J. David Spafford

Calcium channel structural determinants of synaptic transmission between identified invertebrate neurons.

Determinants of inhibition of transiently expressed voltage-gated calcium channels by omega-conotoxins GVIA and MVIIA.

Expression and modulation of an invertebrate presynaptic calcium channel alpha1 subunit homolog.

Calcium-triggered membrane fusion proceeds independently of specific presynaptic proteins.

Functional interactions between presynaptic calcium channels and the neurotransmitter release machinery.

Uncoupling of calcium channel alpha1 and beta subunits in developing neurons.

In vitro characterization of L-type calcium channels and their contribution to firing behavior in invertebrate respiratory neurons.

Identification and functional expression of a family of nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subunits in the central nervous system of the mollusc Lymnaea stagnalis.

Molecular determinants of Rem2 regulation of N-type calcium channels.

PKC-induced intracellular trafficking of Ca(V)2 precedes its rapid recruitment to the plasma membrane.

Transient and big are key features of an invertebrate T-type channel (LCav3) from the central nervous system of Lymnaea stagnalis.

Mapping of dihydropyridine binding residues in a less sensitive invertebrate L-type calcium channel (LCa v 1).