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ReviewMolecular neurobiology2012

NALCN: a regulator of pacemaker activity.

Tom Z Lu, Zhong-Ping Feng

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Review in Molecular neurobiology, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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14citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 27% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 38 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. The Concise Guide to PHARMACOLOGY 2023/24: Ion channels.British journal of pharmacology · 2023
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  13. The sodium leak channel, NALCN, in health and disease.Frontiers in cellular neuroscience · 2014
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Tom Z LuDepartment of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, 3306 Medical Sciences Building, 1 King's College Circle, Toronto, ON, M5S 1A8, Canada.
Zhong-Ping Feng
Canada Research Chairs · CAUniversity of Toronto · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pacemaker cells play a fundamental role in generating or regulating many essential biological rhythms. Spontaneous pacemaker activity is dependent on the function of an array of ion channels expressed in these cells. Recent characterization of a Na(+) leak channel (NALCN) has linked to its role in conducting the background Na(+) current that depolarizes resting membrane properties of pacemaker neurons. NALCN, along with Unc79 and Unc80, forms a protein complex that is involved in regulating intrinsic membrane and synaptic activities. In this review, we will discuss the current understanding of NALCN channel physiology and its role in regulating cell excitability and pacemaker activity.

Indexed as

AnimalsBiological ClocksHumansModels, BiologicalSodium ChannelsStructural Homology, ProteinSynapsesWater-Electrolyte BalanceSodium Channels

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PMID22476981
OpenAlexW1981123233

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