L-type voltage-gated calcium channel complex

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NameL-type voltage-gated calcium channel complex
IDGO_1990454
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Cellular component

Description

A type of voltage-dependent calcium channel responsible for excitation-contraction coupling of skeletal, smooth, and cardiac muscle. 'L' stands for 'long-lasting' referring to the length of activation.

Comment

Examples of this are CACNA1S, CACNA2D1, CACNB1, CACNG1 in rabbit (UniProt symbol P07293, P13806, P19517 and P19518) in PMID:12946355 (inferred from direct assay).

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