Table 1.

Biophysical properties

Solution Activation Inactivation Kinetics 
Cav2.3 WT PCa(max) ± SEM V1/2 ± SEM k ± SEM n V1/2 ± SEM k ± SEM n Af ± SEM τf ± SEM As ± SEM τs ± SEM n 
HEPES 0.011 ± 0.003 1.5 ± 1.0a 7.2 ± 0.1a 8 −36.1 ± 1.1b 8.9 ± 0.2 8 −0.24 ± 0.05b 0.17 ± 0.02 −0.59 ± 0.04 1.5 ± 0.2 6 
Tricine 0.010 ± 0.002 −15.6 ± 1.8 5.3 ± 0.2 12 −40.2 ± 1.2 8.2 ± 0.3 11 −0.38 ± 0.03 0.13 ± 0.01 −0.44 ± 0.02 1.2 ± 0.1 6 
Zn 7 µM 0.005 ± 0.001 −2.4 ± 2.9a 7.1 ± 0.1a 4 −30.4 ± 1.8a 9.8 ± 0.5 6 −0.14 ± 0.01a 0.33 ± 0.08 −0.52 ± 0.06 2.4 ± 0.6 6 
Cu 205 nM 0.007 ± 0.002 2.9 ± 1.2a 7.4 ± 0.1a 6 −26.8 ± 1.2a 9.7 ± 0.8 6 −0.18 ± 0.04a 0.21 ± 0.08 −0.48 ± 0.04 3.1 ± 0.4b 6 
H179E/H181A 
HEPES 0.010 ± 0.002 −12.7 ± 1.0 5.0 ± 0.2 7 −42.9 ± 1.8 9.1 ± 0.4 6 −0.32 ± 0.04 0.14 ± 0.02 −0.59 ± 0.04 1.3 ± 0.1 5 
Tricine 0.010 ± 0.001 −12.1 ± 1.1 5.2 ± 0.2 13 −41.2 ± 1.3 8.4 ± 0.2 8 −0.34 ± 0.03 0.14 ± 0.01 −0.55 ± 0.02 1.2 ± 0.1 5 
Zn 7 µM 0.008 ± 0.002 −9.4 ± 0.9 6.0 ± 0.3 5 −36.0 ± 2.4 9.2 ± 0.8 4 −0.31 ± 0.04 0.23 ± 0.11 −0.65 ± 0.17 2.8 ± 1.1 3 
Cu 205 nM 0.009 ± 0.002 −8.6 ± 1.9 5.6 ± 0.2 8 −37.2 ± 1.1 8.0 ± 0.4 6 −0.33 ± 0.02 0.20 ± 0.06 −0.64 ± 0.12 2.4 ± 0.7 5 

All parameters were calculated for each cell and then averaged. Statistically significant differences are noted with footnotes and are by one-way ANOVA, compared to the values obtained in Tricine:

a

P < 0.001.

b

P < 0.5.

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