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 |
| 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 |