title: Role of plasma membrane calcium ATPases in calcium clearance from olfactory sensory neurons.
abstract: Odorants cause Ca(2+) to rise in olfactory sensory neurons (OSNs) first within the ciliary compartment, then in the dendritic knob, and finally in the cell body. Ca(2+) not only excites but also produces negative feedback on the transduction pathway. To relieve this Ca(2+)-dependent adaptation, Ca(2+) must be cleared from the cilia and dendritic knob by mechanisms that are not well understood. This work focuses on the roles of plasma membrane calcium pumps (PMCAs) through the use of inhibitors and mice missing 1 of the 4 PMCA isoforms (PMCA2). We demonstrate a significant contribution of PMCAs in addition to contributions of the Na(+)/Ca(2+) exchanger and endoplasmic reticulum (ER) calcium pump to the rate of calcium clearance after OSN stimulation. PMCAs in neurons can shape the Ca(2+) signal. We discuss the contributions of the specific PMCA isoforms to the shape of the Ca(2+) transient that controls signaling and adaptation in OSNs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology and Vermont Chemosensory Group, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405, USA.
authors.forename: S Ponissery
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Saidu
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Weeraratne
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Valentine
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Delay
authors.forename: Judith L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Van Houten
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000201:enzymology; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D005576:Colforsin / Q000494:pharmacology; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D055786:Gene Knockout Techniques; D007211:Indoles / Q000494:pharmacology; D007700:Kinetics; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D018345:Mice, Knockout; D018034:Olfactory Receptor Neurons / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology*; D053499:Plasma Membrane Calcium-Transporting ATPases / Q000378:metabolism*; D020033:Protein Isoforms / Q000378:metabolism; D012964:Sodium / Q000378:metabolism; D019831:Sodium-Calcium Exchanger / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D007211:Indoles; D020033:Protein Isoforms; D019831:Sodium-Calcium Exchanger; D005576:Colforsin; D012964:Sodium; D053499:Plasma Membrane Calcium-Transporting ATPases; D002118:Calcium; C000543:cyclopiazonic acid