NFAT1 is activated by local Ca2+ entry, whereas NFAT4 also needs nuclear Ca2+
Nuclear Ca2+ increases via InsP3 receptors located on the inner nuclear membrane
NFAT1 and NFAT4 show very different rephosphorylation (deactivation) kinetics
Slow deactivation of NFAT1 affords a form of short-term memory to gene expression