Journal article
Sarco/endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+(SERCA)-pumps: link to heart beats and calcium waves
Abstract
Mobilization of endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ is pivotal to the ability of a cell to send or respond to stimuli. Ca(2+)-Mg(2+)-ATPases, termed SERCA pumps, sequester Ca2+ into the sarco/endoplasmic reticulum. There are several SERCA protein isoforms encoded by three genes. This paper summarizes the structure, function, tissue and subcellular distribution, and regulation of various SERCA isoforms. Then it attempts to link divergence in the signal …
Authors
Misquitta CM; Mack DP; Grover AK
Journal
Cell Calcium, Vol. 25, No. 4, pp. 277–290
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
April 1999
DOI
10.1054/ceca.1999.0032
ISSN
0143-4160