PKC and PLA2: probing the complexities of the calcium network.
Lipid signaling and phosphorylation cascades are fundamental to calcium signaling networks. In this review, we will discuss the recent laboratory findings for the phospholipase A(2) (PLA(2))/protein kinase C (PKC) pathway within cellular calcium networks. The complexity and connectivity of these ubiquitous cellular signals make interpretation of experimental results extremely challenging. We present here computational methods which have been developed to conquer such complex data, and how they can be used to make models capable of accurately predicting cellular responses within multiple calcium signaling pathways. We propose that information obtained from network analysis and computational techniques provides a rich source of knowledge which can be directly translated to the laboratory benchtop.
van Rossum
Damian B
DB
Department of Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, PA, United States. dbv10@psu.edu
Patterson
Randen L
RL
D016718:Arachidonic Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D004075:Diglycerides / Q000378:metabolism; D008954:Models, Biological; D019869:Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D054467:Phospholipases A2 / Q000378:metabolism*; D011493:Protein Kinase C / Q000378:metabolism*; D015398:Signal Transduction; D050051:Transient Receptor Potential Channels / Q000378:metabolism
D004075:Diglycerides; D050051:Transient Receptor Potential Channels; D016718:Arachidonic Acid; D019869:Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases; D011493:Protein Kinase C; D054467:Phospholipases A2; D002118:Calcium