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T1 Mitochondrial free [Ca2+] dynamics measured with a novel low-Ca2+ affinity aequorin probe
A1 de la Fuente, Sergio
A1 Fonteriz, Rosalba I.
A1 de la Cruz, Pedro J.
A1 Montero, Mayte
A1 Alvarez, Javier
AB Mitochondria have a very large capacity to accumulate Ca(2+) during cell stimulation driven by the mitochondrial membrane potential. Under these conditions, [Ca(2+)](M) (mitochondrial [Ca(2+)]) may well reach millimolar levels in a few seconds. Measuring the dynamics of [Ca(2+)](M) during prolonged stimulation has been previously precluded by the high Ca(2+) affinity of the probes available. We have now developed a mitochondrially targeted double-mutated form of the photoprotein aequorin which is able to measure [Ca(2+)] in the millimolar range for long periods of time without problems derived from aequorin consumption. We show in the present study that addition of Ca(2+) to permeabilized HeLa cells triggers an increase in [Ca(2+)](M) up to an steady state of approximately 2-3 mM in the absence of phosphate and 0.5-1 mM in the presence of phosphate, suggesting buffering or precipitation of calcium phosphate when the free [Ca(2+)] reaches 0.5-1 mM. Mitochondrial pH acidification partially re-dissolved these complexes. These millimolar [Ca(2+)](M) levels were stable for long periods of time provided the mitochondrial membrane potential was not collapsed. Silencing of the mitochondrial Ca(2+) uniporter largely reduced the rate of [Ca(2+)](M) increase, but the final steady-state [Ca(2+)](M) reached was similar. In intact cells, the new probe allows monitoring of agonist-induced increases of [Ca(2+)](M) without problems derived from aequorin consumption.
PB portland press
SN 0264-6021
YR 2012
FD 2012-08-01
LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/70086
UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/70086
LA eng
NO de la Fuente S, Fonteriz RI, de la Cruz PJ, Montero M, Alvarez J. Mitochondrial free [Ca(2+)] dynamics measured with a novel low-Ca(2+) affinity aequorin probe. Biochem J. 2012 Aug 1;445(3):371-6. doi: 10.1042/BJ20120423. PMID: 22671130.
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RD 24-nov-2024