Molecular nature of voltage-gated calcium channels: Structure and species comparison

Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Membrane Transport and Signaling

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 181-206

  Tyson, John R ^a   Snutch, Terrance P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL; MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN ZO1; RYANODINE RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VOLTAGE GATED CALCIUM CHANNEL; VOLTAGE GATED CALCIUM CHANNEL 1; VOLTAGE GATED CALCIUM CHANNEL 2; VOLTAGE GATED CALCIUM CHANNEL ALPHA1 SUBUNIT; VOLTAGE GATED CALCIUM CHANNEL ALPHA2DELTA SUBUNIT; VOLTAGE GATED CALCIUM CHANNEL BETA SUBUNIT;

BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING SITE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL SURFACE; GENETIC REGULATION; HUMAN; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN MOTIF; RECEPTOR BINDING; REVIEW; RNA SPLICING; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPECIES COMPARISON; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 84882643555     PISSN: 2190460X     EISSN: 21904618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wmts.91     Document Type: Review

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