The physiology, pathology, and pharmacology of voltage-gated calcium channels and their future therapeutic potential

GW Zamponi, J Striessnig, A Koschak… - Pharmacological …, 2015 - Elsevier
Voltage-gated calcium channels are required for many key functions in the body. In this
review, the different subtypes of voltage-gated calcium channels are described and their …

Neuronal Cav3 channelopathies: recent progress and perspectives

P Lory, S Nicole, A Monteil - Pflügers Archiv-European Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
T-type, low-voltage activated, calcium channels, now designated Cav3 channels, are
involved in a wide variety of physiological functions, especially in nervous systems. Their …

Cryo-EM structures of apo and antagonist-bound human Cav3. 1

Y Zhao, G Huang, Q Wu, K Wu, R Li, J Lei, X Pan… - Nature, 2019 - nature.com
Among the ten subtypes of mammalian voltage-gated calcium (Ca v) channels, Ca v 3.1–Ca
v 3.3 constitute the T-type, or the low-voltage-activated, subfamily, the abnormal activities of …

Structural basis for human Cav3.2 inhibition by selective antagonists

J Huang, X Fan, X Jin, C Lyu, Q Guo, T Liu, J Chen… - Cell Research, 2024 - nature.com
The Cav3. 2 subtype of T-type calcium channels has been targeted for developing
analgesics and anti-epileptics for its role in pain and epilepsy. Here we present the cryo-EM …

Genetic T-type calcium channelopathies

N Weiss, GW Zamponi - Journal of medical genetics, 2020 - jmg.bmj.com
T-type channels are low-voltage-activated calcium channels that contribute to a variety of
cellular and physiological functions, including neuronal excitability, hormone and …

Trafficking and stability of voltage-gated calcium channels

BA Simms, GW Zamponi - Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 2012 - Springer
Voltage-gated calcium channels are important mediators of calcium influx into electrically
excitable cells. The amount of calcium entering through this family of channel proteins is not …

CACHD1 is an α2δ-like protein that modulates CaV3 voltage-gated calcium channel activity

GS Cottrell, CH Soubrane, JA Hounshell… - Journal of …, 2018 - Soc Neuroscience
The putative cache (Ca2+ channel and chemotaxis receptor) domain containing 1
(CACHD1) protein has predicted structural similarities to members of the α2δ voltage-gated …

Dihydropyridine-insensitive calcium currents contribute to function of small cerebral arteries

IY Kuo, A Ellis, VAL Seymour… - Journal of Cerebral …, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
Although dihydropyridines are widely used for the treatment of vasospasm, their
effectiveness is questionable, suggesting that other voltage-dependent calcium channels …

Electrophysiological characterization of a CaV3.1 calcium channel mutation linked to trigeminal neuralgia

AM Alaklabi, E Gambeta, GW Zamponi - Pflügers Archiv-European Journal …, 2023 - Springer
Trigeminal neuralgia is a rare and debilitating disorder that affects one or more branches of
the trigeminal nerve, leading to severe pain attacks and a poor quality of life. It has been …

Evolutionary insights into T-type Ca2+ channel structure, function, and ion selectivity from the Trichoplax adhaerens homologue

CL Smith, S Abdallah, YY Wong, P Le… - Journal of General …, 2017 - rupress.org
Four-domain voltage-gated Ca2+ (Cav) channels play fundamental roles in the nervous
system, but little is known about when or how their unique properties and cellular roles …