title: Pharmacological characterization of NAADP-induced Ca2+ signals in starfish oocytes.
abstract: The recently discovered second messenger nicotinic acid adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NAADP) is central to the onset of intracellular Ca2+ signals induced by several stimuli, including fertilization. The nature of the Ca2+ pool mobilized by NAADP is still controversial. Depending on the cell type, NAADP may target either an acidic compartment with lysosomal properties or ryanodine receptors (RyRs) on endoplasmic reticulum. In addition, NAADP elicits a robust Ca2+ influx into starfish oocytes by activating a Ca2+-mediated current across the plasma membrane. In the present study, we employed the single-electrode intracellular recording technique to assess the involvement of either acidic organelles or RyRs in NAADP-elicited Ca2+ entry. We found that neither drugs which interfere with acidic compartments nor inhibitors of RyRs affected NAADP-induced depolarization. These data further support the hypothesis that a yet unidentified plasma membrane Ca2+ channel is the target of NAADP in starfish oocytes.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Cell Signaling, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Villa Comunale, 80121 Naples, Italy. moccia1997@hotmail.it
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Moccia
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Billington
authors.forename: Luigia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Santella
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D047288:Asterina / Q000502:physiology*; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D020013:Calcium Signaling / Q000187:drug effects*; D008564:Membrane Potentials / Q000187:drug effects; D009249:NADP / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology; D009865:Oocytes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D019837:Ryanodine Receptor Calcium Release Channel / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D019837:Ryanodine Receptor Calcium Release Channel; D009249:NADP; C024376:NAADP; D002118:Calcium