title: Characterization of cDNA clones encoding two putative isoforms of the alpha 1 subunit of the dihydropyridine-sensitive voltage-dependent calcium channel isolated from rat brain and rat aorta.
abstract: cDNA clones encoding rat brain and rat aorta isoforms of the alpha 1 subunit of the dihydropyridine-sensitive, voltage-dependent calcium channel were isolated and sequenced. These tissue-specific cDNA clones share significant amino acid similarity with the rabbit skeletal muscle calcium channel alpha 1 subunit (75% and 66% amino acid identity for rat brain and rat aorta isoforms, respectively). Northern analysis revealed transcript sizes of 6.5 and 8.6 kb in aorta and 8.6 kb in brain.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology and Cell Biophysics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, OH 45267-0575.
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Koch
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hui
authors.forename: G E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Shull
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ellinor
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Schwartz
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001011:Aorta / Q000378:metabolism*; D015152:Blotting, Northern; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism*; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015220:Calcium Channels / Q000187:drug effects*; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics*; D004095:Dihydropyridines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D051381:Rats
chemical_list: D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers; D015220:Calcium Channels; D004095:Dihydropyridines; D004247:DNA