Amplification of odor-induced Ca(2+) transients by store-operated Ca(2+) release and its role in olfactory signal transduction.
Amplification of odor-induced Ca(2+) transients by store-operated Ca(2+) release and its role in olfactory signal transduction.
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通过存储操作的 Ca(2) 释放放大气味诱导的 Ca(2) 瞬变及其在嗅觉信号转导中的作用。
DOI:
10.1152/jn.2000.83.1.501
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发表时间:
2000
影响因子:
2.5
通讯作者:
Greer,CA
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作者:
Zufall,F;Leinders-Zufall,T;Greer,CA
A critical role of Ca2+in vertebrate olfactory receptor neurons (ORNs) is to couple odor-induced excitation to intracellular feedback pathways that are responsible for the regulation of the sensitivity of the sense of smell, but the role of intracellular Ca2+stores in this process remains unclear. Using confocal Ca2+imaging and perforated patch recording, we show that salamander ORNs contain a releasable pool of Ca2+that can be discharged at rest by the SERCA inhibitor thapsigargin and the ryanodine receptor agonist caffeine. The Ca2+stores are spatially restricted; emptying produces compartmentalized Ca2+release and capacitative-like Ca2+entry in the dendrite and soma but not in the cilia, the site of odor transduction. We deplete the stores to show that odor stimulation causes store-dependent Ca2+mobilization. This odor-induced Ca2+release does not seem to be necessary for generation of an immediate electrophysiological response, nor does it contribute significantly to the Ca2+transients in the olfactory cilia. Rather, it is important for amplifying the magnitude and duration of Ca2+transients in the dendrite and soma and is thus necessary for the spread of an odor-induced Ca2+wave from the cilia to the soma. We show that this amplification process depends on Ca2+-induced Ca2+release. The results indicate that stimulation of ORNs with odorants can produce Ca2+mobilization from intracellular stores without an immediate effect on the receptor potential. Odor-induced, store-dependent Ca2+mobilization may be part of a feedback pathway by which information is transferred from the distal dendrite of an ORN to its soma.