2025
CACNA1G, A Heterotaxy Candidate Gene, Plays a Role in Ciliogenesis and Left‐Right Patterning in Xenopus tropicalis
Kostiuk V, Kabir R, Akbari R, Rushing A, González D, Kim A, Kim A, Zenisek D, Khokha M. CACNA1G, A Heterotaxy Candidate Gene, Plays a Role in Ciliogenesis and Left‐Right Patterning in Xenopus tropicalis. Genesis 2025, 63: e70009. PMID: 40008628, PMCID: PMC11867209, DOI: 10.1002/dvg.70009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBody PatterningCalcium Channels, T-TypeCiliaGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalHeterotaxy SyndromeXenopusXenopus ProteinsConceptsCongenital heart diseaseCACNA1GLow-voltage-activated calcium channelsExpression of Cacna1gCalcium channelsPatient cohortCardiac functionLR patterningHeterotaxyLR organizerChannel familyCACNA1SHeart diseaseLeft-rightG expressionXenopus tropicalisAbnormal expressionProcess of cilia formationCardiac loopingMultiple organsSignaling cascadesLR asymmetryPatientsT-typeEmbryonic development
2021
Enhanced Ca2+ signaling, mild primary aldosteronism, and hypertension in a familial hyperaldosteronism mouse model (Cacna1hM1560V/+)
Seidel E, Schewe J, Zhang J, Dinh HA, Forslund SK, Markó L, Hellmig N, Peters J, Muller DN, Lifton RP, Nottoli T, Stölting G, Scholl UI. Enhanced Ca2+ signaling, mild primary aldosteronism, and hypertension in a familial hyperaldosteronism mouse model (Cacna1hM1560V/+). Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2021, 118: e2014876118. PMID: 33879608, PMCID: PMC8092574, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2014876118.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMild primary aldosteronismHigh-salt dietPrimary aldosteronismAldosterone productionNormal aldosterone productionPeak intracellular calcium concentrationRenin-angiotensin systemSystolic blood pressureEarly-onset hypertensionAdrenal glomerulosa cellsIntracellular calcium concentrationWild-type littermatesElevated intracellular CaCalcium entry pathwayCorresponding knockout miceFunction mutationsFH-IVPlasma aldosteroneRenin ratioBlood pressureChronic settingAdrenal morphologyZona glomerulosaGlomerulosa cellsAdrenal slices
2017
Brain circuits and neurochemical systems in essential tremor: insights into current and future pharmacotherapeutic approaches
Schaefer SM, Rodriguez A, Louis ED. Brain circuits and neurochemical systems in essential tremor: insights into current and future pharmacotherapeutic approaches. Expert Review Of Neurotherapeutics 2017, 18: 101-110. PMID: 29206482, DOI: 10.1080/14737175.2018.1413353.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBrainCalcium Channels, T-TypeCerebellumEssential TremorHumansNeuronsOlivary NucleusPurkinje CellsReceptors, GABAReceptors, GABA-ASynaptic TransmissionConceptsEssential tremorGABA systemReceptor subtypesΓ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) neurotransmissionT-type calcium channelsHuman data pointUnderlying biochemical dysfunctionGABA-ergic neuronsRole of GABAInferior olivary nucleusPurkinje cell outputCertain GABANumerous medicationsClinical guidelinesPharmacotherapeutic approachesOlivary nucleusGABA receptorsPubMed searchCalcium channelsBiochemical dysfunctionNeurochemical systemsBrain circuitsMedicationsDegeneration modelGABA
2000
Voltage-Gated Calcium Currents in Axotomized Adult Rat Cutaneous Afferent Neurons
Baccei M, Kocsis J. Voltage-Gated Calcium Currents in Axotomized Adult Rat Cutaneous Afferent Neurons. Journal Of Neurophysiology 2000, 83: 2227-2238. PMID: 10758131, DOI: 10.1152/jn.2000.83.4.2227.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVoltage-gated calcium currentsCutaneous afferent neuronsPA/pFNerve injuryCutaneous afferentsType 1 cellsBarium currentsAfferent neuronsHVA currentsCalcium currentLow threshold T-type currentWhole-cell patch-clamp techniqueDorsal root ganglion neuronsCell patch-clamp techniqueFluoro-Gold labelingOmega-agatoxin TKSciatic nerve injuryOmega-conotoxin GVIAPercentage of neuronsType 2 phenotypeT-type currentType 2 neuronsCalcium current propertiesType 1 neuronsControl cells
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