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Calcium and Phosphate Ion Uptake, Distribution, and Homeostasis in Cells of Vertebrate Mineralized Tissues
The chapter considers mechanisms by which cells regulate calcium and phosphate ion homeostasis with respect to the induction of extracellular...
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Calcium and Phosphate Ion Efflux from Cells: The Roles of Matrix Vesicles, Extracellular Vesicles, and Other Membrane-invested Transporters in Vertebrate Hard Tissue Mineralization
Based on studies of ion transport in a range of mineralizing vertebrate as well as invertebrate tissues, the chapter addresses the trafficking of...
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Calcium in Health and Disease
Evolution has exploited the chemical properties of Ca2+, which facilitate its reversible binding to the sites of irregular geometry offered by...
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Effector proteins of chlamydiae
This review summarizes the recently published data on the molecular mechanisms of Chlamydiae-host cell interaction, first of all, on chlamydial...
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Annexins: putative linkers in dynamic membrane–cytoskeleton interactions in plant cells
The plasma membrane, the most external cellular structure, is at the forefront between the plant cell and its environment. Hence, it is naturally...
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Cytosolic phospholipase A2 regulation in the hibernating thirteen-lined ground squirrel
Cytosolic calcium-dependent phospholipase A 2 (cPLA 2 ) has multiple roles including production of arachidonic acid (a key player in cellular signaling...
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From regulation of dying cell engulfment to development of anti-cancer therapy
Cell death and efficient engulfment of dying cells ensure tissue homeostasis and is involved in pathogenesis. Clearance of dying cells is a complex...
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Ionophorous functions of phosphatidic acid in the plant cell
Effects of phosphatidic acid (PA), a product of phospholipase D activity, on Ca 2+ and H + transport were investigated in membrane vesicles obtained...
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Phagocytosis of apoptotic cells: a matter of balance
Efficient clearance of apoptotic cells is required to control homeostasis in normal and pathological circumstances, and inappropriate clearance of...
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Actin Cytoskeleton and the Shape of the Plant Cell (A Review)
Recent advances in the study of the cytoskeleton, actin cytoskeleton mainly, its involvement in plant-cell growth of various types, the creation of...
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A Study of a Protein of the Annexin Group in Early Fish Development. II. Determination of Complete Amino Acid Sequence
We studied mRNA structure of 31 kDa annexin of zebrafish Brachydanio rerio using previously obtained 3"-terminal incomplete cDNA. The size of this...
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Annexin VI is Attached to Transverse-Tubule Membranes in Isolated Skeletal Muscle Triads
Annexin VI is a 68-kDa protein of the Annexin family, a group of Ca2+-dependent phospholipid-binding proteins widely distributed in mammalian tissues...
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Myosins Are Motor Proteins of the Actomyosin Motility System: Association with Membranes and with the Signal Pathways
Structural and functional characteristics of the motor proteins of the actomyosin motility system, myosins, which can be grouped into 15 classes, are...
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Calcium signalling: a historical account, recent developments and future perspectives
Ca 2+ is a uniquely important messenger that penetrates into cells through gated channels to transmit signals to a large number of enzymes. The...
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Roles of intracellular Ca2+receptors in the pancreatic β-cell in insulin secretion
Ca2+ is the central second messenger in the regulation of insulin release from the pancreatic β--cell; and intracellular Ca2+-binding proteins,...
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Roles of intracellular Ca2+ receptors in the pancreatic β-cell in insulin secretion
Ca2+ is the central second messenger in the regulation of insulin release from the pancreatic β-cell; and intracellular Ca2+-binding proteins,...