Cloning, chromosomal localization, and functional expression of the alpha 1 subunit of the L-type voltage-dependent calcium channel from normal human heart

Autor: B Segers, D O Weghuis, Gabor Mikala, Richard J. Sinke, Atsuko Yatani, U Klöckner, D B Engle, D Schultz, D E Iles, Minoru Wakamori
Rok vydání: 1993
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Zdroj: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 90(13), 6228-6232. NATL ACAD SCIENCES
ISSN: 1091-6490
0027-8424
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.90.13.6228
Popis: A unique structural variant of the cardiac L-type voltage-dependent calcium channel alpha 1 subunit cDNA was isolated from libraries derived from normal human heart mRNA. The deduced amino acid sequence shows significant homology to other calcium channel alpha 1 subunits. However, differences from the rabbit heart alpha 1 include a shortened N-terminus, a unique C-terminal insertion, and both forms of an alternatively spliced motif IV S3 region. The shortened N-terminus provides optimal access to consensus sequences thought to facilitate translation. Northern blot analysis revealed a single hybridizing mRNA species of 9.4 kb. The gene for the human heart alpha 1 subunit was localized specifically to the distal region of chromosome 12p13. The cloned alpha 1 subunit was expressed in Xenopus oocytes and single-channel analyses revealed native-like pharmacology and channel properties.
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