title: Differential effect of pH upon cyclic-ADP-ribose and nicotinate-adenine dinucleotide phosphate-induced Ca2+ release systems.
abstract: We investigated the pH dependence and the effects of thimerosal and dithiothreitol (DTT) upon the Ca2+ release induced by cADP-ribose (cADPR) and nicotinate-adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NAADP) in sea urchin egg homogenates. Both Ca2+ release triggered by cADPR and the binding of [3H]cADPR to sea urchin egg homogenates were decreased by alkalization of the assay media from pH 7.2 to 8.9. In contrast, NAADP-triggered Ca2+ release was not influenced by changes in pH. The Ca2+ release induced by cADPR was potentiated by thimerosal and inhibited by DTT, but neither thimerosal nor DTT had any effect upon the Ca2+ release induced by NAADP. We conclude that cADPR-sensitive Ca2+-release mechanisms are dependent on pH of the assay media and are sensitive to thiol group modification. On the other hand, these functional properties are not shared by NAADP-regulated Ca2+ channels.
authors.affiliation: Mayo Clinic and Foundation, Department of Physiology and Biophysics and Department of Anesthesiology, 200 First Street, SW, 901 Guggenheim Bldg., Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
authors.forename: E N
authors.initials: EN
authors.lastname: Chini
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: T P
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Dousa
mesh_terms: D000246:Adenosine Diphosphate Ribose / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D002110:Caffeine / Q000494:pharmacology; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D036563:Cyclic ADP-Ribose; D005260:Female; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007700:Kinetics; D009249:NADP / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology; D009865:Oocytes / Q000378:metabolism*; D012617:Sea Urchins; D013849:Thimerosal / Q000494:pharmacology; D014316:Tritium
chemical_list: D014316:Tritium; D036563:Cyclic ADP-Ribose; D000246:Adenosine Diphosphate Ribose; D013849:Thimerosal; D002110:Caffeine; D009249:NADP; C024376:NAADP; D002118:Calcium