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BLOOD
卷 100, 期 9, 页码 3392-3399出版社
AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY
DOI: 10.1182/blood.V100.9.3392
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- NHLBI NIH HHS [K08 HL 03350] Funding Source: Medline
- NIGMS NIH HHS [GM 24417] Funding Source: Medline
Calcium entry into mature erythrocytes (red blood cells; RBCs) is associated with multiple changes in cell properties. At low intracellular Ca2+, efflux of potassium and water predominates, leading to changes in erythrocyte rheology. At higher Ca2+ content, activation of kinases and phosphatases, rupture of membrane-to-skeleton bridges, stimulation of a phospholipid scramblase and phospholipase C, and induction of transglutaminase-mediated protein cross-linking are also observed. Because the physiologic relevance of these latter responses depends partially on whether Ca2+ entry involves a regulated channel or nonspecific leak, we explored mechanisms that initiate controlled Ca2+ influx. Protein kinase C (PKC) was considered a prime candidate for the pathway regulator, and phorbol-12 myristate-13 acetate(PMA), a stimulator of PKC, was examined for its influence on erythrocyte Ca2+. PMA was found to stimulate a rapid, dose-dependent influx of calcium, as demonstrated by the increased fluorescence of an entrapped Ca2+-sensitive dye, Fluo-3/AM. The PMA-induced entry was inhibited by staurosporine and the PKC-selective inhibitor chelerythrine chloride, but was activated by the phosphatase inhibitors okadaic acid and calyculin A. The PMA-promoted calcium influx was also inhibited by omega-agatoxin-TK, a calcium channel blocker specific for Ca(v)2.1 channels. To confirm that a Ca(v)2.1-like calcium channel exists in the mature erythrocyte membrane, RBC membrane preparations were immunoblotted with antiserum against the alpha(1A) subunit of the channel. A polypeptide of the expected molecular weight (190 kDa) was visualized. These studies indicate that an omega-agatoxin-TK-sensitive, Ca(v)2.1-like calcium permeability pathway is present in the RBC membrane and that it may function under the control of kinases and phosphatases.
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