Avtor/Urednik     Guerrero-Hernandez, Austin; Dagnino-Acosta, Adan; Verkhratsky, Alexei
Naslov     An intelligent sarco-endoplasmic reticulum Ca[sup]2+ store
Tip     članek
Vol. in št.     Letnik 48, št. 2/3
Leto izdaje     2010
Obseg     str. 143-149
ISSN     0143-4160 - Cell calcium
Jezik     eng
Abstrakt     Simultaneous recording of cytosolic and sarco-endoplasmic reticulum (SR/ER) luminal free calcium concentrations ([Ca2+]i and [Ca2+]L, respectively) supports the notion that release channels (RyRs and IP3Rs) use a concealed Ca2+ source, likely to be associated with intra-SR/ER Ca2+ binding proteins, whereas SR/ER Ca2+ leak channels can only access free luminal Ca2+. We hypothesize that Ca2+ is trapped by oligomers of luminal Ca2+-binding proteins and that the opening of release channels induces the rapid liberation of this concealed Ca2+ source associated with intra-ER Ca2+ buffers. Our hypothesis may also clarify why SERCA pumps potentiate Ca2+ release and explain quantal characteristics and refractory states of Ca2+ release process.
Proste vsebinske oznake     endoplasmic reticulum
proteins
receptors
endoplazemski retikulum
proteini
receptorji