IP3 receptor: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Created page with " IP3 receptor is a receptor situated on the Endplasmic Reticulum in the cytoplasm of a cell. It is opened by the presence of IP3 and calcium and allows calcium stored in the..." |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
IP3 receptor is a receptor situated on the | IP3 receptor is a receptor situated on the Endoplasmic Reticulum in the cytoplasm of a cell. It is opened by the presence of IP3 and calcium and allows calcium stored in the Endoplasmic Reticulum to be released into the cytoplasm of the cell. | ||
The IP3 receptor is essential for some key biological processes including; cell division, cell proliferation, fertilization, behaviour and learning and development. The receptor acts as a second messenger which leads to the release of calcium from its storage sites. It is also found abundantly in the Cerebellum as well as endoplasmic Reticulum. It has an asymmetrical structure consisting of a C-terminal alpha helical domain and an N-terminal Beta trefoil domain. | |||
Revision as of 14:10, 22 October 2015
IP3 receptor is a receptor situated on the Endoplasmic Reticulum in the cytoplasm of a cell. It is opened by the presence of IP3 and calcium and allows calcium stored in the Endoplasmic Reticulum to be released into the cytoplasm of the cell.
The IP3 receptor is essential for some key biological processes including; cell division, cell proliferation, fertilization, behaviour and learning and development. The receptor acts as a second messenger which leads to the release of calcium from its storage sites. It is also found abundantly in the Cerebellum as well as endoplasmic Reticulum. It has an asymmetrical structure consisting of a C-terminal alpha helical domain and an N-terminal Beta trefoil domain.