title: Cell signalling by inositol pyrophosphates.
abstract: Inositol serves as a module for the generation of a high level of molecular diversity through the combinatorial attachment and removal of phosphate groups. The array of potential inositol-containing molecules is further expanded by the generation of diphospho inositol polyphosphates, commonly referred as inositol pyrophosphates. All eukaryotic cells possess inositol pyrophosphates containing one or more diphospho- moieties. The metabolism of this class of molecules is highly dynamic, and the enzymes responsible for their metabolism are evolutionary conserved. This new, exciting class of molecules are uniquely chracterized by a high energetic diphospho- bound that is able to participate in phosphotrasfer reactions thereby generating pyrophosphorylation of protein. However, allosteric mechanisms of action have been also proposed. In the past decade several disparate nuclear and cytoplasmic functions have been attributed to inositol pyrophosphates, ranging from intracellular trafficking to telomere length control and from regulating apoptotic process to stimulating insulin secretion. The extraordinary range of cellular function controlled by inositol pyrophosphate underline their great importance.
authors.affiliation: MRC-LMCB, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University College London, Gower Street, WC1E 6BT, London, UK, dmcbado@ucl.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Adolfo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Saiardi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis; D001692:Biological Transport; D002633:Chemotaxis; D005057:Eukaryotic Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007294:Inositol / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D007295:Inositol Phosphates / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D007328:Insulin / Q000378:metabolism; D000078790:Insulin Secretion; D014176:Protein Biosynthesis; D012270:Ribosomes / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D015398:Signal Transduction; D013312:Stress, Physiological; D059505:Telomere Homeostasis
chemical_list: D007295:Inositol Phosphates; D007328:Insulin; D007294:Inositol