Calcium signaling is involved in diverse cellular processes in fungi. Issue 1 (2nd January 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Roy, Avishek; Kumar, Ajeet; Baruah, Darshana; Tamuli, Ranjan
• Is Part Of: Mycology. Volume 12:Issue 1(2021)
• Page Start: 10
• Page End: 24
• Publication Date: 2021-01-02
• Subjects: Calcium signalling -- calcineurin-Crz1 pathway -- Ca2+ transporter -- calmodulin and NCS-1 -- fungi -- phospholipase; Fungi -- Periodicals; Mycology -- Periodicals; Fungi; Mycology; Periodicals; 579.505
• DOI: 10.1080/21501203.2020.1785962
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2150-1203

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Calcium (Ca 2+ ) is a universal signalling molecule of life. The Ca 2+ signalling is an evolutionarily conserved process from prokaryotes to eukaryotes. Ca 2+ at high concentration is deleterious to the cell; therefore, cell maintains a low resting level of intracellular free Ca 2+ concentration ([Ca 2+ ]c ). The resting [Ca 2+ ]c is tightly regulated, and a transient increase of the [Ca 2+ ]c initiates a signalling cascade in the cell. Ca 2+ signalling plays an essential role in various processes, including growth, development, reproduction, tolerance to stress conditions, and virulence in fungi. In this review, we describe the evolutionary aspects of Ca 2+ signalling and cell functions of major Ca 2+ signalling proteins in different fungi.