A synthetic peptide for use as a blocking control in assays to test for specificity of CACNB4 antibody, Alternative Names: CACNB4 control peptide, CACNB4 antibody Blocking Peptide, Anti-CACNB4 Blocking Peptide, Calcium Channel Voltage-Dependent Beta 4 Subunit Blocking Peptide, CACNB4, CACNB-4, CACNB 4, CACNB-4 Blocking Peptide, CACNB 4 Blocking Peptide
CACNB4 is a member of the beta subunit family of voltage-dependent calcium channel complex proteins. Calcium channels mediate the influx of calcium ions into the cell upon membrane polarization and consist of a complex of alpha-1, alpha-2/delta, beta, and gamma subunits in a 1:1:1:1 ratio. Various versions of each of these subunits exist, either expressed from similar genes or the result of alternative splicing. CACNB4 plays an important role in calcium channel function by modulating G protein inhibition, increasing peak calcium current, controlling the alpha-1 subunit membrane targeting and shifting the voltage dependence of activation and inactivation. Certain mutations in this gene have been associated with idiopathic generalized epilepsy (IGE) and juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME).