2005
Requirement of Voltage-Gated Calcium Channel ß4 Subunit for T Lymphocyte Functions
Badou A, Basavappa S, Desai R, Peng YQ, Matza D, Mehal WZ, Kaczmarek LK, Boulpaep EL, Flavell RA. Requirement of Voltage-Gated Calcium Channel ß4 Subunit for T Lymphocyte Functions. Science 2005, 307: 117-121. PMID: 15637280, DOI: 10.1126/science.1100582.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCalciumCalcium Channels, L-TypeCalcium SignalingCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCytokinesDNA-Binding ProteinsIon Channel GatingLymphocyte ActivationMembrane PotentialsMiceMice, Inbred C3HMice, Inbred C57BLMutationNFATC Transcription FactorsNuclear ProteinsPatch-Clamp TechniquesPhosphorylationProtein SubunitsReceptors, Antigen, T-CellT-LymphocytesTranscription FactorsConceptsT lymphocytesCalcium channelsVoltage-gated calcium channelsT lymphocyte functionT cell receptor stimulationCell receptor stimulationCytokine productionLymphocyte functionCalcium influxReceptor stimulationCalcium responseCalcium entryTranscription factor NFATCav1 channelsLymphocytesAlpha1 subunitCav channelsNormal functionNonexcitable cellsDisplay impairmentsExcitable cellsChannel openingMolecular identityDiverse physiological processesPhysiological processes
1999
hSK4/hIK1, a Calmodulin-binding KCa Channel in Human T Lymphocytes ROLES IN PROLIFERATION AND VOLUME REGULATION*
Khanna R, Chang M, Joiner W, Kaczmarek L, Schlichter L. hSK4/hIK1, a Calmodulin-binding KCa Channel in Human T Lymphocytes ROLES IN PROLIFERATION AND VOLUME REGULATION*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1999, 274: 14838-14849. PMID: 10329683, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.274.21.14838.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIK currentsActivated T cell functionSecondary immune responseNaive T cellsT cell functionPromising therapeutic targetChinese hamster ovary cellsHamster ovary cellsHuman T lymphocytesVolume regulationKCa channelsT cellsT lymphocytesImmune responseTherapeutic targetIK blockHSK4Accessory moleculesHuman T lymphoblastsOvary cellsDistal C-terminusPharmacological propertiesT lymphoblastsCell functionProximal C-terminus