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Chemical genetic modification of Ca2+ channel activity

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Pharmacological and genetic modulators of voltage-gated Ca2+ channel (CaV) activity have been useful tools for understanding and modulating excitable cell function. A new method combines these approaches to provide pharmacological control of a genetically encoded suppressor of CaV activity.

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Figure 1: Rapamycin-dependent suppression of Cav activity.

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