title: Regulation of nuclear calcium uptake by inositol phosphates and external calcium.
abstract: Factors affecting Ins(1,3,4,5)P4-mediated nuclear Ca2+ uptake are investigated, which include Ins(1,3,4,5)P4 receptor ligand specificity and free external Ca2+ concentrations. Among various inositol phosphates examined, Ins(1,3,4,5)P4, Ins(3,4,5,6)P4, and Ins(1,3,4,5,6)P5 can also stimulate 45Ca2+ influx into isolated rat liver nuclei by activating the Ins(1,3,4,5)P4 receptor-mediated Ca2+ uptake into the nucleus. The EC50 values of these polyphosphates range between 200 and 300 nM, which are 3-4 folds higher than that of Ins(1,3,4,5)P4. It is plausible that these polyphosphates in conjunction with Ins(1,3,4,5)P4 take part in the regulation of nuclear Ca2+ uptake in view of their intracellular levels during cell activation. Moreover, the inositol phosphate-induced Ca2+ uptake is facilitated by increasing Ca2+ levels in the uptake milieu, suggesting a possible link between cytosolic and nuclear Ca2+ signals through the Ins(1,3,4,5)P4 receptor.
authors.affiliation: Division of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, University of Kentucky, Lexington 40536-0082, USA.
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Hsu
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism*; D004357:Drug Synergism; D007295:Inositol Phosphates / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008099:Liver / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D051381:Rats; D018160:Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear / Q000502:physiology; D014316:Tritium
chemical_list: D007295:Inositol Phosphates; D018160:Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear; C061107:inositol-1,3,4,5-tetrakisphosphate receptor; D014316:Tritium; C081655:inositol-1,3,4,5-tetrakisphosphate; C081653:inositol-1,3,4,6-tetrakisphosphate; C013571:inositol pentaphosphate; D002118:Calcium