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. 2017 Jul 5;68(1):1–17. doi: 10.1007/s12576-017-0556-6

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Fig. 1 — Current scheme for the regulation of smooth muscle contraction. GPCR G-protein coupled receptor; PLCβ phospholipase Cβ; PIP ₂ phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate; IP ₃ inositol 1,4,5-tripsphosphate; DAG diacylglycerol; PKC protein phosphatase C; SR sarcoplasmic reticulum; CaM calmodulin; MLCK myosin light chain kinase; MLCP myosin light chain phosphatase; GEF guanine nucleotide exchange factor; ROCK RhoA/rho-associated coiled-coil-containing protein kinase; CPI-17 PKC-potentiated inhibitory protein of 17 kDa. See the text for details