Voltage-gated calcium channel alpha 2delta subunits: an assessment of proposed novel roles.
Voltage-gated calcium channel alpha 2delta subunits: an assessment of proposed novel roles.
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10.12688/f1000research.16104.1
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2018-01-01
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Dolphin, Annette C
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Dolphin, Annette C
Voltage-gated calcium (CaV) channels are associated with beta and alpha2delta auxiliary subunits. This review will concentrate on the function of the alpha2delta protein family, which has four members. The canonical role for alpha2delta subunits is to convey a variety of properties on the CaV1 and CaV2 channels, increasing the density of these channels in the plasma membrane and also enhancing their function. More recently, a diverse spectrum of non-canonical interactions for alpha2delta proteins has been proposed, some of which involve competition with calcium channels for alpha2delta or increase alpha2delta trafficking and others which mediate roles completely unrelated to their calcium channel function. The novel roles for alpha2delta proteins which will be discussed here include association with low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 1 (LRP1), thrombospondins, alpha-neurexins, prion proteins, large conductance (big) potassium (BK) channels, and N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptors.