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J. Gen. Physiol.,
Volume 111, Number 1, January 1, 1998 53-64
From the * Department of Physiological Science, and A spot confocal microscope based on an argon ion laser was used to make measurements of cytoplasmic calcium concentration (Ca2+i) from the outer segment of an isolated rod loaded with the fluorescent calcium
indicator fluo-3 during simultaneous suction pipette recording of the photoresponse. The decline in fluo-3 fluorescence from a rod exposed to saturating illumination was best fitted by two exponentials of approximately equal
amplitude with time constants of 260 and 2,200 ms. Calibration of fluo-3 fluorescence in situ yielded Ca2+i estimates of 670 ± 250 nM in a dark-adapted rod and 30 ± 10 nM during response saturation after exposure to bright
light (mean ± SD). The resting level of Ca2+i was significantly reduced after bleaching by the laser spot, peak fluo-3
fluorescence falling to 56 ± 5% (SEM, n = 9) of its value in the dark-adapted rod. Regeneration of the photopigment with exogenous 11-cis-retinal restored peak fluo-3 fluorescence to a value not significantly different from
that originally measured in darkness, indicating restoration of the dark-adapted level of Ca2+i. These results are
consistent with the notion that sustained activation of the transduction cascade by bleached pigment produces a
sustained decrease in rod outer segment Ca2+i, which may be responsible for the bleach-induced adaptation of the
kinetics and sensitivity of the photoresponse.
Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095; Physiological Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge, England CB2 3EG; and § Department of Physiology, Boston University Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02118
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