Extracellular calcium sensing and extracellular calcium signaling

EM Brown, RJ MacLeod - Physiological reviews, 2001 - journals.physiology.org
The cloning of a G protein-coupled extracellular Ca2+ (Cao 2+)-sensing receptor (CaR) has
elucidated the molecular basis for many of the previously recognized effects of Cao 2+ on …

Complexes of tetraspanins with integrins: more than meets the eye

F Berditchevski - Journal of cell science, 2001 - journals.biologists.com
The transmembrane proteins of the tetraspanin superfamily are implicated in a diverse
range of biological phenomena, including cell motility, metastasis, cell proliferation and …

Heme oxygenase-1 in tumors: is it a false friend?

A Jozkowicz, H Was, J Dulak - Antioxidants & redox signaling, 2007 - liebertpub.com
Heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) catalyzes the oxidation of heme to biologically active products:
carbon monoxide (CO), biliverdin, and ferrous iron. It participates in maintaining cellular …

Glucocorticoids and vascular reactivity

S Yang, L Zhang - Current vascular pharmacology, 2004 - ingentaconnect.com
Corticosteroid hormones play an important role in the control of vascular smooth muscle
tone by their permissive effects in potentiating vasoactive responses to catecholamines …

Role of caveolin and caveolae in insulin signaling and diabetes

AW Cohen, TP Combs, PE Scherer… - American Journal of …, 2003 - journals.physiology.org
Caveolae are specialized membrane microdomains present within the plasma membrane of
the vast majority of cell types. They have a unique composition in that they are highly …

[HTML][HTML] Role of sphingomyelinase and ceramide in modulating rafts: do biophysical properties determine biologic outcome?

AE Cremesti, FM Goni, R Kolesnick - FEBS letters, 2002 - Elsevier
Recent biophysical data suggest that the properties of ceramide observed in model
membranes may apply to biological systems. In particular, the ability of ceramide to form …

Novel mechanisms of estrogen action in the brain: new players in an old story

CD Toran-Allerand, M Singh, G Sétáló Jr - Frontiers in neuroendocrinology, 1999 - Elsevier
Estrogen elicits a selective enhancement of the growth and differentiation of axons and
dendrites (neurites) in the developing brain. Widespread colocalization of estrogen and …

Involvement of cellular caveolae in bacterial entry into mast cells

JS Shin, Z Gao, SN Abraham - Science, 2000 - science.org
Caveolae are subcellular structures implicated in the import and transcytosis of
macromolecules and in transmembrane signaling. To date, evidence for the existence of …

G protein-coupled receptor signalling and cross-talk: achieving rapidity and specificity

EM Hur, KT Kim - Cellular signalling, 2002 - Elsevier
Activation of a given type of G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) triggers a limited set of
signalling events in a very rapid and specific manner. The classical paradigm of GPCR …

A molecular dissection of caveolin-1 membrane attachment and oligomerization: two separate regions of the caveolin-1 C-terminal domain mediate membrane …

A Schlegel, MP Lisanti - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2000 - ASBMB
Caveolins form interlocking networks on the cytoplasmic face of caveolae. The
cytoplasmically directed N and C termini of caveolins are separated by a central …