Concerted openings of clustered inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptors (IP 3Rs) result in short, localized Ca 2+ bursts, also called puffs, which are crucial regulators of Ca 2+-dependent signaling processes. However, the processes regulating Ca 2+ puff amplitude (average ∼0.5 ΔF/F 0) and duration (at half-maximal; average ∼25-30 ms) have yet to be elucidated. A recent study in JBC by Smith and Taylor determined that Ca 2+ puff amplitude is independent of IP 3R cluster density and that the termination of IP 3R Ca 2+ puff is regulated by IP 3 dissociation, illuminating the steps of this regulatory dance.