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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-3-2
pubmed:abstractText
Various beta subunit isoforms stabilize different gating properties of voltage-gated L-type Ca(2+) channels. We therefore investigated the expression of Ca(2+) channel beta subunit isoforms in different smooth muscle types on the protein level by immunoblotting and immunoprecipitation employing beta subunit-selective sequence-directed antibodies. From the four known beta subunit isoforms only beta2 and beta3 were detected in porcine uterus, bovine trachea and bovine aorta membranes. Multiple immunoreactive beta2 bands were detected in a tissue-selective manner indicating structural heterogeneity of beta2. Immunoprecipitation of (+)-[(3)H]isradipine-prelabeled channels revealed that beta2 and beta3 participate in Ca(2+) channel formation in uterus and trachea, and beta3 in aortic smooth muscle. We conclude that beta2 and beta3 subunits form L-type Ca(2+) channels in smooth muscle tissues. This subunit heterogeneity may be important to fine-tune channel function.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0014-5793
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
4
pubmed:volume
467
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
65-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:10664458-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:10664458-Antibodies, pubmed-meshheading:10664458-Aorta, pubmed-meshheading:10664458-Blotting, Western, pubmed-meshheading:10664458-Calcium Channel Blockers, pubmed-meshheading:10664458-Calcium Channels, L-Type, pubmed-meshheading:10664458-Cattle, pubmed-meshheading:10664458-Cell Membrane, pubmed-meshheading:10664458-Cerebral Cortex, pubmed-meshheading:10664458-Female, pubmed-meshheading:10664458-Isradipine, pubmed-meshheading:10664458-Molecular Weight, pubmed-meshheading:10664458-Muscle, Smooth, pubmed-meshheading:10664458-Muscle, Smooth, Vascular, pubmed-meshheading:10664458-Myocardium, pubmed-meshheading:10664458-Myometrium, pubmed-meshheading:10664458-Organ Specificity, pubmed-meshheading:10664458-Precipitin Tests, pubmed-meshheading:10664458-Protein Isoforms, pubmed-meshheading:10664458-Rabbits, pubmed-meshheading:10664458-Swine, pubmed-meshheading:10664458-Trachea
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
beta subunit heterogeneity of L-type Ca(2+) channels in smooth muscle tissues.
pubmed:affiliation
Institut für Biochemische Pharmakologie, Peter-Mayrstrasse 1, A-6020, Innsbruck, Austria.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't