Regulators of G Protein Signaling Attenuate the G Protein–mediated Inhibition of N-Type Ca Channels
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Regulators of G Protein Signaling Attenuate the G Protein–mediated Inhibition of N-Type Ca Channels
Regulators of G protein signaling (RGS) proteins bind to the alpha subunits of certain heterotrimeric G proteins and greatly enhance their rate of GTP hydrolysis, thereby determining the time course of interactions among Galpha, Gbetagamma, and their effectors. Voltage-gated N-type Ca channels mediate neurosecretion, and these Ca channels are powerfully inhibited by G proteins. To determine whe...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of General Physiology
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0022-1295,1540-7748
DOI: 10.1085/jgp.113.1.97