Recent advances in the regulation of plant calcium channels: evidence for regulation by G-proteins, the cytoskeleton and second messengers

Curr Opin Plant Biol. 1998 Oct;1(5):424-7. doi: 10.1016/s1369-5266(98)80267-7.

Abstract

Important aspects of the regulatory properties of plant calcium channels have been discovered during the past few years. These include the control of plasma membrane-bound channels by regulatory proteins and the characterization of a plethora of intracellular calcium release channels. Deciphering the mechanisms of regulation of different Ca2+ channels and the probable co-operation of their activities in response to various stimuli is leading to a better understanding of Ca2+-signalling processes in higher plants.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Abscisic Acid / physiology
  • Adenosine Diphosphate Ribose / analogs & derivatives
  • Adenosine Diphosphate Ribose / physiology
  • Calcium Channels / physiology*
  • Cyclic ADP-Ribose
  • Cytoskeleton / physiology*
  • GTP-Binding Proteins / physiology*
  • Ion Channel Gating
  • Membrane Potentials
  • Second Messenger Systems*
  • Signal Transduction

Substances

  • Calcium Channels
  • Cyclic ADP-Ribose
  • Adenosine Diphosphate Ribose
  • Abscisic Acid
  • GTP-Binding Proteins