Calcium regulates a wide spectrum of physiological processes such as heartbeat, muscle
contraction, neuronal communication, hormone release, cell division, and gene …

Recent developments have implicated cannabinoid CB 1 receptors as a novel target for a
new class of therapeutic agents used to treat drug addiction. CB 1 receptors are expressed …

Calcium influx into presynaptic nerve terminals via voltage-gated Ca 2+ channels is an
essential step in neurotransmitter release. The predominant Ca 2+ channel species in …

It has taken 17 years from the first identification of a voltage-gated Ca 2+ channel (Ca V) β-
subunit as a band on a gel following purification of skeletal muscle dihydropyridine (DHP) …

Calcium current through voltage‐gated calcium channels (VGCC) controls gene expression.
Here, we describe a novel signalling pathway in which the VGCC Cacnb4 subunit directly …

The CaVβ subunits of voltage-gated calcium channels regulate these channels in several
ways. Here we investigate the role of these auxiliary subunits in the expression of functional …

Neuronal voltage-gated calcium channels play a pivotal role in the conversion of electrical
signals into calcium entry into nerve endings that is required for the release of …

Ca 2+ entry into neuronal cells is modulated by the activation of numerous G-protein-
coupled receptors (GPCRs). Much effort has been invested in studying direct G-protein …

Background: Researchers have gained substantial insight into mechanisms of synaptic
transmission, hyperexcitability, excitotoxicity and neurodegeneration within the last decades …

Voltage-gated Ca2+ (CaV) channels are found in all excitable cells and many nonexcitable
cells, in which they govern Ca2+ influx, thereby contributing to determine a host of important …