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. 2018 Feb 16;28(3):296–306. doi: 10.1038/cr.2018.17

Table 2. Role of Ca2+ in the etiology of SCA.

Type of SCA Protein Effect on Ca2+ homeostasis References
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.