Nature Communications (Dec 2022)

Selective posttranslational inhibition of CaVβ1-associated voltage-dependent calcium channels with a functionalized nanobody

  • Travis J. Morgenstern,
  • Neha Nirwan,
  • Erick O. Hernández-Ochoa,
  • Hugo Bibollet,
  • Papiya Choudhury,
  • Yianni D. Laloudakis,
  • Manu Ben Johny,
  • Roger A. Bannister,
  • Martin F. Schneider,
  • Daniel L. Minor,
  • Henry M. Colecraft

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-35025-7
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 19

Abstract

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Auxiliary subunit molecular diversity is an unexploited target for developing ion channel inhibitors. Here, the authors develop a general approach to inhibit ion channels based on the resident auxiliary subunit isoform to elucidate unique functions of distinct ion channel macromolecular complexes.