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Journal of Cell Science

T-type channel

RESEARCH ARTICLE

Ca_V3.2 T-type channels mediate Ca²⁺ entry during oocyte maturation and following fertilization
Miranda L. Bernhardt, Yingpei Zhang, Christian F. Erxleben, Elizabeth Padilla-Banks, Caitlin E. McDonough, Yi-Liang Miao, David L. Armstrong, Carmen J. Williams

Journal of Cell Science 2015 128: 4442-4452; doi: 10.1242/jcs.180026

Summary: In mouse oocytes, Ca_V3.2 T-type channels have previously unrecognized roles in supporting accrual of Ca²⁺ stores during oocyte maturation and in mediating Ca²⁺ influx following fertilization.