Calcium signaling: NAADP ascends as a new messenger

Curr Biol. 2003 Mar 4;13(5):R186-8. doi: 10.1016/s0960-9822(03)00120-9.

Abstract

NAADP is now established as a Ca(2+) messenger by recent studies which have shown that it is active in various cells, identified the targeted Ca(2+) stores and demonstrated a stimulus-activated increase in its endogenous levels.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Calcium / metabolism*
  • Calcium Signaling / physiology*
  • NADP / analogs & derivatives*
  • NADP / metabolism*
  • Ovum / metabolism
  • Sea Urchins / metabolism

Substances

  • NADP
  • NAADP
  • Calcium