Exclusion of exogenous phosphatidylinositol-3,4,5-trisphosphate from neutrophil-polarizing pseudopodia: stabilization of the uropod and cell polarity.
AuthorsTian W, Laffafian I, Dewitt S, Hallett MB
JournalEMBO Rep
PubMed ID14528267
'Although there is accumulating evidence that the generation and localization of phosphatidylinositol-3,4,5-trisphosphate (PtdIns(3,4,5)P(3)) have important functions in neutrophil polarization and chemotaxis, the mechanism of this linkage has yet to be established. Here, using exogenous fluorescent PtdIns(3,4,5)P(3) introduced into the inner leaflet of the neutrophil plasma membrane by a cationic carrier, ... More
Homogeneous Ca2+ stores in rat adrenal chromaffin cells.
AuthorsInoue M, Sakamoto Y, Fujishiro N, Imanaga I, Ozaki S, Prestwich GD, Warashina A
JournalCell Calcium
PubMed ID12526884
The localization and function of Ca(2+) stores in isolated chromaffin cells of rat adrenal medulla were investigated using confocal laser microscopy and amperometry. Binding sites for BODIPY-inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP(3)), -ryanodine (Ry), and -thapsigargin (Thap) were both perinuclear and at the cell periphery. The endoplasmic reticulum (ER), which was identified by ... More