Cavβ2
Description: calcium channel, voltage-dependent, beta 2 subunit Gene: cacnb2 Alias: cacnb2, CACNLB2, CAVB2, Cavbeta2
CACNB2 (also known as MYSB; CAVB2; CACNLB2; FLJ23743) encodes a subunit of a voltage-dependent calcium channel protein which is a member of the voltage-gated calcium channel superfamily. The gene product was originally identified as an antigen target in Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome which is an autoimmune disorder. Mutations in this gene are associated with Brugada symdrome. Alternatively spliced variants have been identified for this gene.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/783
Five distinct b2 subunits, varying only in the proximal amino terminus, have been cloned from different species including rat (Perez-Reyes et al., 1992 [1267]), rabbit (Hullin et al., 1992 [1275]), human (Rosenfeld et al., 1993 [1276]), and mouse (Massa et al., 1995 [1277]). Until (2003), however, no more than three of the b2 forms have been identified in any one species (Qin et al., 1998 [1274]), rendering it ambiguous whether they represent bona fide splice variants of the b2 gene. (From Takahashi [235])
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| Species | NCBI accession | Length (nt) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Human | NM_000724.4 | 6199 | |
| Mouse | NM_023116.4 | 3945 | |
| Rat | NM_001398773.1 | 4710 |
Protein Isoforms
Isoforms
Post-Translational Modifications
Structure
Cavβ2 predicted AlphaFold size
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cacnb2 is the dominant b subunit expressed in heart (Perez-Reyes et al., 1992 [1267]; Pichler et al., 1997 [1269]; Haase et al., 2000 [1270]) and retina (Ball et al., 2002 [1271]), but is also an important component of HVA Ca21 channels expressed in brain (Ludwig et al., 1997 [474]; Pichler et al., 1997 [1269]), smooth muscle (Reimer et al., 2000 [1272]), and pancreas (Iwashima et al., 2001 [1273]). (List from Takahashi [235])
Auxiliary b subunits are potent determinants of Ca2+ channel behavior. Qualitatively, all four b-subunit isoforms act similarly to markedly increase surface membrane expression of co-expressed alpha1-subunits (Chien et al., 1995 [1261]; Brice et al., 1997 [1262]; Gao et al., 1999 [1263]; Yamaguchi et al., 2000 [1264]), dramatically enhance Ca2+ current amplitude over that obtained with alpha1 alone (Singer et al., 1991 [1265]; Jones et al., 1998 [1266]), and produce hyperpolarizing shifts in the voltage-dependence of channel activation (Singer et al., 1991 [1265]; Perez-Reyes et al., 1992 [1267]; De Waard et al., 1994 [1268]).
Sequence analysis of the human genome permitted cloning of five Ca2+-channel b2 splice variants (b2a–b2e) that differed only in their proximal amino-termini. The functional consequences of such b2-subunit diversity were explored in recombinant L-type channels reconstituted in HEK 293 cells. b2a and b2e targeted autonomously to the plasma membrane, whereas b2b–b2d localized to the cytosol when expressed in HEK 293 cells. The pattern of modulation of L-type channel voltage-dependent inactivation gating correlated with the subcellular localization of the component b2 variant—membrane- bound b2a and b2e subunits conferred slow(er) channel inactivation kinetics and displayed a smaller fraction of channels recovering from inactivation with fast kinetics, compared to b2b–b2d channels. (Takahashi [235])
References
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Distinctive modulatory effects of five human auxiliary beta2 subunit splice variants on L-type calcium channel gating.
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Beta subunit heterogeneity in neuronal L-type Ca2+ channels.
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Role of the beta(2) subunit of voltage-dependent calcium channels in the retinal outer plexiform layer.
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beta subunit heterogeneity of L-type Ca(2+) channels in smooth muscle tissues.
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Downregulation of the voltage-dependent calcium channel (VDCC) beta-subunit mRNAs in pancreatic islets of type 2 diabetic rats.
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Unique regulatory properties of the type 2a Ca2+ channel beta subunit caused by palmitoylation.
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Calcium channel beta subunit heterogeneity: functional expression of cloned cDNA from heart, aorta and brain.
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Cloning and characterization of a Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome antigen.
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et al.
Comparison of fura-2 imaging and electrophysiological analysis of murine calcium channel alpha 1 subunits coexpressed with novel beta 2 subunit isoforms.
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