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Nature Reviews Neuroscience 8, 182-193 (March 2007) | doi:10.1038/nrn2093

Neuronal calcium sensor proteins: generating diversity in neuronal Ca2+ signalling

Robert D. Burgoyne1  About the author

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In neurons, intracellular calcium signals have crucial roles in activating neurotransmitter release and in triggering alterations in neuronal function. Calmodulin has been widely studied as a Ca2+ sensor that has several defined roles in neuronal Ca2+ signalling, but members of the neuronal calcium sensor protein family have also begun to emerge as key components in a number of regulatory pathways and have increased the diversity of neuronal Ca2+ signalling pathways. The differing properties of these proteins allow them to have discrete, non-redundant functions.

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  1. The Physiological Laboratory, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Liverpool, UK.
    Email: burgoyne@liv.ac.uk

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