Buraei Zafir, Yang Jian
Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA.
Biochim Biophys Acta. 2013 Jul;1828(7):1530-40. doi: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2012.08.028. Epub 2012 Sep 7.
The voltage-gated Ca²⁺ channel β subunit (Ca(v)β) is a cytosolic auxiliary subunit that plays an essential role in regulating the surface expression and gating properties of high-voltage activated (HVA) Ca²⁺ channels. It is also crucial for the modulation of HVA Ca²⁺ channels by G proteins, kinases, Ras-related RGK GTPases, and other proteins. There are indications that Ca(v)β may carry out Ca²⁺ channel-independent functions. Ca(v)β knockouts are either non-viable or result in a severe pathophysiology, and mutations in Ca(v)β have been implicated in disease. In this article, we review the structure and various biological functions of Ca(v)β, as well as recent advances. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Calcium channels.
电压门控性Ca²⁺通道β亚基(Ca(v)β)是一种胞质辅助亚基,在调节高电压激活(HVA)Ca²⁺通道的表面表达和门控特性中发挥着至关重要的作用。它对于G蛋白、激酶、Ras相关的RGK GTP酶及其他蛋白质对HVA Ca²⁺通道的调节也至关重要。有迹象表明Ca(v)β可能执行不依赖于Ca²⁺通道的功能。Ca(v)β基因敲除小鼠要么无法存活,要么导致严重的病理生理学改变,并且Ca(v)β中的突变与疾病有关。在本文中,我们综述了Ca(v)β的结构、各种生物学功能以及近期进展。本文是名为“钙通道”的特刊的一部分。