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Table 2 Summary of biophysical parameters of human Cav3.1, rat Cav3.1 and hCav3.1-hCav3.3 chimeras in the absence or presence of 1 μM ProTx I

From: Block of T-type calcium channels by protoxins I and II

Chimera

Current block (%) ProTx I (1 μM)

V0.5act (mV) Con

V0.5act (mV) ProTx I (1 μM)

Vh (mV) Con

Vh (mV) ProTx I (1 μM)

hCav3.1 wt

50

-52.3

-52.3

-74

-76

GGGI

23**

-43.5

-44.5

-75.3

-77.5

GIGG

43

-56.9

-49.0 #

-76.1

-75.9

GIGI

16**

-41.1

-33.5 #

-73.2

-73.2

IGIG

50

-41.8

-34.6 #

-68.9

-69.3

IGII

25*

-42.5

-41.0

-74.0

-73.7

lIIG

35

-41.7

-38.8

-72.5

-73.7

rCav3.1 wt

60

-57.6

-54.2

-75.1

-80.9 #

  1. Asterisks denote statistical significance relative to hCav3.1 for current block. The hash tag denotes significance relative to control [#, *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01].