Tags: Protein.
The R-type calcium channel is a type of voltage-dependent calcium channel. Like the others of this class the α1 subunit forms the pore through which calcium enters the cell and determines most of the channel’s properties. This α1 subunit is also known as the calcium channel voltage-dependent R type alpha 1E subunit (CACNA1E) or Cav2.3 which in humans is encoded by the CACNA1E gene.They are strongly expressed in cortex hippocampus striatum amygdala and interpeduncular nucleus.