Role of voltage-dependent modulation of store Ca2+ release in synchronization of Ca2+ oscillations |
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| Authors: | Imtiaz Mohammad S Katnik Christopher P Smith David W van Helden Dirk F |
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| Affiliation: | The Neuroscience Group, School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan NSW 2308, Australia. Mohammad.Imtiaz@newcastle.edu.au |
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| Abstract: | Slow waves are rhythmic depolarizations that underlie mechanical activity of many smooth muscles. Slow waves result through rhythmic Ca(2+) release from intracellular Ca(2+) stores through inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP(3)) sensitive receptors and Ca(2+)-induced Ca(2+) release. Ca(2+) oscillations are transformed into membrane depolarizations by generation of a Ca(2+)-activated inward current. Importantly, the store Ca(2+) oscillations that underlie slow waves are entrained across many cells over large distances. It has been shown that IP(3) receptor-mediated Ca(2+) release is enhanced by membrane depolarization. Previous studies have implicated diffusion of Ca(2+) or the second messenger IP(3) across gap junctions in synchronization of Ca(2+) oscillations. In this study, a novel mechanism of Ca(2+) store entrainment through depolarization-induced IP(3) receptor-mediated Ca(2+) release is investigated. This mechanism is significantly different from chemical coupling-based mechanisms, as membrane potential has a coupling effect over distances several orders of magnitude greater than either diffusion of Ca(2+) or IP(3) through gap junctions. It is shown that electrical coupling acting through voltage-dependent modulation of store Ca(2+) release is able to synchronize oscillations of cells even when cells are widely separated and have different intrinsic frequencies of oscillation. |
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