Table of Contents:
  • Introduction to calcium sensors
  • The neuronal calcium sensor (NCS) protein family
  • The calcium/myristoyl switch
  • Dynamics of hippocalcin translocation
  • Specific localization of NCS proteins
  • Functions of NCS-1
  • Hippocalcin in synaptic plasticity
  • KChIP proteins in traffic of potassium channels
  • Molecular targets of NCS proteins
  • The unique features of the NCS family