In this thesis two issues relating to mammalian voltage gated calcium channels were addressed: (1) novel calcium channel subunits were identified, and the physiological distribution of the channels investigated using RNA hybridisation techniques. Possible association of the subunits were further studied by expressing the subunits in a mammalian cell line and measuring the biophysical properties of the channel. (2) the protein structure of novel alpha-2-delta auxiliary subunits was established using isoform-specific antibodies. The binding of an anti-epileptic drug known to bind a previously described alpha-2-delta subunit was also investigated.
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In this thesis two issues relating to mammalian voltage gated calcium channels were addressed: (1) novel calcium channel subunits were identified, and the physiological distribution of the channels investigated using RNA hybridisation techniques. Possible association of the subunits were further studied by expressing the subunits in a mammalian cell line and measuring the biophysical properties of the channel. (2) the protein structure of novel alpha-2-delta auxiliary subunits was established us...
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