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Release of Ca2+ from plant hypocotyl microsomes by inositol-1,4,5-trisphosphate

1985; Elsevier BV; Volume: 130; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/0006-291x(85)91747-4

1090-2104

Bjørn K. Drøbak, Ian B. Ferguson,

GABA and Rice Research

The effect of inositol-1,4,5-trisphosphate on Ca2+ release from microsomes isolated from dark-grown zucchini (Cucurbita pepo L.) hypocotyls was studied. Up to 30% of the Ca2+ taken up by the microsomes in the presence of 2mM ATP, was released by mumolar concentrations of inositol-1,4, 5-trisphosphate. This release was very rapid (less than 0.5 min) and was followed by a slower re-uptake of Ca2+. The microsomal levels of Ca2+ previously attained were not re-established within 5 min. External concentration of free Ca2+ was maintained in the 10(-8)M region during the release. This is the first time that inositol-1,4,5-trisphosphate has been shown to have a regulatory effect on Ca2+ in plant membrane fractions. Phosphoinositides may be important in signal transduction in plant cells, by altering the cytoplasmic Ca2+ activity, a function already known in animal cells.