title: Inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate induced calcium release from corn coleoptile microsomes.
abstract: The effect of inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP3) on Ca2+ release from microsomes of corn coleoptiles was investigated. Addition of micromolar concentrations of IP3 to Ca2+ loaded microsomes resulted in rapid release of 20-30% of sequestered Ca2+. Maximal and half maximal Ca2+ release occurred at 20 and 8 microM of IP3 respectively. Part of the Ca2+ released by IP3 was reaccumulated into microsomes within 4 min. The amount of Ca2+ released by IP3 was found to be dependent on free Ca2+ concentration in the incubation medium at the time of release. Maximum Ca2+ release was observed around 0.1 microM free Ca2+ concentration in the assay medium. These data suggest that IP3 might act as a second messenger in plants in a manner similar to animal systems by altering cytosolic levels of calcium.
mesh_terms: D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D015544:Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate; D007295:Inositol Phosphates / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007700:Kinetics; D008861:Microsomes / Q000378:metabolism*; D010944:Plants / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D013403:Sugar Phosphates / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D007295:Inositol Phosphates; D013403:Sugar Phosphates; D015544:Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate; D002118:Calcium