| Literature DB >> 25555684 |
Don-On Daniel Mak1, J Kevin Foskett2.
Abstract
As an intracellular Ca(2+) release channel at the endoplasmic reticulum membrane, the ubiquitous inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (InsP3) receptor (InsP3R) plays a crucial role in the generation, propagation and regulation of intracellular Ca(2+) signals that regulate numerous physiological and pathophysiological processes. This review provides a concise account of the fundamental single-channel properties of the InsP3R channel: its conductance properties and its regulation by InsP3 and Ca(2+), its physiological ligands, studied using nuclear patch clamp electrophysiology.Entities:
Keywords: Calcium signal; Endoplasmic reticulum; Inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor; Intracellular calcium; Ion channel; Patch clamp electrophysiology
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Year: 2014 PMID: 25555684 PMCID: PMC4458407 DOI: 10.1016/j.ceca.2014.12.008
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cell Calcium ISSN: 0143-4160 Impact factor: 6.817