New Molecular Determinant for Inactivation of the Human L-Type α1C Ca2+ Channel

Molecular cloning of the human fibroblast Ca²⁺ channel pore-forming α_1C subunit revealed (Soldatov, 1992. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 89:4628-4632) a naturally occurring mutation g²²⁵⁴→ a that causes the replacement of the conservative alanine for threonine at the position 752 at the cytoplasmic end of transmembrane segment IIS6. Using stably transfected HEK293 cell lines, we have compared electrophysiological properties of the conventional α_1C,77 human recombinant L-type Ca²⁺ channel with those of its mutated isoform α_1C,94 containing the A752T replacement. Comparative quantification of steady-state availability of the current carried by α_1C,94 and α_1C,77 showed that A752T mutation prevented a large (≈25%) fraction of the current carried by Ca²⁺ or Ba²⁺ from fully inactivating. This mutation, however, did not appear to alter significantly the Ca²⁺-dependence and kinetics of decay of the inactivating fraction of the current or its voltage-dependence. The data suggests that Ala752 at the cytoplasmic end of IIS6 might serve as a molecular determinant of the Ca²⁺ channel inactivation, possibly regulating the voltage-dependence of its availability. Received: 14 January 2000/Revised: 20 June 2000     

��5��1 Integrin Engagement Increases Large Conductance, Ca2+-activated K+ Channel Current and Ca2+ Sensitivity through c-src-mediated Channel Phosphorylation

Large conductance, calcium-activated K⁺ (BK) channels are important regulators of cell excitability and recognized targets of intracellular kinases. BK channel modulation by tyrosine kinases, including focal adhesion kinase and c-src, suggests their potential involvement in integrin signaling. Recently, we found that fibronectin, an endogenous α5β1 integrin ligand, enhances BK channel current through both Ca²⁺- and phosphorylation-dependent mechanisms in vascular smooth muscle. Here, we show that macroscopic currents from HEK 293 cells expressing murine BK channel α-subunits (mSlo) are acutely potentiated following α5β1 integrin activation. The effect occurs in a Ca²⁺-dependent manner, 1–3 min after integrin engagement. After integrin activation, normalized conductance-voltage relations for mSlo are left-shifted at free Ca²⁺ concentrations ≥1 μm. Overexpression of human c-src with mSlo, in the absence of integrin activation, leads to similar shifts in mSlo Ca²⁺ sensitivity, whereas overexpression of catalytically inactive c-src blocks integrin-induced potentiation. However, neither integrin activation nor c-src overexpression potentiates current in BK channels containing a point mutation at Tyr-766. Biochemical tests confirmed the critical importance of residue Tyr-766 in integrin-induced channel phosphorylation. Thus, BK channel activity is enhanced by α5β1 integrin activation, likely through an intracellular signaling pathway involving c-src phosphorylation of the channel α-subunit at Tyr-766. The net result is increased current amplitude, enhanced Ca²⁺ sensitivity, and rate of activation of the BK channel, which would collectively promote smooth muscle hyperpolarization in response to integrin-extracellular matrix interactions.     

The α1A-Adrenoceptor couples to Ca2+ mobilization in mouse peritoneal macrophages

Activation of the α₁-adrenoceptor (α₁-AR) in mouse peritoneal macrophages induces a Ca²⁺-dependent K⁺ current via release of Ca²⁺ from internal stores [Hara et al. (1991) Pflügers Arch 419: 371–379]. In order to characterize the α₁-AR subtype in macrophages, we examined potencies of the α₁-AR subtype-selective antagonists against epinephrine-induced increases in intracellular Ca²⁺ concentration ([Ca²⁺]_i). The K_i values for the α₁-AR in macrophages of WB4101, 5-methylurapidil and phentolamine were 0.13 nM, 0.15 nM and 7.0 nM, respectively. (+)-Niguldipine (10 nM) completely blocked the response. Treatment with chloroethylclonidine (CEC) did not abolish the response. These pharmacological properties of the α₁-AR in macrophages agree quite well with those of the α_1A subtype.     

Structural Regions of the Cardiac Ca Channel α1C Subunit Involved in Ca-dependent Inactivation

We investigated the molecular basis for Ca-dependent inactivation of the cardiac L-type Ca channel. Transfection of HEK293 cells with the wild-type α_1C or its 3′ deletion mutant (α_1C−3′del) produced channels that exhibited prominent Ca-dependent inactivation. To identify structural regions of α_1C involved in this process, we analyzed chimeric α₁ subunits in which one of the major intracellular domains of α_1C was replaced by the corresponding region from the skeletal muscle α_1S subunit (which lacks Ca-dependent inactivation). Replacing the NH₂ terminus or the III–IV loop of α_1C with its counterpart from α_1S had no appreciable effect on Ca channel inactivation. In contrast, replacing the I–II loop of α_1C with the corresponding region from α_1S dramatically slowed the inactivation of Ba currents while preserving Ca-dependent inactivation. A similar but less pronounced result was obtained with a II–III loop chimera. These results suggest that the I–II and II–III loops of α_1C may participate in the mechanism of Ca-dependent inactivation. Replacing the final 80% of the COOH terminus of α_1C with the corresponding region from α_1S completely eliminated Ca-dependent inactivation without affecting inactivation of Ba currents. Significantly, Ca-dependent inactivation was restored to this chimera by deleting a nonconserved, 211–amino acid segment from the end of the COOH terminus. These results suggest that the distal COOH terminus of α_1S can block Ca-dependent inactivation, possibly by interacting with other proteins or other regions of the Ca channel. Our findings suggest that structural determinants of Ca-dependent inactivation are distributed among several major cytoplasmic domains of α_1C.     

Measuring the Influence of the BKCa β1 Subunit on Ca2+ Binding to the BKCa Channel

The large-conductance Ca²⁺-activated potassium (BK_Ca) channel of smooth muscle is unusually sensitive to Ca²⁺ as compared with the BK_Ca channels of brain and skeletal muscle. This is due to the tissue-specific expression of the BK_Ca auxiliary subunit β1, whose presence dramatically increases both the potency and efficacy of Ca²⁺ in promoting channel opening. β1 contains no Ca²⁺ binding sites of its own, and thus the mechanism by which it increases the BK_Ca channel''s Ca²⁺ sensitivity has been of some interest. Previously, we demonstrated that β1 stabilizes voltage sensor activation, such that activation occurs at more negative voltages with β1 present. This decreases the work that Ca²⁺ must do to open the channel and thereby increases the channel''s apparent Ca²⁺ affinity without altering the real affinities of the channel''s Ca²⁺ binding sites. To explain the full effect of β1 on the channel''s Ca²⁺ sensitivity, however, we also proposed that there must be effects of β1 on Ca²⁺ binding. Here, to test this hypothesis, we have used high-resolution Ca²⁺ dose–response curves together with binding site–specific mutations to measure the effects of β1 on Ca²⁺ binding. We find that coexpression of β1 alters Ca²⁺ binding at both of the BK_Ca channel''s two types of high-affinity Ca²⁺ binding sites, primarily increasing the affinity of the RCK1 sites when the channel is open and decreasing the affinity of the Ca²⁺ bowl sites when the channel is closed. Both of these modifications increase the difference in affinity between open and closed, such that Ca²⁺ binding at either site has a larger effect on channel opening when β1 is present.     

Are B-type Ca2+ Channels of Cardiac Myocytes Akin to the Passive Ion Channel in the Plasma Membrane Ca2+ Pump?

The present study demonstrates that B-type Ca²⁺ channels observed in rat ventricular myocytes markedly reacted to agents known to affect the ion-motive plasma membrane Ca²⁺-ATPase (PMCA) pump. Chlorpromazine (CPZ)-activated B-type Ca²⁺ channels were completely blocked by internal application of PMCA pump inhibitors, namely La³⁺ (100 μm), eosin (10 μm) and AIF₃ (100 μm). Calmodulin (50 U/ml), the main endogenous positive regulator of PMCA, was unable to activate but significantly reduced CPZ-activated B-type channel activity. In the same manner, ATP (1 and 4 mm), the main energizing substrate of PMCA, was able to reversibly and significantly reduce this activity in a dose-dependent manner. Interestingly, anti-PMCA antibody 5F10, but not anti-Na/K ATPase antibody (used as a negative control) induced a marked Ba²⁺-conducting channel activity that shared the same characteristics with that of CPZ-activated B-type channels. 5F10-Activated channels were mostly selective towards Ba²⁺, mainly had three observed conductance levels (23, 47 and 85 pS), were observed with a frequency of about 1 out of 5 membrane patches and were completely blocked by 10 μm eosin. These results suggest that B-type Ca²⁺ channels are some form of the PMCA pump. Received: 24 July 2000/Revised: 5 October 2000     

N-terminal Isoforms of the Large-conductance Ca2+-activated K+ Channel Are Differentially Modulated by the Auxiliary β1-Subunit

The large-conductance Ca²⁺-activated K⁺ (BK_Ca) channel is essential for maintaining the membrane in a hyperpolarized state, thereby regulating neuronal excitability, smooth muscle contraction, and secretion. The BK_Ca α-subunit has three predicted initiation codons that generate proteins with N-terminal ends starting with the amino acid sequences MANG, MSSN, or MDAL. Because the N-terminal region and first transmembrane domain of the α-subunit are required for modulation by auxiliary β1-subunits, we examined whether β1 differentially modulates the N-terminal BK_Ca α-subunit isoforms. In the absence of β1, all isoforms had similar single-channel conductances and voltage-dependent activation. However, whereas β1 did not modulate the voltage-activation curve of MSSN, β1 induced a significant leftward shift of the voltage activation curves of both the MDAL and MANG isoforms. These shifts, of which the MDAL was larger, occurred at both 10 μm and 100 μm Ca²⁺. The β1-subunit increased the open dwell times of all three isoforms and decreased the closed dwell times of MANG and MDAL but increased the closed dwell times of MSSN. The distinct modulation of voltage activation by the β1-subunit may be due to the differential effect of β1 on burst duration and interburst intervals observed among these isoforms. Additionally, we observed that the related β2-subunit induced comparable leftward shifts in the voltage-activation curves of all three isoforms, indicating that the differential modulation of these isoforms was specific to β1. These findings suggest that the relative expression of the N-terminal isoforms can fine-tune BK_Ca channel activity in cells, highlighting a novel mechanism of BK_Ca channel regulation.     

Further Characteristics of the Ca2+-inactivated Cl− Channel in Xenopus laevis Oocytes

Removal of extracellular Ca²⁺ activates ion channels in the plasma membrane of defolliculated oocytes of the South Africa clawed toad Xenopus laevis. At present, there is controversy about the nature of the Ca²⁺-inactivated ion channels. Recently, we identified one of these channels as a Ca²⁺-inactivated Cl⁻ channel (CaIC) using single channel analysis. In this work we confirm and extend previous observations on the CaIC by presenting a decisive extension of the regulation and inhibition profile. CaIC current is reversibly blocked by the divalent and trivalent cations Zn²⁺ (half-maximal blocker concentration, K_1/2= 8 μm), Cu²⁺ (K_1/2= 120 μm) and Gd³⁺ (K_1/2= 20 μm). Furthermore, CaIC is inhibited by the specific Cl⁻ channel blocker NPPB (K_1/2≈ 3 μm). Interestingly, CaIC-mediated currents are further sensitive to the cation channel inhibitor amiloride (500 μm) but insensitive to its high affinity analogue benzamil (100 μm). An investigation of the pH-dependence of the CaIC revealed a reduction of currents in the acidic range. Using simultaneous measurements of membrane current (I _m ), conductance (G _m ) and capacitance (C _m ) we demonstrate that Ca²⁺ removal leads to instant activation of CaIC already present in the plasma membrane. Since C _m remains constant upon Ca²⁺ depletion while I _m and G _m increase drastically, no exocytotic transport of CaIC from intracellular pools and functional insertion into the plasma membrane is involved in the large CaIC currents. A detailed overview of applicable blockers is given. These blockers are useful when oocytes are utilized as an expression system for foreign proteins whose investigations require Ca²⁺-free solutions and disturbances by CaIC currents are unwanted. We further compare and discuss our results with data of Ca²⁺-inactivated cation channels reported by other groups. Received: 18 June 1999/Revised: 13 August 1999     

骨骼肌内质网Ca2+泵转运Ca2+的结构基础

Ca2 泵(Ca2 -ATPase)是调节细胞内Ca2 浓度的重要蛋白质之一.Ca2 泵在转运Ca2 的过程中经历一系列构象变化.其中,E1状态为外向的Ca2 高亲和状态,E2状态则为内向的Ca2 低亲和状态.目前,骨骼肌内质网Ca2 泵转运Ca2 过程中的几个中间状态,包括E1-2Ca2 ,E1-ATP,E1-P-ADP,E2-Pi和E2状态的三维晶体结构已经解析.介绍这几种状态的晶体结构,并分析Ca2 泵在执行功能过程中结构与功能的关系.     

植物细胞Ca2+的微调系统——Ca2+_ATPase

本文对植物体细胞Ca２＋-ATPase的类型、亚细胞定位、生化特性、分子量差异、基因克隆、酶活性调节剂以及生理功能等方面的研究进展进行综述和讨论。     

Permeation Properties of Na+ and Ca2+ Ions through the Mouse ε2/ζ1 NMDA Receptor Channel Expressed in Xenopus Oocytes

Ion permeation properties of the mouse e₂/ζ₁ NMDA receptor channel expressed in Xenopus oocytes were studied using the outside-out patch-clamp technique. In symmetrical Na⁺ solutions, the single-channel I-V relations were almost linear at low electrolyte concentrations, but rectified inwardly for Na⁺ concentrations above 50 mm. In symmetrical Na⁺ solutions, the ``zero-current conductance' increased with Na⁺ concentration and saturated according to a hyperbolic curve, the half-maximal saturating activity, K _M (Na), being 14.2 mm and the maximal conductance, G _max(Na), 53.9 pS. When Ca²⁺ was present with Na⁺ in the external solution, the single-channel current was lower than in pure Na⁺, although the reversal potential indicated a higher permeability for Ca²⁺ than for Na⁺. Using ion activities, P_Ca/P_Na was found to be about 17. The I-V data were fitted with a model based on the Eyring's rate theory, assuming a one-ion pore with three energy barriers and two sites. The K _M (Ca) and G _max (Ca) were 76.5 μm and 21.2 pS, respectively. According to the estimated rate constants, K _M for Ca²⁺ is mainly determined by the binding strength of a site located 80% away from the channel opening at the external membrane-solution interface, a position similar to that postulated previously for the Mg²⁺ blocking site. Received: 3 May 1996/Revised: 25 September 1996     

Arabidopsis CNGC18 Is a Ca2＋-Permeable Channel

Dear Editor, Extracellular Ca2＋ influx focusing at the tips of pollen tubes is the main source of Ca2＋ for the pollen tube tip cytosolic Ca2＋ gradient, which is essential for both polar growth and orientation of pollen tubes in plants, and plasma membrane Ca2＋ channels were proposed to be present in the tips and function as key proteins by mediating and regulating extracellular Ca2＋ influx （for a review, see Guan et al., 2013）.     

Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Ca2+ Release Uses a Cascading Network of Intra-SR and Channel Countercurrents

In muscle, Ca²⁺ release from the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) into the cytosol is mediated through the ryanodine receptors (RyRs) and sustained by countercurrents that keep the SR membrane potential near 0 mV. Likewise, Ca²⁺ reuptake by the sarco/endoplasmic reticulum Ca²⁺ ATPase pump requires countercurrent. Although evidence has suggested that TRIC K⁺ channels and/or RyR K⁺ influx provide these countercurrents, the exact sources have not yet been determined. We used an equivalent circuit compartment model of a cardiac SR, the surrounding cytosol, and the dyadic cleft to probe the sources of countercurrent during a complete cardiac cycle. By removing and relocating TRIC K⁺ channels, as well as limiting when they are active, we explored the various possible sources of SR countercurrent under many conditions. Our simulations indicate that no single channel type is essential for countercurrent. Rather, a cascading network of countercurrents is present with anion fluxes within the SR redistributing charges throughout the full SR volume. This allows ion channels in the entire SR membrane, far from the Ca²⁺ fluxes through the RyRs in the junctional SR and sarco/endoplasmic reticulum Ca²⁺ ATPase pump in the nonjunctional SR, to mediate countercurrents that support Ca²⁺ release and reuptake. This multifactorial network of countercurrents allows Ca²⁺ release to be remarkably robust.     

Stargazin Modulates Neuronal Voltage-dependent Ca2+ Channel Cav2.2 by a Gβγ-dependent Mechanism

Loss of neuronal protein stargazin (γ₂) is associated with recurrent epileptic seizures and ataxia in mice. Initially, due to homology to the skeletal muscle calcium channel γ₁ subunit, stargazin and other family members (γ_3–8) were classified as γ subunits of neuronal voltage-gated calcium channels (such as Ca_V2.1-Ca_V2.3). Here, we report that stargazin interferes with G protein modulation of Ca_V2.2 (N-type) channels expressed in Xenopus oocytes. Stargazin counteracted the Gβγ-induced inhibition of Ca_V2.2 channel currents, caused either by coexpression of the Gβγ dimer or by activation of a G protein-coupled receptor. Expression of high doses of Gβγ overcame the effects of stargazin. High affinity Gβγ scavenger proteins m-cβARK and m-phosducin produced effects similar to stargazin. The effects of stargazin and m-cβARK were not additive, suggesting a common mechanism of action, and generally independent of the presence of the Ca_Vβ₃ subunit. However, in some cases, coexpression of Ca_Vβ₃ blunted the modulation by stargazin. Finally, the Gβγ-opposing action of stargazin was not unique to Ca_V2.2, as stargazin also inhibited the Gβγ-mediated activation of the G protein-activated K⁺ channel. Purified cytosolic C-terminal part of stargazin bound Gβγ in vitro. Our results suggest that the regulation by stargazin of biophysical properties of Ca_V2.2 are not exerted by direct modulation of the channel but via a Gβγ-dependent mechanism.     

Regulation of Large Conductance Ca2+-activated K+ (BK) Channel β1 Subunit Expression by Muscle RING Finger Protein 1 in Diabetic Vessels

The large conductance Ca²⁺-activated K⁺ (BK) channel, expressed abundantly in vascular smooth muscle cells (SMCs), is a key determinant of vascular tone. BK channel activity is tightly regulated by its accessory β1 subunit (BK-β1). However, BK channel function is impaired in diabetic vessels by increased ubiquitin/proteasome-dependent BK-β1 protein degradation. Muscle RING finger protein 1 (MuRF1), a muscle-specific ubiquitin ligase, is implicated in many cardiac and skeletal muscle diseases. However, the role of MuRF1 in the regulation of vascular BK channel and coronary function has not been examined. In this study, we hypothesized that MuRF1 participated in BK-β1 proteolysis, leading to the down-regulation of BK channel activation and impaired coronary function in diabetes. Combining patch clamp and molecular biological approaches, we found that MuRF1 expression was enhanced, accompanied by reduced BK-β1 expression, in high glucose-cultured human coronary SMCs and in diabetic vessels. Knockdown of MuRF1 by siRNA in cultured human SMCs attenuated BK-β1 ubiquitination and increased BK-β1 expression, whereas adenoviral expression of MuRF1 in mouse coronary arteries reduced BK-β1 expression and diminished BK channel-mediated vasodilation. Physical interaction between the N terminus of BK-β1 and the coiled-coil domain of MuRF1 was demonstrated by pulldown assay. Moreover, MuRF1 expression was regulated by NF-κB. Most importantly, pharmacological inhibition of proteasome and NF-κB activities preserved BK-β1 expression and BK-channel-mediated coronary vasodilation in diabetic mice. Hence, our results provide the first evidence that the up-regulation of NF-κB-dependent MuRF1 expression is a novel mechanism that leads to BK channelopathy and vasculopathy in diabetes.     

The cardiac α1C subunit can support excitation-triggered Ca2+ entry in dysgenic and dyspedic myotubes

Depolarization-induced entry of divalent ions into skeletal muscle has been attributed to a process termed Excitation-Coupled Ca²⁺ Entry (ECCE), which is hypothesized to require the interaction of the ryanodine receptor (RyR1), the L-type Ca²⁺ channel (DHPR) and another unidentified cation channel. Thus, ECCE is absent in myotubes lacking either the DHPR (dysgenic) or RyR1 (dyspedic). Furthermore, ECCE, as measured by Mn²⁺ quench of Fura-2, is reconstituted by expression of a mutant DHPR α_1S subunit (SkEIIIK) thought to be impermeable to divalent cations. Previously, we showed that the bulk of depolarization-induced Ca²⁺ entry could be explained by the skeletal L-type current. Accordingly, one would predict that any Ca²⁺ current similar to the endogenous current would restore such entry and that this entry would not require coupling to either the DHPR or RyR1. Here, we show that expression of the cardiac α_1C subunit in either dysgenic or dyspedic myotubes does result in Ca²⁺ entry similar to that ascribed to ECCE. We also demonstrate that, when potentiated by strong depolarization and Bay K 8644, SkEIIIK supports entry of Mn²⁺. These results strongly support the idea that the L-type channel is the major route of Ca²⁺ entry in response to repetitive or prolonged depolarization of skeletal muscle.     

Impaired Gating of an L-Type Ca2+ Channel Carrying a Mutation Linked to?Malignant Hyperthermia

Recently, we characterized the functional properties of a mutant skeletal muscle L-type Ca²⁺ channel (Ca_V1.1 R174W) linked to the pharmacogenetic disorder malignant hyperthermia. Although the R174W mutation neutralizes the innermost basic amino acid in the voltage-sensing S4 helix of the first conserved membrane repeat of Ca_V1.1, the ability of the mutant channel to engage excitation-contraction coupling was largely unaffected by the introduction of the bulky tryptophan residue. In stark contrast, the mutation ablated the ability of Ca_V1.1 to produce L-type current under our standard recording conditions. In this study, we have investigated the mechanism of channel dysfunction more extensively. We found that Ca_V1.1 R174W will open and conduct Ca²⁺ in response to strong or prolonged depolarizations in the presence of the 1,4-dihydropyridine receptor agonist ±Bay K 8644. From these results, we have concluded that the R174W mutation impedes entry into both mode 1(low P_o) and mode 2 (high P_o) gating states and that these gating impairments can be partially overcome by maneuvers that promote entry into mode 2.     

Calretinin Regulates Ca2+-dependent Inactivation and Facilitation of Cav2.1 Ca2+ Channels through a Direct Interaction with the α12.1 Subunit

Voltage-gated Ca_v2.1 Ca²⁺ channels undergo dual modulation by Ca²⁺, Ca²⁺-dependent inactivation (CDI), and Ca²⁺-dependent facilitation (CDF), which can influence synaptic plasticity in the nervous system. Although the molecular determinants controlling CDI and CDF have been the focus of intense research, little is known about the factors regulating these processes in neurons. Here, we show that calretinin (CR), a Ca²⁺-binding protein highly expressed in subpopulations of neurons in the brain, inhibits CDI and enhances CDF by binding directly to α₁2.1. Screening of a phage display library with CR as bait revealed a highly basic CR-binding domain (CRB) present in multiple copies in the cytoplasmic linker between domains II and III of α₁2.1. In pulldown assays, CR binding to fusion proteins containing these CRBs was largely Ca²⁺-dependent. α₁2.1 coimmunoprecipitated with CR antibodies from transfected cells and mouse cerebellum, which confirmed the existence of CR-Ca_v2.1 complexes in vitro and in vivo. In HEK293T cells, CR significantly decreased Ca_v2.1 CDI and increased CDF. CR binding to α₁2.1 was required for these effects, because they were not observed upon substitution of the II-III linker of α₁2.1 with that from the Ca_v1.2 α₁ subunit (α₁1.2), which lacks the CRBs. In addition, coexpression of a protein containing the CRBs blocked the modulatory action of CR, most likely by competing with CR for interactions with α₁2.1. Our findings highlight an unexpected role for CR in directly modulating effectors such as Ca_v2.1, which may have major consequences for Ca²⁺ signaling and neuronal excitability.     

苹果果肉质膜微囊主动运输Ca2+的Ca2+-ATP酶特性

应用４５Ｃａ２ ＋ 示踪法研究了苹果果肉质膜微囊依赖于Ｃａ２＋ 的ＡＴＰ 酶（Ｃａ２＋ＡＴＰ酶）活性与Ｃａ２＋ 运输之间的关系及激素对该酶活性的影响。结果表明：Ｃａ２ ＋ＡＴＰ 酶存在于质膜上并受载体Ａ２３１８７ 刺激而活性增加,该酶活性与依赖于ＡＴＰ 的Ｃａ２ ＋ 运输依抑制剂ＥＢ、游离Ｃａ２＋ 和ＡＴＰ浓度的变化并呈极为相似的饱和动力学特征;而其ＥＢ 半抑制浓度,Ｃａ２＋ 和ＡＴＰ 半饱和浓度分别为０ ．１ ,０ ．１ 和５０ μｍｏｌ／Ｌ,从而证实了正是Ｃａ２＋ＡＴＰ酶推动苹果果肉质膜微囊的Ｃａ２＋ 的主动运输。生长素与萘乙酸均可促进苹果果肉质膜微囊Ｃａ２＋ＡＴＰ酶活性和Ｃａ２＋ 吸收,而赤霉素则无此作用。     

Ca2+和突触细胞融合

神经突触传递对于神经系统功能的实现具有十分重要的意义,而神经突触传递涉及到突触囊泡膜和突触前膜的融合,3种膜蛋白SNARE特异性识别并形成复合物,从而介导了神经递质的释放。Ca^2 通过其感受器突触结合蛋白而调节了突触细胞的融合过程,也最终影响了神经元的胞吐作用。