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Record Nr.

UNINA9910831089303321

Titolo

Calcium and the cell [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester ; ; New York, : Wiley, 1986

ISBN

1-282-34582-6

9786612345821

0-470-51334-9

0-470-51335-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (312 p.)

Collana

Ciba Foundation symposium ; ; 122

Altri autori (Persone)

EveredDavid

WhelanJulie

Disciplina

574.19

574.19214

574.876042

Soggetti

Calcium - Physiological effect

Calcium-binding proteins

Cellular control mechanisms

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Editors: David Evered (organizer) and Julie Whelan.

"Symposium on Calcium and the Cell, held at the Ciba Foundation, London, 22-24 October 1985"--p.v.

"A Wiley-Interscience publication."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

CALCIUM AND THE CELL; Contents; Participants; Introduction; Voltage-dependent mechanisms for raising intracellular free calcium concentration: calcium channels; Vol tag e-de pend en t mob i I izat ion of intracellular calcium in skeletal muscle; lnositol trisphosphate and calcium mobilization; The calcium pump of plasma membranes; The sodium-calcium exchange system; Structural and mechanistic implications of the amino acid sequence of calcium- transporting ATPases; General discussion; Calcium binding to skeletal muscle troponin C and the regulation of muscle contraction

The physics and chemistry of the calcium- binding proteinsRegulation of the calcium signal by cal modul in; Smooth muscle: regulation by calcium and phosphorylation; Role of protein kinase C in calcium-



mediated signal transduction; Calcium in the action of growth factors; Calcium and the regulation of cytoskeletal assembly, structure and contract i Ii ty; Calcium and exocytosis; Calcium and morphogenetic fields; Index of contributors; Subject index

Sommario/riassunto

This collection of presentations from the Ciba Foundation Symposium of 1985 deals with the central role of calcium in intracellular processes. Discusses control of intracellular calcium as well as control by intracellular calcium, covering such topics as muscle contraction, metabolic processes, hormone and transmitter secretion, membrane transport and permeability, cellular architecture and growth, and the possible contribution of calcium gradients to early embryonic development. Includes carefully edited and extensive (almost half the book) discussions of chapter topics between active workers