SDS
Sheep Inositol Triphosphate ELISA kit
Catalog #: E14I0011
Sample Type: Biological samples

 

Other Names

InsP3; Inositol 1;4;5-Trisphosphate; Triphosphoinositol

Research Area

Metabolism, Signal transduction, Cancer

Background

Inositol 1;4;5-triphosphate (IP3) functions as a second messenger for a myriad of extracellular stimuli including hormones; growth factors and neurotransmitters. Receptor tyrosine kinases indirectly increase the intracellular levels of IP3 through the activation of phospholipases such as phospholipase C (PLC); which convert phosphatidylinositol-4;5 bisphosphate into IP3 and diacylglycerol (DAG). The inositol 1;4;5-triphosphate receptor; IP3R; acts as an inositol triphosphate (IP3)-gated calcium release channel in a variety of cell types. Three IP3 receptor subtypes have been described and are designated IP3R-I; IP3R-II and IP3R-III. IP3R-I is the predominant IP3R subtype expressed in neuronal tissues and the central nervous system; but is also expressed at high levels in the liver.