“…The most critical structural feature of InsP 3 is its vicinal D-4,5-bisphosphate motif, with the 5-phosphate being the dominant partner in receptor interaction (Wilcox et al, 1997). The 1-phosphate also contributes to the receptor interaction specificity (Nahorski and Potter, 1989), potency (Willcocks et al, 1989;Jenkinson et al, 1992), and efficacy (Wilcox et al, 1995(Wilcox et al, , 1997. The hydroxyl group in 6-position appears to make a major contribution to the binding interactions with the receptor (Safrany et al, 1991), whereas FIG.…”