Calcium ions trigger the exposure of phosphatidylserine on the surface of necrotic cells.
Intracellular Ca2+ level is under strict regulation through calcium channels and storage pools including the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). Mutations in certain ion channel subunits, which cause mis-regulated Ca2+ influx, induce the excitotoxic necrosis of neurons. In the nematode Caenorhabditis elegan...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2021-02-01
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| Series: | PLoS Genetics |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1009066 |