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FEBS Lett
2005 Jan 31;5793:671-6. doi: 10.1016/j.febslet.2004.12.043.
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Chronic ethanol exposure induces an N-type calcium channel splice variant with altered channel kinetics.
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Chronic ethanol exposure increases the density of N-type calcium channels in brain. We report that ethanol increases levels of mRNA for a splice variant of the N channel specific subunit alpha1 2.2 that lacks exon 31a. Whole cell recordings demonstrated an increase in N-type current with a faster activation rate and a shift in activation to more negative potentials after chronic alcohol exposure, consistent with increased abundance of channels containing this variant. These results identify a novel mechanism whereby chronic ethanol exposure can increase neuronal excitability by altering levels of channel splice variants.
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