Mesh term Ryanodine Receptor Calcium Release Channel
Browse to parent terms:Calcium Channels
Muscle Proteins
Description
A tetrameric calcium release channel in the SARCOPLASMIC RETICULUM membrane of SMOOTH MUSCLE CELLS, acting oppositely to SARCOPLASMIC RETICULUM CALCIUM-TRANSPORTING ATPASES. It is important in skeletal and cardiac excitation-contraction coupling and studied by using RYANODINE. Abnormalities are implicated in CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIAS and MUSCULAR DISEASES.Search for this term in our Faculty Database
View this term at the NCBI website