p(HBP:"alpha-7-containing nAChR") increases bp(GO:"calcium ion transport into cytosol")

PubMed:19126755

Receptors composed of alpha7 subunits are known to desensitize rapidly and to have a high Ca2+:Na+ permeability ratio that exceeds that of the glutamate NMDA receptor, and the 3-4:1 ratio of most other nAChRs (8, 68, 78, 387). As a result, quite distinctly from other nAChRs and even other ligand-activated ion channels, the opening of alpha7 nAChR channels can impact on several Ca2+-dependent mechanisms, including activation of second messenger pathways (328, 456).

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