Calcium Dependent Gating
of P/Q Ca2+ Channels
• Kinetics of inactivation and facilitation differ
from L-type channel gating
• Calmodulin appears to be the Ca2+ sensor
and the IQ motif is one effector domain in a1A
• CBD may be another effector domain
• The Ca2+-binding protein CaBP1 regulates
inactivation in a Ca2+-independent manner