Histones and basic polypeptides activate Ca2+/cation influx in various cell types
Histones and basic polypeptides activate Ca2+/cation influx in various cell types
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DOI:
10.1042/bj3310623
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发表时间:
1998-04-15
影响因子:
4.1
通讯作者:
Benedetti, A
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作者:
Gamberucci, A;Fulceri, R;Benedetti, A
Histone H2A (1-10 mu g/ml) added to Ehrlich ascite cell suspensions promoted: (i) Ca2+ influx, but no apparent intracellular Ca2+ mobilization; (ii) plasma-membrane depolarization and Na+ influx in Ca2+-free medium, which were recovered by Ca2+ readmission; (iii) influx of other cations such as Ba2+, Mn2+, choline(+) and N-methyl-D-glucamine(+), but not of propidium(+), ethidium bromide and Trypan Blue. H2A-induced Ca2+ influx and cell depolarization were: (i) blocked by La3+ and Gd3+, but not by various inhibitors of receptor-activated Ca2+-influx pathways/channels; (ii) mimicked by various basic polypeptides, with M-r > 4000; (iii) prevented or reversed by polyanions such as polyglutamate or heparin; (iv) present in other cell types, such as Jurkat, PC12 and Friend erythroleukaemia cells, but virtually absent from rat hepatocytes and thymocytes. We conclude that cationic proteins/ polypeptides, by interacting in a cell-specific manner with the cell surface, can activate in those cells putative non-selective Ca2+ channels and membrane depolarization.