Calcium.
Ca2+ is involved in an intriguing variety of different biological events. The rapid development of techniques such as region- or organelle-directed fluorescent probes and laser scanning confocal microscopy for studying cellular biological events at a molecular level provides us with a rich daily intake of new results. While detailed three-dimensional structures of many intracellular and extracellular Ca2+-binding proteins have become available, structural information on key membrane proteins is still lacking. An integrated picture of the molecular events behind the multifunctional roles of Ca2+ in biological systems is still pending.
Physical Chemistry 2, Lund University, P.O. Box 124, S-22100, Lund, Sweden.
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D015820:Cadherins / Q000737:chemistry; D002118:Calcium / Q000502:physiology*; D015220:Calcium Channels / Q000737:chemistry / Q000502:physiology; D002135:Calcium-Binding Proteins / Q000737:chemistry; D002448:Cell Adhesion / Q000502:physiology; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000378:metabolism; D004815:Epidermal Growth Factor / Q000737:chemistry; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes / Q000378:metabolism; D053496:Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Receptors; D008958:Models, Molecular; D018160:Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear / Q000737:chemistry; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000502:physiology
D015820:Cadherins; D015220:Calcium Channels; D002135:Calcium-Binding Proteins; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D053496:Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Receptors; D018160:Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear; D004815:Epidermal Growth Factor; D002118:Calcium