Flickering calcium microdomains signal turning of migrating cells.
Flickering calcium microdomains signal turning of migrating cells.
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DOI:
10.1139/y09-118
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发表时间:
2010-02
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2.1
通讯作者:
Chao-liang Wei;Xianhua Wang;Min Chen;K. Ouyang;M. Zheng;Heping Cheng
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作者:
Chao-liang Wei;Xianhua Wang;Min Chen;K. Ouyang;M. Zheng;Heping Cheng
It has been well-established that polarized migrating cells exhibit a stable and transient gradient of intracellular calcium concentration ([Ca2+]i), increasing from front-to-rear, that is thought to be responsible for rear retraction. The paradox that arises is how calcium at the front of a cell catalyzes critical high-threshold calcium-dependent processes during cell migration and particularly in decision-making for a cell to turn. In this brief review, we discuss the recent discovery of flickering high-[Ca2+]i microdomains ("calcium flickers") at the front of migrating fibroblasts and their common role in transducing local membrane mechanical stress (via TRPM7, a stretch-activated calcium-permeating transient receptor potential channel) and chemoattractant-elicited signals (via type 2 inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor in the endoplasmic reticulum). Furthermore, we present a new model for patterned calcium flicker activity as the mechanism for steering the turning of a migrating cell.