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. 1992 Jun 1;89(11):5058-62.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.89.11.5058.

Molecular cloning of the alpha-1 subunit of an omega-conotoxin-sensitive calcium channel

S J Dubel  1 , T V Starr, J Hell, M K Ahlijanian, J J Enyeart, W A Catterall, T P Snutch
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Molecular cloning of the alpha-1 subunit of an omega-conotoxin-sensitive calcium channel

S J Dubel et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. .

Abstract

Of the four major types of Ca channel described in vertebrate cells (designated T, L, N, and P), N-type Ca channels are unique in that they are found specifically in neurons, have been correlated with control of neurotransmitter release, and are blocked by omega-conotoxin, a neuropeptide toxin isolated from the marine snail Conus geographus. A set of overlapping cDNA clones were isolated and found to encode a Ca channel alpha-1 subunit, designated rbB-I. Polyclonal antiserum generated against a peptide from the rbB-I sequence selectively immunoprecipitates high-affinity 125I-labeled omega-conotoxin-binding sites from labeled rat forebrain membranes. PCR analysis shows that, like N-type Ca channels, expression of rbB-I is limited to the nervous system and neuronally derived cell lines. This brain Ca channel may mediate the omega-conotoxin-sensitive Ca influx required for neurotransmitter release at many synapses.

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