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ArticleThe Journal of general physiology2010

Unitary Ca(2+) current through recombinant type 3 InsP(3) receptor channels under physiological ionic conditions.

Horia Vais, J Kevin Foskett, Don-On Daniel Mak

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Article in The Journal of general physiology, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers.

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26citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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26 citing papers in PubMed, 44 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Horia VaisDepartment of Physiology and 2 Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
J Kevin Foskett
Don-On Daniel Mak
University of Pennsylvania · US

Funding

Multi-scale observation and modeling of IP3/Ca signalingR01GM065830 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIF-LOS ALAMOS NAT LAB · PI MAK, DON-ON DANIEL, PARKER, IAN · 2002 to 2017
$10.7M
MOLECULAR PHYSIOLOGY OF MAMMALIAN INSP3 RECEPTORSR01MH059937 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI FOSKETT, JAMES KEVIN · 2000 to 2014
$5.0M
Rapid kinetics of single InsP3R channel regulationR01GM074999 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI MAK, DON-ON DANIEL · 2005 to 2010
$1.4M
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM065830NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM074999NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH059937
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The ubiquitous inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (InsP(3)) receptor (InsP(3)R) channel, localized primarily in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) membrane, releases Ca(2+) into the cytoplasm upon binding InsP(3), generating and modulating intracellular Ca(2+) signals that regulate numerous physiological processes. Together with the number of channels activated and the open probability of the active channels, the size of the unitary Ca(2+) current (i(Ca)) passing through an open InsP(3)R channel determines the amount of Ca(2+) released from the ER store, and thus the amplitude and the spatial and temporal nature of Ca(2+) signals generated in response to extracellular stimuli. Despite its significance, i(Ca) for InsP(3)R channels in physiological ionic conditions has not been directly measured. Here, we report the first measurement of i(Ca) through an InsP(3)R channel in its native membrane environment under physiological ionic conditions. Nuclear patch clamp electrophysiology with rapid perfusion solution exchanges was used to study the conductance properties of recombinant homotetrameric rat type 3 InsP(3)R channels. Within physiological ranges of free Ca(2+) concentrations in the ER lumen ([Ca(2+)](ER)), free cytoplasmic [Ca(2+)] ([Ca(2+)](i)), and symmetric free [Mg(2+)] ([Mg(2+)](f)), the i(Ca)-[Ca(2+)](ER) relation was linear, with no detectable dependence on [Mg(2+)](f). i(Ca) was 0.15 +/- 0.01 pA for a filled ER store with 500 microM [Ca(2+)](ER). The i(Ca)-[Ca(2+)](ER) relation suggests that Ca(2+) released by an InsP(3)R channel raises [Ca(2+)](i) near the open channel to approximately 13-70 microM, depending on [Ca(2+)](ER). These measurements have implications for the activities of nearby InsP(3)-liganded InsP(3)R channels, and they confirm that Ca(2+) released by an open InsP(3)R channel is sufficient to activate neighboring channels at appropriate distances away, promoting Ca(2+)-induced Ca(2+) release.

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AnimalsCalciumCalcium SignalingCytoplasmEndoplasmic ReticulumInositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate ReceptorsKineticsLigandsPatch-Clamp TechniquesRatsRecombinant ProteinsCalciumInositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate ReceptorsLigandsRecombinant Proteins

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