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calcium channel, voltage-dependent, T type, alpha 1H subunit OKDB#: 5285
 Symbols: CACNA1H Species: human
 Synonyms: ECA6, EIG6, Cav3.2, CACNA1HB  Locus: 16p13.3 in Homo sapiens


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General Comment NCBI Summary: This gene encodes a T-type member of the alpha-1 subunit family, a protein in the voltage-dependent calcium channel complex. Calcium channels mediate the influx of calcium ions into the cell upon membrane polarization and consist of a complex of alpha-1, alpha-2/delta, beta, and gamma subunits in a 1:1:1:1 ratio. The alpha-1 subunit has 24 transmembrane segments and forms the pore through which ions pass into the cell. There are multiple isoforms of each of the proteins in the complex, either encoded by different genes or the result of alternative splicing of transcripts. Alternate transcriptional splice variants, encoding different isoforms, have been characterized for the gene described here. Studies suggest certain mutations in this gene lead to childhood absence epilepsy (CAE). [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
General function Channel/transport protein
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Cellular localization Plasma membrane
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Ovarian function Oocyte maturation
Comment CaV3.2 T-type channels mediate Ca2+ entry during oocyte maturation and following fertilization. Bernhardt ML et al. (2015) Initiation of mouse embryonic development depends upon a series of fertilization-induced rises in intracellular Ca(2+). Complete egg activation requires influx of extracellular Ca(2+); however, the channels that mediate this influx remain unknown. Here we tested whether the T-type channel CaV3.2, encoded by Cacna1h, mediates Ca(2+) entry into oocytes. We show that mouse eggs express a robust voltage-activated Ca(2+) current that is completely absent in Cacna1h(-/-) eggs. Cacna1h(-/-) females have reduced litter sizes, and careful analysis of Ca(2+) oscillation patterns in Cacna1h(-/-) eggs following in vitro fertilization (IVF) revealed reductions in first transient length and oscillation persistence. Total and endoplasmic reticulum (ER) Ca(2+) stores were also reduced in Cacna1h(-/-) eggs. Pharmacological inhibition of CaV3.2 in wild type CF-1 strain eggs using mibefradil or pimozide reduced Ca(2+) store accumulation during oocyte maturation and reduced Ca(2+) oscillation persistence, frequency, and number following IVF. Overall, these data show that CaV3.2 T-type channels have previously unrecognized roles in supporting the meiotic maturation-associated increase in ER Ca(2+) stores and mediating Ca(2+) influx required for the activation of development.//////////////////
Expression regulated by
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Ovarian localization Oocyte
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Follicle stages Preovulatory
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