Q-type calcium channel
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calcium channel, voltage-dependent, P/Q type, alpha 1A subunit | |||||||
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Identifiers | |||||||
Symbol | CACNA1A | ||||||
Alt. symbols | CACNL1A4, SCA6, MHP1, MHP | ||||||
IUPHAR | 532 | ||||||
NCBI gene | 773 | ||||||
HGNC | 1388 | ||||||
OMIM | 601011 | ||||||
RefSeq | NM_000068 | ||||||
UniProt | O00555 | ||||||
Other data | |||||||
Locus | Chr. 19 p13 | ||||||
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The Q-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.
They are poorly understood, but like R-type calcium channels, they appear to be present in cerebellar granule cells. They have a high threshold of activation and relatively slow kinetics.
External links
[edit]- Q-Type+Calcium+Channel at the U.S. National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)