Observable effects of Ca2+ buffers on local Ca2+ signals

Calcium signals participate in a large variety of physiological processes. In many instances, they involve calcium entry through inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP3) receptors (IP3Rs), which are usually organized in clusters. Recent high-resolution optical experiments by Smith & Parker have pr...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Solovey, G., Dawson, S.P.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2010
País:Argentina
Institución:Universidad Nacional de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales
Repositorio:Biblioteca Digital (UBA-FCEN)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:paperaa:paper_1364503X_v368_n1933_p5597_Solovey
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_1364503X_v368_n1933_p5597_Solovey
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Buffers
Puffs
Sugars
Transport properties
High resolution
Local signal
Optical experiments
Physiological process
Calcium
buffer
calcium
inositol 1,4,5 trisphosphate
algorithm
article
biological model
calcium signaling
cell membrane
channel gating
chemistry
computer simulation
cytosol
dose response
endoplasmic reticulum
kinetics
metabolism
physiology
probability
statistical model
Algorithms
Calcium Signaling
Cell Membrane
Computer Simulation
Cytosol
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Endoplasmic Reticulum
Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate
Ion Channel Gating
Kinetics
Models, Biological
Models, Statistical
Probability
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Sumario:Calcium signals participate in a large variety of physiological processes. In many instances, they involve calcium entry through inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP3) receptors (IP3Rs), which are usually organized in clusters. Recent high-resolution optical experiments by Smith & Parker have provided new information on Ca2+ release from clustered IP3Rs. In the present paper, we use the model recently introduced by Solovey & Ponce Dawson to determine how the distribution of the number of IP3Rs that become open during a localized release event may change by the presence of Ca2+ buffers, substances that react with Ca2+, altering its concentration and transport properties. We then discuss how buffer properties could be extracted from the observation of local signals. © 2010 The Royal Society.