Complex Calcium Oscillations and the Role of Mitochondria and Cytosolic Proteins
Catherine
Lloyd
Auckland Bioengineering Institute, The University of Auckland
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ABSTRACT: Intracellular calcium oscillations, which are oscillatory changes of cytosolic calcium concentration in response to agonist stimulation, are experimentally well observed in various living cells. Simple calcium oscillations represent the most common pattern and many mathematical models have been published to describe this type of oscillation. On the other hand, relatively few theoretical studies have been proposed to give an explanation of complex intracellular calcium oscillations, such as bursting and chaos. In this paper, we develop a new possible mechanism for complex calcium oscillations based on the interplay between three calcium stores in the cell: the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), mitochondria and cytosolic proteins. The majority ( approximately 80%) of calcium released from the ER is first very quickly sequestered by mitochondria. Afterwards, a much slower release of calcium from the mitochondria serves as the calcium supply for the intermediate calcium exchanges between the ER and the cytosolic proteins causing bursting calcium oscillations. Depending on the permeability of the ER channels and on the kinetic properties of calcium binding to the cytosolic proteins, different patterns of complex calcium oscillations appear. With our model, we are able to explain simple calcium oscillations, bursting and chaos. Chaos is also observed for calcium oscillations in the bursting mode.
The original paper reference is cited below:
Complex calcium oscillations and the role of mitochondria and cytosolic proteins, Marko Marhl, Thomas Haberichter, Milan Brumen and Reinhart Heinrich, 2000, Biosystems, 57, 75-86. PubMed ID: 11004387
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calcium dynamics
electrophysiology
mitochondria
oscillator
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Reinhart
Heinrich
Marko
Marhl
2000-07
Catherine Lloyd
A mathematical model of Ca2+ oscillations and the role of mitochondria
and cytosolic proteins.
This is the CellML description of Marhl et al's 2000 model of Ca2+
oscillations and the role of mitochondria and cytosolic proteins.
With their model they are able to explain simple Ca2+ oscillations,
bursting and chaos.
11004387
Milan
Brumen
BioSystems
Thomas
Haberichter
Complex calcium oscillations and the role of mitochondria and cytosolic proteins
57
75
86