COLOCALIZATION OF CALCIUM-ENTRY AND EXOCYTOTIC RELEASE SITES IN ADRENAL CHROMAFFIN CELLS

被引:129
作者
ROBINSON, IM [1 ]
FINNEGAN, JM [1 ]
MONCK, JR [1 ]
WIGHTMAN, RM [1 ]
FERNANDEZ, JM [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV N CAROLINA,DEPT CHEM,CHAPEL HILL,NC 27599
关键词
PULSED-LASER CA2+ IMAGING; AMPEROMETRY; SECRETION; ACTIVE ZONES;
D O I
10.1073/pnas.92.7.2474
中图分类号
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];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
''Snapshot'' images of localized Ca2+ influx into patch-clamped chromaffin cells were captured by using a recently developed pulsed-laser imaging system. Transient opening of voltage-sensitive Ca2+ channels gave rise to localized elevations of Ca2+ that had the appearance of either ''hotspots'' or partial rings found immediately beneath the plasma membrane. When the Ca2+ imaging technique was employed in conjunction with flame-etched carbon-fiber electrodes to spatially map the release sites of catecholamines, it was observed that the sites of Ca2+ entry and catecholamine release were colocalized. These results provide functional support for the idea that secretion occurs from ''active zone''-like structures in neuroendocrine cells.
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页码:2474 / 2478
页数:5
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