title: Protein kinase C, calcium and phospholipid degradation.
abstract: In most cells, calcium signals are transient, while the resulting physiological responses often persist longer. The sustained activation of protein kinase C has been postulated to be essential for maintaining such cellular responses. It is becoming clear that an elaborate network involving protein kinase C, calcium and degradation of membrane phospholipids may generate several molecules that are necessary for sustaining the activation of protein kinase C itself. Multiple members of the protein kinase C family show distinct responses to calcium and the phospholipid degradation products, suggesting their unique functions in cell signalling.
authors.affiliation: Biosignal Research Center, Kobe University, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Asaoka
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nishizuka
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008563:Membrane Lipids / Q000378:metabolism; D010740:Phospholipases / Q000378:metabolism; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000378:metabolism*; D011493:Protein Kinase C / Q000502:physiology*; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D008563:Membrane Lipids; D010743:Phospholipids; D011493:Protein Kinase C; D010740:Phospholipases; D002118:Calcium