| Literature DB >> 20817461 |
Kiwamu Tanaka1, Simon Gilroy, Alan M Jones, Gary Stacey.
Abstract
Extracellular adenosine-5'-triphosphate (ATP) induces a number of cellular responses in plants and animals. Some of the molecular components for purinergic signaling in animal cells appear to be lacking in plant cells, although some cellular responses are similar in both systems [e.g. increased levels of cytosolic free calcium, nitric oxide (NO), and reactive oxygen species (ROS)]. The purpose of this review is to compare and contrast purinergic signaling mechanisms in animal and plant cells. This comparison will aid our overall understanding of plant physiology and also provide details of the general fundamentals of extracellular ATP signaling in eukaryotes.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID: 20817461 PMCID: PMC4864069 DOI: 10.1016/j.tcb.2010.07.005
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Trends Cell Biol ISSN: 0962-8924 Impact factor: 20.808