Protein phosphorylation is an important cellular regulatory mechanism as many enzymes
and receptors are activated/deactivated by phosphorylation and dephosphorylation events …

The environmentally important toxic metal, cadmium, exists as the Cd 2+ ion in biological
systems, and in this state structurally resembles Ca 2+. Thus, although cadmium exerts a …

The lateral habenula (LHb) has recently emerged as a key brain region in the
pathophysiology of depression. However, the molecular mechanism by which LHb becomes …

Homo sapiens are genetically diverse, but dramatic demographic and socioeconomic
changes during the past century have created further diversification with respect to age …

Tissue inflammation in several autoimmune diseases, including SLE and MS, has been
linked to an imbalance of IL-17–producing Th (Th17) cells and Tregs; however, the factors …

Evolution has exploited the chemical properties of Ca 2+, which facilitate its reversible
binding to the sites of irregular geometry offered by biological macromolecules, to select it as …

Calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (CaMKII) is a multifunctional
serine/threonine protein kinase that transmits calcium signals in various cellular processes …

Movement, behavioral, and neuropsychiatric disorders in children have been linked to
infections and a group of anti-neuronal autoantibodies, implying dopamine receptor …

Background The expression of calcium/calmodulin‐dependent kinase IV (CaMKIV) was
hitherto thought to be confined to the nervous system. However, a recent genome‐wide …

Abstract Background The divalent cation Calcium (Ca 2+) regulates a wide range of
processes in disparate cell types. Within insulin-producing β-cells, increases in cytosolic Ca …