Calcium and Cell Function

Preface

Contents of Previous Volumes

Chapter 1 Phosphoinositides and Calcium Signaling

I. Introduction

II. The Phosphoinositide Effect

III. Phosphoinositides and Calcium Mobilization

IV. Diacylglycerol as an Intracellular Messenger

V. Receptor Coupling to Cellular Responses

VI. Concluding Remarks

References

Chapter 2 Calmodulin-Stimulated Adenylate Cyclases

I. Mammalian Adenylate Cyclases

II. Calmodulin-Stimulated Bacterial Adenylate Cyclases

References

Chapter 3 Calcium/Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinases

I. Classes of Calmodulin Kinases: Molecular Characteristics

II. Tissue, Cellular, and Subcellular Distribution

III. Regulation of CaM Kinases by Phosphorylation

IV. Conclusion

References

Chapter 4 Regulation of Gene Expression by Calcium

I. Introduction

II. Ca2+ Regulation of Prolactin Gene Expression

IIΙ. Ca2+ Regulation of Genes Encoding for Glucose-Regulated Proteins, GRP 78 and GRP 94

V. Conclusions

References

Chapter 5 The Dynamics of [Ca2+]i during Mitosis

I. Introduction

II. Quantitative Measurements of [Ca2+]i Using Fluorescent Indicators

III. Changes of [Ca2+]i through Mitosis and Cell Division

IV. Conclusions

References

Chapter 6 Methods for the Measurement of Intracellular Ionized Calcium in Mammalian Cells: Comparison of Four Classes of Ca2+ Indicators

I. Introduction

II. Matching the Ca2+ Indicator with the Physiological Problem under Investigation

III. Characteristics of a Ca2+ Indicator

IV. Fluorescent Indicators

V. Metallochromic Indicators

VI. Bioluminescent Indicators

VII. Ca2+-Selective Microelectrodes

VIII. Comparison of Ca2+ Indicators

References

Index