RECOMBINANT AEQUORIN AS A PROBE FOR CYTOSOLIC FREE CA2+ IN ESCHERICHIA-COLI

被引:76
作者
KNIGHT, MR [1 ]
CAMPBELL, AK [1 ]
SMITH, SM [1 ]
TREWAVAS, AJ [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV COLL CARDIFF,DEPT MED BIOCHEM,CARDIFF CF4 4XN,S GLAM,WALES
关键词
AEQUORIN RECONSTITUTION; COELENTERAZINE; ESCHERICHIA-COLI; COMPLEMENT; PHAGOCYTOSIS; ANTIBIOTIC; CYTOPLASMIC-CA2+;
D O I
10.1016/0014-5793(91)80524-7
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
We describe a novel and simple method for the measurement of bacterial cytosolic free calcium ([Ca2+]i) using recombinant aequorin reconstituted within live bacterial cells. Using this method we have measured the effects of external calcium, complement, phagocytosis and antibiotics on the [Ca2+]i of Escherichia coli. In principle this method should be applicable to any genetically transformable organism and should suffer fewer problems [Ca2+]i of Escherichia coli. In principle this method should be applicable to any genetically transformable organism and should suffer fewer problems than fluorescent dyes for subcellular calcium measurement.
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页码:405 / 408
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