Nuclear envelope acts as a calcium barrier in C6 glioma cells
Nuclear envelope acts as a calcium barrier in C6 glioma cells
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DOI:
10.1006/bbrc.1996.0105
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发表时间:
1996-01-17
影响因子:
3.1
通讯作者:
Lee, CY
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作者:
Kong, SK;Tsang, D;Lee, CY
The temporal and spatial changes of intracellular free calcium ([Ca2+]i) within the cytosol and nucleis of C6 glioma cells have been investigated with laser confocal scanning microscopy to evaluate the current view that Ca2+ ions pass freely through nuclear pores by diffusion. Our results indicate that localized cytosolic Ca2+ release; which appeared as puffs, spread with an apparent diffusion rate of 0.35 +/- 0.07 mu m/sec (n = 44). This release was followed by an immediate Ca2+ uptake at the resting stage. Following the treatment with thapsigargin, an inhibitor of microsomal Ca2+-ATPase, release of nuclear Ca2+ from certain nuclear hot zones and nuclear envelope was obtained. Most of the nuclear Ca2+ released were confined to the nuclear boundary, but a slow migration of Ca2+ towards the cytosol was observed. The apparent diffusion rate of this Ca2+ release is 0.015 mu m/sec. By contrast, the inward spread into nucleus occurred with a diffusion rate of 0.04 mu m/sec. From these diffusion rates and other experimental evidence, we conclude that the movement of Ca2+ at the nucleocytosolic interface is more than a simple diffusion process and the interface is a barrier to Ca2+ movement. (C) 1996 Academic Press, Inc.