Ca-dependent events

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R-HSA-111996
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Pathway
Species
Homo sapiens
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plasma membrane, endoplasmic reticulum membrane, nucleoplasm, endoplasmic reticulum lumen, cytosol
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5/5
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Ca-dependent events
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Calcium, as the ion Ca2+, is essential in many biological processes. The majority of Ca2+ in many organisms is bound to phosphates which form skeletal structures and also buffer Ca2+ levels in extracellular fluids (typically 1 millimolar). Intracellular free Ca2+, by contrast, is 10,000 times lower than the outside of the cell (typically 10 micromolar). This concentration gradient is used to import Ca2+ into cells where it acts as a second messenger.
Literature References
PubMed ID Title Journal Year
18083096 Calcium signaling

Clapham, DE

Cell 2007
16076488 Calcium signalling: past, present and future

Petersen, OH, Verkhratsky, A, Michalak, M

Cell Calcium 2005
17697045 IP3 receptor/Ca2+ channel: from discovery to new signaling concepts

Mikoshiba, K

J Neurochem 2007
11162741 Calcium signalling--an overview

Peppiatt, CM, MacKenzie, L, De Smet, P, Travers, M, Prothero, LS, Berridge, MJ, Seo, JT, Collins, TJ, Bootman, MD, Lipp, P, Tovey, SC, Ciccolini, F

Semin Cell Dev Biol 2001
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Orthologous Events
Ca-dependent events (Bos taurus)
Ca-dependent events (Caenorhabditis elegans)
Ca-dependent events (Canis familiaris)
Ca-dependent events (Danio rerio)
Ca-dependent events (Dictyostelium discoideum)
Ca-dependent events (Drosophila melanogaster)
Ca-dependent events (Gallus gallus)
Ca-dependent events (Mus musculus)
Ca-dependent events (Plasmodium falciparum)
Ca-dependent events (Rattus norvegicus)
Ca-dependent events (Saccharomyces cerevisiae)
Ca-dependent events (Schizosaccharomyces pombe)
Ca-dependent events (Sus scrofa)
Ca-dependent events (Xenopus tropicalis)
Authored
Jassal, B  (2004-03-31)
Le Novere, N  (2004-03-31)
Reviewed
Castagnoli, L  (2008-11-06)
Created
Schmidt, EE  (2004-03-31)
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