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Channelling calcium

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Rises in the level of calcium ions inside cells are key biological signals. A long-sought protein involved in the 'store-operated' process by which calcium ions enter cells has now been identified.

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Figure 1: Two models for how the depletion of intracellular calcium stores might trigger the influx of calcium into a cell.

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