CACNG2

CACNG2

CACNG2

Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens


Calcium channel, voltage-dependent, gamma subunit 2, also known as CACNG2 or stargazin is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CACNG2 gene.[5]

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Function

L-type calcium channels are composed of five subunits. The protein encoded by this gene represents one of these subunits, gamma, and is one of several gamma subunit proteins. It is an integral membrane protein that is thought to stabilize the calcium channel in an inactive (closed) state. This protein is similar to the mouse stargazin protein, mutations in which having been associated with absence seizures, also known as petit-mal or spike-wave seizures. This gene is a member of the neuronal calcium channel gamma subunit gene subfamily of the PMP-22/EMP/MP20 family.[5]

Stargazin is involved in the transportation of AMPA receptors to the synaptic membrane, and the regulation of their receptor rate constants — via its extracellular domain — once it is there. As it is highly expressed throughout the cerebral cortex, it is likely to have an important role in learning within these areas, due to the importance of AMPA receptors in LTP.

Clinical significance

Disruptions of CACNG2 have been implicated in autism.[6]

Interactions

CACNG2 has been shown to interact with GRIA4,[7] DLG4,[7][8] and MAGI2.[9]

See also


References

  1. "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  2. "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  3. Brandler WM, Antaki D, Gujral M, Noor A, Rosanio G, Chapman TR, et al. (24 March 2016). "Frequency and Complexity of De Novo Structural Mutation in Autism". The American Journal of Human Genetics. 98 (4): 667–679. doi:10.1016/j.ajhg.2016.02.018. PMC 4833290. PMID 27018473.
  4. Chen L, Chetkovich DM, Petralia RS, Sweeney NT, Kawasaki Y, Wenthold RJ, Bredt DS, Nicoll RA (2000). "Stargazin regulates synaptic targeting of AMPA receptors by two distinct mechanisms". Nature. 408 (6815): 936–43. Bibcode:2000Natur.408..936C. doi:10.1038/35050030. PMID 11140673. S2CID 4427689.
  5. Choi J, Ko J, Park E, Lee JR, Yoon J, Lim S, Kim E (Apr 2002). "Phosphorylation of stargazin by protein kinase A regulates its interaction with PSD-95". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 277 (14): 12359–63. doi:10.1074/jbc.M200528200. PMID 11805122.

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