Extracellular ATP signaling and homeostasis in plant cells

Extracellular ATP signaling in plants.

Extracellular adenosine-5'-triphosphate (ATP) induces a number of cellular responses in plants and animals. Some of the molecular components for purinergic signaling in animal cells appear to be lacking in plant cells, although some cellular responses are similar in both systems [e.g. increased levels of cytosolic free calcium, nitric oxide (NO), and reactive oxygen species (ROS)]. The purpose ...

Intercellular Ca2+ signaling in alveolar epithelial cells through gap junctions and by extracellular ATP.

Inter- and extracellular-mediated changes in intracellular Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) can ensure coordinated tissue function in the lung. Cultured rat alveolar epithelial cells (AECs) have been shown to respond to secretagogues with increases in [Ca2+]i and have been shown to be gap junctionally coupled. However, communication of [Ca2+]i changes in AECs is not well defined. Monolayers of AECs...

Extracellular ATP-induced calcium signaling in mIMCD-3 cells requires both P2X and P2Y purinoceptors.

Kidney tubules are targets for the activation of locally released nucleotides through multiple P2 receptor types. Activation of these P2 receptors modulates cellular Ca(2+) signaling and downstream cellular function. The purpose of this study was to determine whether P2 receptors were present in mIMCD-3 cells, a mouse inner medullary collecting duct cell line, and if so, to examine their link w...

Extracellular ATP as a Regulator of Intracellular Signaling in Thyroid FRTL-5 Cells

ATP, an extracellular signaling molecule in red blood cells: a messenger for malaria?

Adenosine 5' triphosphate (ATP), discovered in 1929 by Karl Lohmannest, is described as an essential energy source for cells. In the biochemistry of all living organisms, ATP hydrolysis provides the energy required for the chemical reactions of metabolism. It is the precursor of a number of essential enzyme cofactors, such as nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD + ) and coenzyme A [NAD + , fl...