CACNB1

CACNB1

CACNB1

Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens


Voltage-dependent L-type calcium channel subunit beta-1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CACNB1 gene.[5][6][7]

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The protein encoded by this gene belongs to the calcium channel beta subunit family. It plays an important role in the calcium channel 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. Alternative splicing occurs at this locus and three transcript variants encoding three distinct isoforms have been identified.[7]

Mutations in CACNB1 are known to cause the following conditions: Malignant Hyperthermia; Congenital Myopathy; Alzheimer's Disease; Autism Spectrum Disorder.[8]

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References

  1. "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  2. "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  3. Gregg RG, Powers PA, Hogan K (January 1993). "Assignment of the human gene for the beta subunit of the voltage-dependent calcium channel (CACNLB1) to chromosome 17 using somatic cell hybrids and linkage mapping". Genomics. 15 (1): 185–187. doi:10.1006/geno.1993.1029. PMID 8381767.
  4. Iles DE, Segers B, Sengers RC, Monsieurs K, Heytens L, Halsall PJ, et al. (July 1993). "Genetic mapping of the beta 1- and gamma-subunits of the human skeletal muscle L-type voltage-dependent calcium channel on chromosome 17q and exclusion as candidate genes for malignant hyperthermia susceptibility". Human Molecular Genetics. 2 (7): 863–868. doi:10.1093/hmg/2.7.863. PMID 8395940.

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