Phosphoinositide pathway and the signal transduction network in neural development
Department Organi di Senso, Policlinico Umberto I, Faculty of Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, viale del Policlinico 33, Rome 00185, Italy
Abstract
The development of the nervous system is under the strict control of a number of signal transduction pathways, often interconnected. Among them, the phosphoinositide (PI) pathway and the related phospholipase C (PI-PLC) family of enzymes have been attracting much attention. Besides their well-known role in the regulation of intracellular calcium levels, PI-PLC enzymes interact with a number of molecules belonging to further signal transduction pathways, contributing to a specific and complex network in the developing nervous system. In this review, the connections of PI signalling with further transduction pathways acting during neural development are discussed, with special regard to the role of the PI-PLC family of enzymes.
Keywords
phospholipase C; CNS development; calcium release
