However, Feske and his colleagues found that
calcium signals also are required for the development of iTreg cells and that their numbers are strongly reduced in the lungs of the infected STIM1 - deficient mice.
Not exact matches
Calcium is a mineral needed for bone development, but it is
also needed to send
signals to cells and produce energy.
«Our studies suggest that the local auxin
signals can be communicated over long distances using
calcium waves in order to generate an auxin
signal also in target cells located far away,» Hedrich says.
By micro-injecting IAA directly into the root hair, Julian Dindas
also demonstrated that an auxin - treated cell does more than send a
calcium signal.
Latest research from the National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS, Bangalore), now shows that maintaining
Calcium balance in cells is
also needed for another purpose — it may be regulating the levels of an important
signalling molecule called dopamine in the brain.
The team
also demonstrates a general mechanism that can explain how
calcium - dependent
signalling by calcineurin is executed.
Of general importance for systemic
calcium signaling is the wounding of the vascular system of the leaf, which is
also responsible for the internal transport of water and nutrients in the plant.
The mice
also scratched if they lacked the
calcium channel that transmits chloroquine - induced itch
signals and were exposed to chloroquine.
The researchers
also identified the molecular mechanisms — particularly the role of
signals from
calcium ions — involved in this effect.
In addition, caffeine may increase the activity of several
signaling enzymes, including the
calcium - dependent protein kinase and protein kinase B (
also called Akt), which have roles in muscle glucose uptake during and after exercise.
Calcium ions
also allow neurons to
signal one another, which ties in to the gut - brain - skin axis.
Calcium also helps with building those bones, and with some essential body functions for you and your nugget: clotting blood, sending and receiving nerve
signals, supporting muscle function, releasing hormones and maintaining a normal heartbeat.
Calcium is
also important for brain functioning because of its effect on
signaling and neurotransmitter release.
Muscle strength, appropriate blood clotting, regular heartbeats, inter-cell communication, and transmission of
signals from one nerve to another are vital processes that
also need
calcium.
Parathyroid hormone
also signals the gastrointestinal tract to absorb more
calcium.