Smooth muscle ion channels and regulation of vascular tone in resistance arteries and arterioles

NR Tykocki, EM Boerman… - Comprehensive …, 2017‏ - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Vascular tone of resistance arteries and arterioles determines peripheral vascular
resistance, contributing to the regulation of blood pressure and blood flow to, and within the …

Transient receptor potential channels in the vasculature

S Earley, JE Brayden - Physiological reviews, 2015‏ - journals.physiology.org
The mammalian genome encodes 28 distinct members of the transient receptor potential
(TRP) superfamily of cation channels, which exhibit varying degrees of selectivity for …

The versatility and universality of calcium signalling

MJ Berridge, P Lipp, MD Bootman - Nature reviews Molecular cell …, 2000‏ - nature.com
The universality of calcium as an intracellular messenger depends on its enormous
versatility. Cells have a calcium signalling toolkit with many components that can be mixed …

Store-operated calcium channels

AB Parekh, JW Putney Jr - Physiological reviews, 2005‏ - journals.physiology.org
In electrically nonexcitable cells, Ca2+ influx is essential for regulating a host of kinetically
distinct processes involving exocytosis, enzyme control, gene regulation, cell growth and …

Inositol Trisphosphate Receptor Ca2+ Release Channels

JK Foskett, C White, KH Cheung… - Physiological …, 2007‏ - journals.physiology.org
The inositol 1, 4, 5-trisphosphate (InsP3) receptors (InsP3Rs) are a family of Ca2+ release
channels localized predominately in the endoplasmic reticulum of all cell types. They …

The TRP superfamily of cation channels

C Montell - Science's STKE, 2005‏ - science.org
The transient receptor potential (TRP) protein superfamily consists of a diverse group of
cation channels that bear structural similarities to Drosophila TRP. TRP channels play …

Calcium signaling mechanisms in T lymphocytes

RS Lewis - Annual review of immunology, 2001‏ - annualreviews.org
Elevation of intracellular free Ca2+ is one of the key triggering signals for T-cell activation by
antigen. A remarkable variety of Ca2+ signals in T cells, ranging from infrequent spikes to …

Ion channels and their functional role in vascular endothelium

B Nilius, GUY Droogmans - Physiological reviews, 2001‏ - journals.physiology.org
Endothelial cells (EC) form a unique signal-transducing surface in the vascular system. The
abundance of ion channels in the plasma membrane of these nonexcitable cells has raised …

[HTML][HTML] The TRP channels, a remarkably functional family

C Montell, L Birnbaumer, V Flockerzi - Cell, 2002‏ - cell.com
TRP cation channels display an extraordinary assortment of selectivities and activation
mechanisms, some of which represent previously unrecognized modes for regulating ion …

Calcium signalling—an overview

MD Bootman, TJ Collins, CM Peppiatt… - Seminars in cell & …, 2001‏ - Elsevier
Calcium (Ca2+) is an almost universal intracellular messenger, controlling a diverse range
of cellular processes, such as gene transcription (see Mellström and Naranjo, this issue) …