FLUOROALUMINATE MIMICS AGONIST APPLICATION IN SINGLE-RAT HEPATOCYTES

被引:16
作者
WOODS, NM
DIXON, CJ
CUTHBERTSON, KSR
COBBOLD, PH
机构
[1] Department of Human Anatomy, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 3BX
基金
英国惠康基金;
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10.1042/bj2650613
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Single rat hepatocytes microinjected with the photoprotein aequorin were stimulated with glycogenolytic agonists or low concentrations of fluoroaluminate. Both protocols resulted in the generation of oscillations in cytolosic free Ca2+ levels from a resting value of approx. 200 nM and peaking at over 600 nM. However, oscillations induced by receptor-dependent agonists were more regular in both frequency and time course than those induced by direct activation of G-proteins. The role of G-proteins in the generation of repetitive free Ca2+ oscillations is discussed.
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页码:613 / 615
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