Cyclic nucleotide-gated ion channel (α1, α3, β3, H1, H2, H4) • Stretch-activated ion channel |
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