Biology:CACNA1B

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Short description: Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens


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The voltage-dependent N-type calcium channel subunit alpha-1B is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CACNA1B gene.[1][2][3] The α1B protein, together with β and α2δ subunits forms N-type calcium channel (Cav2.2 channel) PMID 26386135. It is a R-type calcium channel.

References

  1. "Entrez Gene: CACNA1B calcium channel, voltage-dependent, N type, alpha 1B subunit". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=774. 
  2. "Chromosomal localization of the human genes for alpha 1A, alpha 1B, and alpha 1E voltage-dependent Ca2+ channel subunits". Genomics 30 (3): 605–9. Dec 1995. doi:10.1006/geno.1995.1284. PMID 8825650. 
  3. "International Union of Pharmacology. XLVIII. Nomenclature and structure-function relationships of voltage-gated calcium channels". Pharmacological Reviews 57 (4): 411–25. Dec 2005. doi:10.1124/pr.57.4.5. PMID 16382099. 

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