title: Regulation of intra-Golgi membrane transport by calcium.
abstract: Calcium cations play a critical role in regulating vesicular transport between different intracellular membrane-bound compartments. The role of calcium in transport between the Golgi cisternae, however, remains unclear. Using a well characterized cell-free intra-Golgi transport assay, we now show that changes in free Ca(2+) concentration in the physiological range regulate this transport process. The calcium-chelating agent 1,2-bis(2-aminophenoxy)ethane-N,N,N',N'-tetraacetic acid blocked transport with an IC(50) of approximately 0.8 mm. The effect of 1,2-bis(2-aminophenoxy)ethane-N,N,N',N'-tetraacetic acid was reversible by addition of fresh cytosol and was irreversible when performed in the presence of a Ca(2+) ionophore that depletes calcium from lumenal stores. We demonstrate here that intra-Golgi transport is stimulated by low Ca(2+) concentrations (20-100 nm) but is inhibited by higher concentrations (above 100 nm). Further, we show that calmodulin antagonists specifically block intra-Golgi transport, implying a role for calmodulin in mediating the effect of calcium. Our results suggest that Ca(2+) efflux from intracellular pools may play an essential role in regulating intra-Golgi transport.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Chemistry, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Porat
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Elazar
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001692:Biological Transport; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism / Q000648:ultrastructure; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D006056:Golgi Apparatus / Q000378:metabolism*; D007425:Intracellular Membranes / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats
chemical_list: D002118:Calcium