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. 2021 Jul 28;11:708834. doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2021.708834
IP3R inositol-1,4,5-triphosphate receptor
IP3 inositol-1,4,5-triphosphate
ER endoplasmic reticulum
SOCEs store-operated calcium channels
PMCA plasma membrane Ca2+-ATPase
SERCA sarco(endo)plasmic reticulum Ca2+-ATPase
PLC phospholipase C
PI(4,5)P2 phosphatidylinositol 4,5-biphosphate
RBCs red blood cells
RBCM red blood cell membrane
PVM parasitophorous vacuole membrane
iRBCs infected red blood cells
uRBCs uninfected red blood cells
EIPA ethylisopropyl-amiloride
PTEX Plasmodium translocon of exported proteins
PV parasitophorous vacuole
cAMP cyclic-adenosine monophosphate
PfACβ P. falciparum adenylyl-cyclase β
HCO3 bicarbonate ion
Epac exchange protein directly activated by cAMP
Rap1 Ras-related protein 1
PfSR25 G-protein-coupled receptor-like
U73122 inhibitor of PLC
2-APB 2-aminoethyl diphenylborinate, inhibitor of IP3 signaling
PfATP6 a P. falciparum SERCA-type Ca2+-ATPase
Thg thapsigargin
FV food vacuole
PPi pyrophosphate
PolyP polyphosphate
VP1 vacuolar-H+-pyrophosphatase
V-ATPase vacuolar-H+-ATPase
CQ chloroquine
PfCRT P. falciparum chloroquine resistance transporter
FVM food vacuole membrane
TgA1 T. gondii Ca2+/H+-ATPase
TgVP1 T. gondii vacuolar-type H+-pyrophosphatase
AMDP amino-methylene-diphosphonate
TbPMC1 T. brucei vacuolar-Ca2+-ATPase
PfCHA or PfCAX P. falciparum Ca2+/H+ antiporter or P. falciparum Ca2+/H+ exchanger
CaBPs Ca2+ binding proteins
EF-hand motif motif for Ca2+ binding
CaM calmodulin
CBL calcineurin B-like family
CDPKs Ca2+-dependent protein kinases family (1-7)
PfPKB P. falciparum protein kinase B
PfGAP45 P. falciparum glideosome-associated protein 45
IMC inner membrane complex
PfCENs P. falciparum centrins (1-4)
MTOC microtubule-organizing center
CaMKs Ca2+/CaM-dependent kinases
PfPK2 P. falciparum protein kinase 2
PKG cGMP-dependent protein kinase
PKA cAMP- dependent protein kinase
IMC1g inner membrane complex protein 1g
iTRAQ isobaric tag for relative and absolute quantification
PfSERA5 P. falciparum serine repeat antigen 5
HSP90 heat-shock protein
HSPGs heparan sulphate proteoglycans
CSP circumsporozoite protein
STPPs serine/threonine protein phosphatases
CN calcineurin
CNA catalytic subunit of the calcineurin
CNB regulatory subunit of the calcineurin
AMA1-RON2 apical membrane antigen-1/rhoptry neck protein 2
PP7 protein phosphatase 7
IQ the first two amino acids of the calmodulin binding motif: Ile and Gln
PPP8 serine/threonine protein phosphatase 8
EBA-175 175 kDa erythrocyte binding antigen
PfRh1 P. falciparum reticulocyte binding-like protein 1
PfIMC1l P. falciparum inner membrane complex 1l
GAP40 glideosome-associated protein 40
SOC6 substrate of CDPK4 6
glyA glycophorin A
CLAG3.1/RhopH1 cytoadherence-linked asexual protein gene 3.1
PfRh2b P. falciparum reticulocyte binding-like protein 2b
PbRON11 P. berghei rhoptry neck protein 11
cGMP cyclic guanosine monophosphate
ICM-1 important for calcium mobilization-1 protein
cKO conditional knockout
GCα guanylyl cyclase alpha
PfPDEβ P. falciparum phosphodiesterase beta
PfMyoA P. falciparum myosin A
CREC family Calumenin, Reticulocalbin 1 and 3, ERC-55, Cab-45
PfERC P. falciparum endoplasmic reticulum-resident calcium-binding protein
CPA cyclopiazonic acid
SUB1 subtilisin-like protease
PMX plasmepsin X
MSP1 merozoite surface protein 1
EEF exo-erythrocytic form
NF-κB nuclear factor κB
CXCR4 C-X-C chemokine receptor type 4
BioID proximity-dependent biotin identification
APEX-2 ascorbate peroxidase-2