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| HIDALGO,CECILIA; BULL,RICARDO; MARENGO,JUAN J; PÉREZ,CLAUDIO F; DONOSO,PAULINA. |
| The effects of redox reagents on the activity of the intracellular calcium release channels (ryanodine receptors) of skeletal and cardiac muscle, or brain cortex neurons, was examined. In lipid bilayer experiments, oxidizing agents (2,2'-dithiodipyridine or thimerosal) modified the calcium dependence of all single channels studied. After controlled oxidation channels became active at sub µM calcium concentrations and were not inhibited by increasing the calcium concentration to 0.5 mM. Subsequent reduction reversed these effects. Channels purified from amphibian skeletal muscle exhibited the same behavior, indicating that the SH groups responsible for modifying the calcium dependence belong to the channel protein. Parallel experiments that... |
| Tipo: Journal article |
Palavras-chave: Calcium dependence; Neurons; Redox state; Ryanodine receptors; Sarcoplasmic reticulum; Skeletal and cardiac muscle. |
| Ano: 2000 |
URL: http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0716-97602000000200011 |
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