DEPLETION OF INTRACELLULAR CALCIUM STORES ACTIVATES A CALCIUM CURRENT IN MAST-CELLS

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HOTH, M
PENNER, R
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[1] Max-Pianck-Institut für Biophysikalische Chemie, 3400 Göttingen, Am Fassberg
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10.1038/355353a0
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
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IN many cell types, receptor-mediated Ca2+ release from internal stores is followed by Ca2+ influx across the plasma membrane 1-3. The sustained entry of Ca2+ is thought to result partly from the depletion of intracellular Ca2+ pools 4,5. Most investigations have characterized Ca2+ influx indirectly by measuring Ca2+-activated currents 6-9 or using Fura-2 quenching by Mn2+, which in some cells enters the cells by the same influx pathway 10,11 But only a few studies have investigated this Ca2+ entry pathway more directly 12-14. We have combined patch-clamp and Fura-2 measurements to monitor membrane currents in mast cells under conditions where intracellular Ca2+ stores were emptied by either inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate, ionomycin, or excess of the Ca2+ chelator EGTA. The depletion of Ca2+ pools by these independent mechanisms commonly induced activation of a sustained calcium inward current that was highly selective for Ca2+ ions over Ba2+, Sr2+ and Mn2+. This Ca2+ current, which we term I(CRAC) (calcium release-activated calcium), is not voltage-activated and shows a characteristic inward rectification. It may be the mechanism by which electrically nonexcitable cells maintain raised intracellular Ca2+ concentrations and replenish their empty Ca2+ stores after receptor stimulation.
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