High Rates of Calcium-free Diffusion in the Cytosol of Living Cells

Overview

Journal Biophys J

Publisher Cell Press

Specialty Biophysics

Date 2021 Aug 29

PMID 34454909

Citations 4

Authors

Cecilia Villarruel

Pablo S Aguilar

Silvina Ponce Dawson

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Abstract

Calcium (Ca) is a universal second messenger that participates in the regulation of innumerous physiological processes. The way in which local elevations of the cytosolic Ca concentration spread in space and time is key for the versatility of the signals. Ca diffusion in the cytosol is hindered by its interaction with proteins that act as buffers. Depending on the concentrations and the kinetics of the interactions, there is a large range of values at which Ca diffusion can proceed. Having reliable estimates of this range, particularly of its highest end, which corresponds to the ions free diffusion, is key to understand how the signals propagate. In this work, we present the first experimental results with which the Ca-free diffusion coefficient is directly quantified in the cytosol of living cells. By means of fluorescence correlation spectroscopy experiments performed in Xenopus laevis oocytes and in cells of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, we show that the ions can freely diffuse in the cytosol at a higher rate than previously thought.

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