Table 2. Role of Ca2+ in the etiology of SCA.
Type of SCA | Protein | Effect on Ca2+ homeostasis | References |
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SCA1 | Ataxin 1 | Reduction of PC Ca2+-binding protein levels | 79,80 |
SCA2 | Ataxin 2 | Increase Ca2+ release from ER stores | 81,82 |
SCA3 | Ataxin 3 | Increase Ca2+ release from ER stores | 83 |
SCA5 | β-III-spectrin | Increase | 84 |
SCA6 | CACNA1A | Impaired Ca2+ flux into neurons | 85 |
SCA14 | PKCγ | Increase/Decrease | 86 |
SCA15 | ITPR1 | Inositol 1,4,5-triphosphate Ca2+ signaling | 87 |
SCA28 | AFG3-like protein 2 | MCU complex assembly | 47 |
CACNA1A, Ca2+ voltage-gated channel subunit alpha1 A; PKCγ, protein kinase C subunit γ ITPR1, inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor type 1; SCA, spinocerebellar ataxias.