Francesco Amaldi died at the age of 84 in Rome on August 13, 2024, assisted by his beloved wife Paola and their children Andrea and Ilaria together with the grandchildren Jaco, Emilio, and Elena. He ...

Background and purpose: Calmodulin (CaM) levels exhibit significant elevation in the brain tissue of rodent and cell line models infected with prion, as well as in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) ...

Here, we find that Ca 2+-calmodulin-dependent kinase II (CaMKII) contributes to synaptic transmission and is required LTP maintenance. Acute inhibition of CaMKII erases LTP and transient inhibition of ...

KCa2.1, KCa2.2, KCa2.3 and KCa3.1 constitute a family of mammalian small- to intermediate-conductance potassium channels that are activated by calcium-calmodulin. KCa3.1 is unique among these four ...