The enzyme is the calcium-pumping Ca2+-ATPase - an ion pump protein that maintains a concentration of calcium inside the cell, which is about 20,000 times lower than outside. Only, it does not pump ...

When animals and plants are exposed to influences such as bacterial attack, odour and cold, calcium ions flow into the cells. The calcium provides the cells with a signal about what is going on ...

We've all heard the advice: "Drink your milk and you will have strong bones and healthy teeth." It's supposed to help us meet our bodies' high calcium requirements. However, our cells keep calcium ...

High-speed pumps: Cells use high-speed pumps to pump calcium ions out of their interior. A team has created the first comprehensive transport model of plasma membrane CaATPase (PMCA) to study calcium ...

This press release is available in German. A Danish-British research team has discovered a turbo switch in the vital calcium pump in our body's cells. In studies at the X-ray source DORIS at Deutsches ...