| Literature DB >> 10461216 |
S Schorge1, S Gupta, Z Lin, M W McEnery, D Lipscombe.
Abstract
We have identified a calcium-dependent pathway in neurons that regulates expression levels of the alpha1B subunit and N channel current. When neurons are depolarized and voltage-gated calcium channels activated, the half-life of cellular N channel alpha1B mRNA is prolonged. This stabilizing effect of depolarization is mediated through the 3' untranslated region of a long form of the alpha1B mRNA and may represent a form of modulation of N-channel levels that does not require changes in gene transcription. Increases in N channel expression would affect several key neuronal functions controlled by calcium, including transmitter release and neurite outgrowth.Entities:
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Year: 1999 PMID: 10461216 DOI: 10.1038/12153
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nat Neurosci ISSN: 1097-6256 Impact factor: 24.884