title: [Cognitive Function and Calcium. Structures and functions of Ca2+-permeable channels].
abstract: Calcium is essential for living organisms where the increase in intracellular Ca2+ concentration functions as a second messenger for many cellular processes including synaptic transmission and neural plasticity. The cytosolic concentration of Ca2+ is finely controlled by many Ca2+-permeable ion channels and transporters. The comprehensive view of their expression, function, and regulation will advance our understanding of neural and cognitive functions of Ca2+, which leads to the future drug discovery.
authors: Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University, Japan.
authors: Shuji
authors: S
authors: Kaneko
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D015220:Calcium Channels / Q000378:metabolism*; D020013:Calcium Signaling / Q000502:physiology*; D003071:Cognition / Q000502:physiology*; D003600:Cytosol / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D009473:Neuronal Plasticity / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D015220:Calcium Channels; D002118:Calcium