Calreticulin is a protein with many roles ... that bind to calcium in the sarcoplasmic reticulum — a specialized type of endoplasmic reticulum found in muscle cells. Since calcium is essential ...

The new research finds that the endoplasmic reticulum ... function.” The researchers, led by Benedetti, started by looking at ...

Skeletal muscle contraction is activated through voltage dependent release of Ca2+ from the intracellular storage location, the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR ... levels of ROS play important regulatory ...