Calcium imaging in Arabidopsis pollen cells using G-CaMP5
Calcium imaging in Arabidopsis pollen cells using G-CaMP5
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使用 G-CaMP5 对拟南芥花粉细胞进行钙成像
DOI:
10.1111/jipb.12642
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发表时间:
2018-09-01
影响因子:
11.4
通讯作者:
Huang, Shanjin
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作者:
Diao, Min;Qu, Xiaolu;Huang, Shanjin
Calcium (Ca2+) signaling has been implicated in pollen germination and pollen tube growth. To date, however, we still know very little about how exactly Ca2+ signaling links to various physiological subcellular processes during pollen germination and pollen tube growth. Given that Ca2+ signaling is tightly related to the cytosolic concentration and dynamics of Ca2+, it is vital to trace the dynamic changes in Ca2+ levels in order to decode Ca2+ signaling. Here, we demonstrate that G-CaMP5 serves well as an indicator for monitoring cytosolic Ca2+ dynamics in pollen cells. Using this probe, we show that cytosolic Ca2+ changes dramatically during pollen germination, and, as reported previously, Ca2+ forms a tip-focused gradient in the pollen tube and undergoes oscillation in the tip region during pollen tube growth. In particular, using G-CaMP5 allowed us to capture the dynamic changes in the cytosolic Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+](cyt)) in pollen tubes in response to various exogenous treatments. Our data suggest that G-CaMP5 is a suitable probe for monitoring the dynamics of [Ca2+](cyt) in pollen cells.