Introduction: regulated exocytosis.
Calcium ions regulate secretory processes in several ways. Most prominently they (i) trigger the release of vesicle contents rapidly and in a highly cooperative way and they (ii) control priming steps, which prepare vesicles for release. The importance of using assays with high time resolution for separating these distinct roles is pointed out here.
Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, 37077 Goettingen, Germany. eneher@gwdg.de
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D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D005089:Exocytosis / Q000502:physiology*; D007700:Kinetics; D022142:Secretory Vesicles / Q000378:metabolism
D002118:Calcium