IP3 binds to the IP3 receptor, opening the Ca2+ channel

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R-RNO-182052
Type
Reaction [binding]
Species
Rattus norvegicus
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5/5
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SVG |   | PPTX  | SBGN
IP3 binds to the IP3 receptor, opening the Ca2+ channel
The IP3 receptor (IP3R) is an IP3-gated calcium channel. It is a large, homotetrameric protein, similar to other calcium channel proteins such as ryanodine. The four subunits form a 'four-leafed clover' structure arranged around the central calcium channel. Binding of ligands such as IP3 results in conformational changes in the receptor's structure that leads to channel opening.
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Orthologous Events
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