Abstract
Following the discovery of inositol-1,4,5-trisphosphate as a second messenger, many other inositol phosphates were discovered in quick succession, with some understanding of their synthesis pathways and a few guesses at their possible functions. But then it all seemed to go comparatively quiet, with an explosion of interest in the inositol lipids. Now the water-soluble phase is once again becoming a focus of interest. Old and new data point to a new vista of inositol phosphates, with functions in many diverse aspects of cell biology, such as ion-channel physiology, membrane dynamics and nuclear signalling.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 327-338 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology |
Volume | 2 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 2001 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Molecular Biology
- Cell Biology