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RYR3

Ryanodine receptor 3 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the RYR3 gene.[1] The protein encoded by this gene is both a calcium channel and a receptor for the plant alkaloid ryanodine. RYR3 and RYR1 control the resting calcium ion concentration in skeletal muscle.[2]

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  1. Sorrentino V, Giannini G, Malzac P, Mattei MG (Feb 1994). “Localization of a novel ryanodine receptor gene (RYR3) to human chromosome 15q14-q15 by in situ hybridization”. Genomics. 18 (1): 163–5. doi:10.1006/geno.1993.1446. PMID 8276408.
  2. Perez CF, López JR, Allen PD (March 2005). “Expression levels of RyR1 and RyR3 control resting free Ca2+ in skeletal muscle”. Am. J. Physiol., Cell Physiol. 288 (3): C640–9. doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00407.2004. PMID 15548569.

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