Transient receptor potential (TRP) and Cch1-Yam8 channels play key roles in the regulation of cytoplasmic Ca2+ in fission yeast.

ABSTRACT: The regulation of cytoplasmic Ca(2+) is crucial for various cellular processes. Here, we examined the cytoplasmic Ca(2+) levels in living fission yeast cells by a highly sensitive bioluminescence resonance energy transfer-based assay using GFP-aequorin fusion protein linked by 19 amino acid. We monitored the cytoplasmic Ca(2+) level and its change caused by extracellular stimulants such as CaCl(2) or NaCl plus FK506 (calcineurin inhibitor). We found that the extracellularly added Ca(2+) caused a dose-dependent increase in the cytoplasmic Ca(2+) level and resulted in a burst-like peak. The overexpression of two transient receptor potential (TRP) channel homologues, Trp1322 or Pkd2, markedly enhanced this response. Interestingly, the burst-like peak upon TRP overexpression was completely abo

SUBMITTER: Ma Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3139647 | biostudies-literature | 2011

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature