Molecular endpoints of Ca2+/calmodulin- and voltage-dependent inactivation of Cav1.3 channels

Journal of General Physiology

Volumn 135, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 197-215

  Tadross, Michael R ^a   Johny, Manu Ben ^a   Yue, David T ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CACNA1D PROTEIN, RAT; CALCIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM CHANNEL L TYPE; CALMODULIN;

ALGORITHM; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; CHANNEL GATING; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; POINT MUTATION; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRUCTURAL HOMOLOGY; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

ALGORITHMS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CALCIUM CHANNELS; CALCIUM CHANNELS, L-TYPE; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CALMODULIN; ION CHANNEL GATING; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MODELS, STRUCTURAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POINT MUTATION; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; RATS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRUCTURAL HOMOLOGY, PROTEIN; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 77649143136     PISSN: 00221295     EISSN: 15407748     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1085/jgp.200910308     Document Type: Article

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