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Journal of Experimental Biology, Vol 203, Issue 5 841-856, Copyright © 2000 by Company of Biologists
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MC Jeziorski, RM Greenberg and PA Anderson
Centro de Neurobiologia, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Juriquilla 76230, Queretaro, Mexico. jeziorsk@calli.cnb.unam.mx
The importance of voltage-gated Ca(2+) channels in cellular function is illustrated by the many distinct types of Ca(2+) currents found in vertebrate tissues, a variety that is generated in part by numerous genes encoding Ca(2+) channel subunits. The degree to which this genetic diversity is shared by invertebrates has only recently become apparent. Cloning of Ca(2+) channel subunits from various invertebrate species, combined with the wealth of information from the Caenorhabditis elegans genome, has clarified the organization and evolution of metazoan Ca(2+) channel genes. Functional studies have employed novel structural information gained from invertebrate Ca(2+) channels to complement ongoing research on mammalian Ca(2+) currents, while demonstrating that the strict correspondence between pharmacological and molecular classes of vertebrate Ca(2+) channels does not fully extend to invertebrate tissues. Molecular structures can now be combined with physiological data to develop a more cogent system of categorizing invertebrate channel subtypes. In this review, we examine recent progress in the characterization of invertebrate Ca(2+) channel genes and its relevance to the diversity of invertebrate Ca(2+) currents.
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