CaV1.2 Channel N-terminal Splice Variants Modulate Functional Surface Expression in Resistance Size Artery Smooth Muscle Cells*
Bannister J, Thomas-Gatewood C, Neeb Z, Adebiyi A, Cheng X, Jaggar J. CaV1.2 Channel N-terminal Splice Variants Modulate Functional Surface Expression in Resistance Size Artery Smooth Muscle Cells*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2011, 286: 15058-15066. PMID: 21357696, PMCID: PMC3083159, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m110.182816.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsArterial smooth muscle cellsSmooth muscle cellsMuscle cellsSurface expressionIntravascular pressureSmooth muscle-specific expressionArtery smooth muscle cellsDepolarization-induced vasoconstrictionHuman cerebral arteriesWhole-cell currentsReduced surface expressionLarge vasodilationCerebral arteryInflux pathwayVariety of stimuliCardiovascular systemFunctional surface expressionVasodilationProximal N-terminusReduced expressionMuscle-specific expressionE1CAuxiliary subunitsKnockdownPhysiological functions