CACNB4

Calcium channel, voltage-dependent, beta 4 subunit

PDB rendering based on 1vyv.
Available structures
PDB Ortholog search: PDBe, RCSB
Identifiers
Symbols CACNB4 ; CAB4; CACNLB4; EA5; EIG9; EJM; EJM4; EJM6
External IDs OMIM: 601949 MGI: 103301 HomoloGene: 20188 GeneCards: CACNB4 Gene
RNA expression pattern
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Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez 785 12298
Ensembl ENSG00000182389 ENSMUSG00000017412
UniProt O00305 Q8R0S4
RefSeq (mRNA) NM_000726 NM_001037099
RefSeq (protein) NP_000717 NP_001032176
Location (UCSC) Chr 2:
151.83 – 152.1 Mb
Chr 2:
52.43 – 52.68 Mb
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Voltage-dependent L-type calcium channel subunit beta-4 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CACNB4 gene.[1][2]

Function

This gene encodes a member of the beta subunit family, a protein in the voltage-dependent calcium channel complex. Calcium channels mediate the influx of calcium ions into the cell upon membrane polarization and consist of a complex of alpha-1, alpha-2/delta, beta, and gamma subunits in a 1:1:1:1 ratio. Various versions of each of these subunits exist, either expressed from similar genes or the result of alternative splicing. The protein described in this record plays an important role in calcium channel function by modulating G protein inhibition, increasing peak calcium current, controlling the alpha-1 subunit membrane targeting and shifting the voltage dependence of activation and inactivation. Alternate transcriptional splice variants of this gene, encoding different isoforms, have been characterized.[2]

Clinical significance

Certain mutations in this gene have been associated with idiopathic generalized epilepsy (IGE) and juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME).[2]

Interactions

CACNB4 has been shown to interact with Cav2.1.[3][4]

See also

References

  1. Escayg A, Jones JM, Kearney JA, Hitchcock PF, Meisler MH (Apr 1999). "Calcium channel beta 4 (CACNB4): human ortholog of the mouse epilepsy gene lethargic". Genomics 50 (1): 14–22. doi:10.1006/geno.1998.5311. PMID 9628818.
  2. 1 2 3 "Entrez Gene: CACNB4 calcium channel, voltage-dependent, beta 4 subunit".
  3. Walker, D; Bichet D; Campbell K P; De Waard M (Jan 1998). "A beta 4 isoform-specific interaction site in the carboxyl-terminal region of the voltage-dependent Ca2+ channel alpha 1A subunit". J. Biol. Chem. (United States) 273 (4): 2361–7. doi:10.1074/jbc.273.4.2361. ISSN 0021-9258. PMID 9442082.
  4. Walker, D; Bichet D; Geib S; Mori E; Cornet V; Snutch T P; Mori Y; De Waard M (Apr 1999). "A new beta subtype-specific interaction in alpha1A subunit controls P/Q-type Ca2+ channel activation". J. Biol. Chem. (United States) 274 (18): 12383–90. doi:10.1074/jbc.274.18.12383. ISSN 0021-9258. PMID 10212211.

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