Structure and Properties of Proteins Involved in Ca2+ Transport and Homeostasis
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Macromolecules".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 May 2021) | Viewed by 18196
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Interests: structural biology; protein crystallography; cryo-electron microscopy; bacterial proteins; Helicobacter pylori; transport proteins
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2. Padova Neuroscience Center (PNC), University of Padova, Padova, Italy
Interests: organelle contact sites; mitochondria; calcium signaling; genetically encoded sensors; neurodegenerative diseases; endoplasmic reticulum; plasma membrane calcium pumps
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
It is difficult to underestimate the role of Ca2+ in the cell functioning since calcium ions play a fundamental role in many cellular processes. Ca2+ actively participates in a variety of cell signaling pathways by binding to several calcium-binding proteins. Calcium transport in and out of the cell membrane is strictly regulated through the use of pumps and channels and, once inside the cell, Ca2+ is stored in specific compartments or bound to specific proteins that keep its free concentration at the proper value. The structure of most of the proteins involved in calcium transport and homeostasis is currently known, and their functioning mechanism has been partially clarified. The goal of this Special Issue is to produce an up-to-date summary of the present knowledge of the structure–function relationship of the proteins involved in this process.
We encourage the submission of both original research articles and topical reviews on proteins involved in Ca2+ transport and homeostasis. All submitted articles will undergo peer review.
Prof. Dr. Giuseppe Zanotti
Prof. Tito Calì
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Calcium transport
- Calcium-binding proteins
- Calcium homeostasis
- Calcium pumps
- Ca2+-ATPases
- Calcium cell signaling pathways
- Sarcoplasmic reticulum
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