title: Inositol pyrophosphate pyrotechnics.
abstract: Physiologic roles of highly phosphorylated inositol phosphates, including those containing pyrophosphate groups, have been the focus of much recent interest. In the April 6, 2007 issue of Science, two papers (Lee et al., 2007; Mulugu et al., 2007) demonstrate the occurrence of a novel inositol pyrophosphate molecule in yeast and elucidate its role in phosphate homeostasis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
authors.forename: Rashna
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bhandari
authors.forename: Anutosh
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chakraborty
authors.forename: Solomon H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Snyder
mesh_terms: D007295:Inositol Phosphates / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010710:Phosphates / Q000378:metabolism; D010770:Phosphotransferases / Q000378:metabolism; D015398:Signal Transduction; D015003:Yeasts
chemical_list: D007295:Inositol Phosphates; D010710:Phosphates; D010770:Phosphotransferases