Voltage-gated calcium (Ca2+) channels are key transducers of membrane potential
changes into intracellular Ca2+ transients that initiate many physiological events. There are …

Voltage-gated calcium (Ca 2+) channels initiate release of neurotransmitters at synapses,
and regulation of presynaptic Ca 2+ channels has a powerful influence on synaptic strength …

Calcium (Ca2+) plays fundamental and diversified roles in neuronal plasticity. As second
messenger of many signaling pathways, Ca2+ as been shown to regulate neuronal gene …

Sydney Ringer would be overwhelmed today by the implications of his simple experiment
performed over 120 years ago showing that the heart would not beat in the absence of …

Voltage gated calcium channels (Ca2+ channels) are key mediators of depolarization
induced calcium influx into excitable cells, and thereby play pivotal roles in a wide array of …

This review addresses the localized regulation of voltage-gated ion channels by
phosphorylation. Comprehensive data on channel regulation by associated protein kinases …

The regulation of presynaptic, voltage-gated calcium channels by activation of heptahelical
G protein-coupled receptors exerts a crucial influence on presynaptic calcium entry and …

Membrane depolarization and intracellular Ca2+ transients generated by activation of
voltage-gated Na+ and Ca2+ channels are local signals, which initiate physiological …

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 …

Voltage-gated calcium channels are the principal conduits for depolarization-mediated
Ca2+ entry into excitable cells. In this review, the biophysical properties of the relevant …