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The involvement of the sigma-1 receptor in neurodegeneration and neurorestoration.
Journal of pharmacological sciences - 1 Jan 2015
Ruscher Karsten, Wieloch Tadeusz
Abstract excerpt
The sigma-1 receptor (Sig-1R) is a single 25 kD polypeptide and a chaperone protein immersed in lipid rafts of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) where it interacts with mitochondria at the mitochondria-associated ER membrane domain (MAM). Upon activation, the Sig-1R binds to the inositol trisphosphate receptor (IP3R), and modulates cellular calcium (Ca(2+)) homeostasis. Also, the activated Sig-1R modulates plasma...
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