CaV1.3 Proteins

Protein Information

CACNA1D is also known as PASNA, SANDD or Cav1. 3. Voltage-dependent calcium channels mediate the entry of calcium ions into excitable cells, and are also involved in a variety of calcium-dependent processes, including muscle contraction, hormone or neurotransmitter release, and gene expression. Calcium channels are multisubunit complexes composed of alpha-1, beta, alpha-2/delta, and gamma subunits. The channel activity is directed by the pore-forming alpha-1 subunit, whereas the others act as auxiliary subunits regulating this activity. The distinctive properties of the calcium channel types are related primarily to the expression of a variety of alpha-1 isoforms, namely alpha-1A, B, C, D, E, and S. This gene encodes the alpha-1D subunit. Several transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene.

Synonyms

8430418G19Rik; brain class D; C79217; Cach3; CACN4; CACNA 1D; CACNA1D; CACNL1A2; calcium channel alpha-1 subunit; Calcium channel, L type, alpha-1 polypeptide isoform 2; Calcium channel, L type, alpha-1 polypeptide, isoform 2; calcium channel, neuroendocrine/brain-type, alpha 1 subunit; calcium channel, voltage-dependent, L type, alpha 1D subunit; calcium voltage-gated channel subunit alpha1 D; Cav1.3; CaV1.3alpha1; Cchl1a; Cchl1a2; D-LTCC; PASNA; Rat brain class D; RBD; SANDD; voltage-dependent calcium channel subunit alpha1D; voltage-dependent L-type calcium channel subunit alpha-1D; voltage-gated calcium channel alpha 1 subunit; voltage-gated calcium channel alpha subunit Cav1.3; voltage-gated calcium channel pore forming subunit CaV1.3alpha1 IVS3-IVS4 extracellular linker; voltage-gated calcium channel subunit alpha Cav1.3