title: CDPKs - a kinase for every Ca2+ signal?
abstract: Numerous stimuli can alter the Ca2+concentration in the cytoplasm, a factor common to many physiological responses in plant and animal cells. Calcium-binding proteins decode information contained in the temporal and spatial patterns of these Ca2+ signals and bring about changes in metabolism and gene expression. In addition to calmodulin, a calcium-binding protein found in all eukaryotes, plants contain a large family of calcium-binding regulatory protein kinases. Evidence is accumulating that these protein kinases participate in numerous aspects of plant growth and development.
authors.affiliation: Dept of Botany, University of Florida, Gainesville 32611-8526, USA. harmon@botany.ufl.edu
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Harmon
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gribskov
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Harper
mesh_terms: D020013:Calcium Signaling; D017871:Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D013379:Substrate Specificity
chemical_list: D017871:Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinases