title: Intracellular calcium puffs in osteoclasts.
abstract: We studied intracellular calcium ([Ca(2+)](i)) in acid-secreting bone-attached osteoclasts, which produce a high-calcium acidic extracellular compartment. Acid secretion and [Ca(2+)](i) were followed using H(+)-restricted dyes and fura-2 or fluo-3. Whole cell calcium of acid-secreting osteoclasts was approximately 100 nM, similar to cells on inert substrate that do not secrete acid. However, measurements in restricted areas of the cell showed [Ca(2+)](i) transients to 500-1000 nM consistent with calcium puffs, transient (millisecond) localized calcium elevations reported in other cells. Spot measurements at 50-ms intervals indicated that puffs were typically less than 400 ms. Transients did not propagate in waves across the cell in scanning confocal measurements. Calcium puffs occurred mainly over regions of acid secretion as determined using lysotracker red DND99 and occurred at irregular periods averaging 5-15 s in acid secreting cells, but were rare in lysotracker-negative nonsecretory cells. The calmodulin antagonist trifluoperazine, cell-surface calcium transport inhibitors lanthanum or barium, and the endoplasmic reticulum ATPase inhibitor thapsigargin had variable acute effects on the mean [Ca(2+)](i) and puff frequency. However, none of these agents prevented calcium puff activity, suggesting that the mechanism producing the puffs is independent of these processes. We conclude that [Ca(2+)](i) transients in osteoclasts are increased in acid-secreting osteoclasts, and that the puffs occur mainly near the acid-transporting membrane. Cell membrane acid transport requires calcium, suggesting that calcium puffs function to maintain acid secretion. However, membrane H(+)-ATPase activity was insensitive to calcium in the 100 nM-1 microM range. Thus, any effects of calcium puffs on osteoclastic acid transport must be indirect.
authors.affiliation: Keck Center for Computational Biology, Rice University, Houston, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Radding
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Jordan
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Hester
authors.forename: H C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Blair
mesh_terms: D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D017609:Barium Compounds / Q000494:pharmacology; D001692:Biological Transport / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D002118:Calcium / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D000252:Calcium-Transporting ATPases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism; D002147:Calmodulin / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000378:metabolism; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002645:Chickens; D002712:Chlorides / Q000494:pharmacology; D018492:Dopamine Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D005898:Glass; D006851:Hydrochloric Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D007811:Lanthanum / Q000494:pharmacology; D010010:Osteoclasts / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000166:cytology / Q000201:enzymology*; D006180:Proton-Translocating ATPases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism; D019284:Thapsigargin / Q000494:pharmacology; D014268:Trifluoperazine / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D017609:Barium Compounds; D002147:Calmodulin; D002712:Chlorides; D018492:Dopamine Antagonists; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; C028521:lanthanum chloride; C024986:barium chloride; D014268:Trifluoperazine; D019284:Thapsigargin; D007811:Lanthanum; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate; D006180:Proton-Translocating ATPases; D000252:Calcium-Transporting ATPases; D006851:Hydrochloric Acid; D002118:Calcium