Modulation of Presynaptic Calcium Channels - Stephens, Gary.; Mochida, Sumiko; SpringerLink (Online service) (Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013)
Spatial and temporal regulation of Ca2+ channels -- Neuronal functions of auxiliary calcium channel subunits.- Reciprocal regulation of neuronal calcium channels by synaptic proteins -- Molecular architecture of Ca2+ channel complexes organized by β subunits in presynaptic active zones -- Control of CaV2 calcium channels and neurosecretion by heterotrimeric G protein coupled receptors -- Regulation of CaV2 channels by small GTPases -- Protein interaction partners of Cav2.3 R-type voltage-gated calcium channels -- Voltage-gated calcium channel signaling to the nucleus -- Presynaptic Ca2+ influx and its modulation at auditory calyceal terminals -- Use of synthetic Ca2+ channel peptides to study presynaptic function -- Impact of a loss-of-function P/Q type Ca2+ channel mutation on excitatory synaptic control of cerebellar Purkinje neurons -- CaV2.1 (P/Q) voltage activated Ca2+ channels and synaptic transmission in genetic and autoimmune diseases -- Splicing and editing to customize CaV channel structures for optimal neural function -- Presynaptic calcium channels as drug targets for pain -- Sensory pathway modulation by calcium channel a2d1 subunit.
Keywords: Medicine; Neurobiology; Cell membranes .; Cell physiology; Biomedicine, general; Neurobiology; Membrane Biology; Cell Physiology