title: Mechanism of arachidonic acid-induced Ca2+ mobilization in liver nuclei.
abstract: Arachidonic acid treatment in isolated liver nuclei resulted in a rapid and transient increase of Ca2+ concentration in the nucleoplasm which was monitored with the Ca(2+)-sensitive dye fura-2 dextran. This effect was associated with a decrease of Ca2+ concentration in the nuclear envelope as measured with fura-2 AM. Our results indicate that arachidonic acid causes a Ca2+ release from the nuclear envelope to the nucleoplasm similar to that evoked by inositol trisphosphate (IP3). The arachidonic acid-induced Ca2+ mobilization in the nucleus was not due to the metabolites of arachidonic acid. Experiments performed in the presence of ATP and Ca2+ indicate that arachidonic acid-induced Ca2+ mobilization in the nucleus takes place in a non ATP-dependent way. Taken together, these results suggest that arachidonic acid may contribute to the regulation of nuclear Ca2+ mobilization.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Biología Molecular, Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Catalán
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Calcerrada
authors.forename: B G
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Miguel
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Martínez
mesh_terms: D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D016718:Arachidonic Acid / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D016257:Fura-2; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D015544:Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate / Q000494:pharmacology; D017136:Ion Transport / Q000187:drug effects; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D009685:Nuclear Envelope / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D015398:Signal Transduction
chemical_list: D016718:Arachidonic Acid; D015544:Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate; D002118:Calcium; D016257:Fura-2