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Phosphatidylinositol 4,5-Diphosphate  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A phosphoinositide present in all eukaryotic cells, particularly in the plasma membrane. It is the major substrate for receptor-stimulated phosphoinositidase C, with the consequent formation of inositol 1,4,5-triphosphate and diacylglycerol, and probably also for receptor-stimulated inositol phospholipid 3-kinase. (Kendrew, The Encyclopedia of Molecular Biology, 1994)

Entry terms

  • Phosphatidylinositol 4,5-Biphosphate
  • Phosphatidylinositol-4,5-Biphosphate
  • Phosphatidylinositol Phosphate, PtdIns(4,5)P2
  • PtdIns(4,5)P2
  • PtdInsP
  • PtdInsP2
  • PtIns 4,5-P2

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