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The Journal of General Physiology, Vol 64, 503-517, Copyright © 1974 by The Rockefeller University Press

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Effect of ATP on the Calcium Efflux in Dialyzed Squid Giant Axons

Reinaldo DiPolo 1

1 From the Centro de Biofísica y Bioquímica, Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas, Caracas 101, Venezuela

Dialysis perfusion technique makes it possible to control the internal composition of squid giant axons. Calcium efflux has been studied in the presence and in the virtual absence (<5 µM) of ATP. The mean calcium efflux from axons dialyzed with 0.3 µM ionized calcium, [ATP]i > 1,000 µM, and bathed in artificial seawater (ASW) was 0.24 ± 0.02 pmol·cm-2·s-1 (P/CS) (n = 8) at 22°C. With [ATP]i < 5 µM the mean efflux was 0.11 ± 0.01 P/CS (n = 15). The curve relating calcium efflux to [ATP]i shows a constant residual calcium efflux in the range of 1–100 µM [ATP]i. An increase of the calcium efflux is observed when [ATP]i is >100 µM and saturates at [ATP]i > 1,000 µM. The magnitude of the ATP-dependent fraction of the calcium efflux varies with external concentrations of Na+, Ca++, and Mg++. These results suggest that internal ATP changes the affinity of the calcium transport system for external cations.

Submitted on April 12, 1974


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