Strontium-Induced Repetitive Calcium Spikes in a Unicellular Green Alga1
AUTOR(ES)
Bauer, Claudia S.
FONTE
American Society of Plant Physiologists
RESUMO
The divalent cation Sr2+ induced repetitive transient spikes of the cytosolic Ca2+ activity [Ca2+]cy and parallel repetitive transient hyperpolarizations of the plasma membrane in the unicellular green alga Eremosphaera viridis. [Ca2+]cy measurements, membrane potential measurements, and cation analysis of the cells were used to elucidate the mechanism of Sr2+-induced [Ca2+]cy oscillations. Sr2+ was effectively and rapidly compartmentalized within the cell, probably into the vacuole. The [Ca2+]cy oscillations cause membrane potential oscillations, and not the reverse. The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) Ca2+-ATPase blockers 2,5-di-tert-butylhydroquinone and cyclopiazonic acid inhibited Sr2+-induced repetitive [Ca2+]cy spikes, whereas the compartmentalization of Sr2+ was not influenced. A repetitive Ca2+ release and Ca2+ re-uptake by the ER probably generated repetitive [Ca2+]cy spikes in E. viridis in the presence of Sr2+. The inhibitory effect of ruthenium red and ryanodine indicated that the Sr2+-induced Ca2+ release from the ER was mediated by a ryanodine/cyclic ADP-ribose type of Ca2+ channel. The blockage of Sr2+-induced repetitive [Ca2+]cy spikes by La3+ or Gd3+ indicated the necessity of a certain influx of divalent cations for sustained [Ca2+]cy oscillations. Based on these data we present a mathematical model that describes the baseline spiking [Ca2+]cy oscillations in E. viridis.
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