EA5
Chr 2ADcalcium voltage-gated channel auxiliary subunit beta 4
Also known as: CAB4, CACNLB4, EA5, EIG9, EJM, EJM4, EJM6
This gene encodes 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. The protein encoded by this locus 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), juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME), and episodic ataxia, type 5. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2016]
Primary Disease Associations & Inheritance
Some data sources returned errors (2)
ensembl: Error: Ensembl fetch failed: 400 for https://rest.ensembl.org/lookup/symbol/homo_sapiens/EA5?content-type=application/json&expand=1
gnomad: Error: Gene not found
Population Genetics & Constraint
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ClinVar Variant Classifications
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