Intracellular messenger formed by the action of phospholipase C on phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate, which is one of the phospholipids that make up the cell membrane. Inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate is released into the cytoplasm where it releases calcium ions from internal stores within the cell's endoplasmic reticulum. These calcium ions stimulate the activity of B kinase or calmodulin.
Also Known As:
1,4,5-IP3; Myoinositol 1,4,5-Triphosphate; 1,4,5-InsP3; Inositol 1,4,5-Triphosphate; Myo-Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate; D-myo-Inositol, 1,4,5-tris(dihydrogen phosphate)