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Ryanodine receptor adaptation and Ca2+(-)induced Ca2+ release-dependent Ca2+ oscillations
1Institute of Theoretical Dynamics, University of California, Davis 95616, USA. jekeizer@ucdavis.edu
Biophysical Journal
|December 1, 1996
Summary
A simplified model of ryanodine receptor (RyR) adaptation explains calcium (Ca2+) oscillations in cells. This mechanism is crucial for understanding Ca2+ dynamics, sparks, and waves in cardiac myocytes.
Area of Science:
- Biophysics
- Computational Biology
- Cellular Physiology
Background:
- Calcium (Ca2+) signaling is fundamental to cellular processes.
- The ryanodine receptor (RyR) plays a key role in intracellular Ca2+ release.
- Understanding Ca2+ oscillations and sparks is vital for cellular function.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop and investigate a simplified mechanism mimicking RyR adaptation.
- To explore the role of RyR adaptation in Ca2+ release and oscillations.
- To analyze the conditions leading to Ca2+ oscillations in both closed and open cellular models.
Main Methods:
- Development of a simplified kinetic model for RyR adaptation.
- Simulation of Ca2+ dynamics under various cellular conditions (closed-cell and open-cell models).
- Parameter analysis to identify conditions supporting Ca2+ oscillations.
Main Results:
- RyR adaptation, coupled with Ca2+ pumps, can generate low or high [Ca2+] steady states and Ca2+ oscillations.
- In open-cell models, physiological Ca2+ oscillations occur over a broad parameter range, with refilling rates determining the period.
- RyR adaptation influences Ca2+ spike shape and period but is not essential for oscillation generation.
Conclusions:
- The developed model provides insights into Ca2+ oscillations driven by RyR adaptation.
- RyR adaptation's role in Ca2+ oscillations differs from that of the inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor.
- The model is suitable for studying Ca2+ sparks and their propagation into waves in cardiac myocytes.