Spatially and functionally distinct Ca2+ stores in sarcoplasmic and endoplasmic reticulum
Spatially and functionally distinct Ca2+ stores in sarcoplasmic and endoplasmic reticulum
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DOI:
10.1126/science.275.5306.1643
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发表时间:
1997-03-14
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56.9
通讯作者:
Blaustein, MP
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作者:
Golovina, VA;Blaustein, MP
The organization of calcium (Ca2+) stores in the sarco plasmic and endoplasmic reticulum (S-ER) is poorly understood. The dynamics of the storage and release of calcium in the S-ER of intact, cultured astrocytes and arterial myocytes were studied with high-resolution imaging methods. The S-ER appeared to be a continuous tubular network; nevertheless, calcium stores in the S-ER were organized into small, spatially distinct compartments that functioned as discrete units. Cyclopiazonic acid (an inhibitor of the calcium pump in the S-ER membrane) and caffeine or ryanodine unloaded different, spatially separate compartments. Heterogeneity of calcium stores was also revealed in cells activated by physiological agonists. These results suggest that cells can generate spatially and temporally distinct calcium signals to control individual calcium-dependent processes.