Symbol CACNA1A Entrez 773 OMIM 601011 | IUPHAR 532 HUGO 1388 | |
Alt. symbols CACNL1A4, SCA6, MHP1, MHP | ||
The Q-type calcium channel is a type of voltage-dependent calcium channel. Like the others of this class, the α1 subunit is the one that determines most of the channel's properties.
They are poorly understood, but like R-type calcium channels, they appear to be present in cerebellar granule cells. They have a high threshold of activation and relatively slow kinetics.
References
Q-type calcium channel Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA