Imaging of Zn2+ release from pancreatic beta-cells at the level of single exocytotic events.
Imaging of Zn2+ release from pancreatic beta-cells at the level of single exocytotic events.
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在单个胞吐事件水平上从胰腺 β 细胞释放 Zn2 的成像。
DOI:
10.1021/ac0341057
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发表时间:
2003
影响因子:
7.4
通讯作者:
Kennedy,RobertT
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作者:
Qian,Wei-Jun;Gee,KyleR;Kennedy,RobertT
Regulated secretion of Zn2+from isolated pancreatic β-cells was imaged using laser-scanning confocal microscopy. In the method, β-cells were incubated in a solution containing the novel fluorescent Zn2+indicator FluoZin-3. Zn2+released from the cells reacted with the dye to form a fluorescent product, which was detected by the confocal microscope. The new dye is much brighter than Zinquin, previously used for this application, allowing detection limits of 10−40 nM and temporal resolution of 16 ms/image. The high temporal resolution allowed imaging of isolated fluorescent transients that occurred at the edge of the cells following stimulation with 20 mM glucose or 40 mM K+. Fluorescent transients took 16−50 ms to reach a peak from the initial rise and returned to baseline after 170 ± 50 ms (n= 78 transients from 15 cells). It was concluded that the transients correspond to detection of exocytotic release of Zn2+. Analysis of the temporal and spatial dispersion of the transients indicates that the release of Zn2+is not diffusion limited but is instead kinetically controlled in agreement with previous observations of insulin release detected by amperometry.