title: Dynamics of mitochondria and mitochondrial Ca2+ near the plasma membrane of PC12 cells: a study by multimode microscopy.
abstract: The goal of this study is to examine whether there is a difference in the regulation of Ca2+ between mitochondria near the cell surface and mitochondria in the cytosol. Total internal reflection fluorescence and epifluorescence microscopy were used to monitor changes in the mitochondrial Ca2+ ([Ca2+]mt) between the mitochondria near the plasma membrane and those in the cytosol. The results show that [Ca2+]mt near the plasma membrane increased earlier and decayed slower after high K+ stimulation than average mitochondria in the cytosol. In addition, the changes in [Ca2+]mt in the mitochondria near the cell surface after a second stimulation were larger than those induced by the first stimulation. The results provide direct evidence to support the hypothesis that mitochondria in different subcellular localization show differential responses to the influx of extracellular Ca2+.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Research and Education, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Republic of China.
authors.forename: De-Ming
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Chung-Chih
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Hsia Yu
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Chien-Chang
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Din Ping
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Tsai
authors.forename: Chin-Wen
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Chi
authors.forename: Lung-Sen
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Kao
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000378:metabolism*; D048430:Cell Shape; D008856:Microscopy, Fluorescence; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000378:metabolism*; D016716:PC12 Cells; D051381:Rats
chemical_list: D002118:Calcium