Protein unc-80; Probable component of the nca-1 sodium channel complex, a cation channel that regulates neuronal activity by transmitting depolarization signals to synapses. Regulates the transition from slow to rapid forms of locomotion. Required for localization of nca-1 along axons and in non-synaptic regions. Contributes to endocytosis defects in synaptojanin mutants. Involved in the control of anasthetic response to halothane.

NCA Localization Factor.

VWFA domain-containing protein.

GuKc domain-containing protein.

SH3 domain-containing protein.

Voltage-dependent calcium channel unc-36; May act as an auxiliary subunit of the unc-2 voltage-gated calcium channel which appears to trigger calcium-activated signaling pathways that control the serotonin response. Inhibiting serotonin sensitivity of the vulval muscles results in egg laying defects. May act in both neurons and muscle cells to enhance motor activity as it is required for coordinated movement. Has a role in neural depolarization- induced calcium influx and pharyngeal pumping. Involved in restricting the expression of the putative olfactory receptor str-2 to only one of [...]

Voltage-dependent T-type calcium channel subunit alpha; Voltage-sensitive calcium channels (VSCC) mediate the entry of calcium ions into excitable cells and are also involved in a variety of calcium-dependent processes, including muscle contraction, hormone or neurotransmitter release, gene expression, cell motility, cell division and cell death. This channel gives rise to T-type calcium currents. T-type calcium channels belong to the "low-voltage activated (LVA)" group and are strongly blocked by nickel and mibefradil. A particularity of this type of channels is an opening at quite ne [...]

Calcium-activated potassium channel slo-1; Potassium channel activated by both membrane depolarization or increase in cytosolic Ca(2+) that mediates export of K(+). Its activation dampens the excitatory events that elevate the cytosolic Ca(2+) concentration and/or depolarize the cell membrane. It therefore contributes to repolarization of the membrane potential. Essential for the regulation of neurotransmitter release at synapses.

Innexin unc-7; Structural component of the gap junctions (By similarity). Required for coordinated locomotion. Probably by regulating neuronal transmission downstream of lin-3 and receptor lin- 23 and phospholipase plc-3 in ALA neurons, involved in the decrease in pharyngeal pumping during the quiescent state that precedes each larval molt.