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Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 261: C767-C773, 1991;
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AJP - Cell Physiology, Vol 261, Issue 5 C767-C773, Copyright © 1991 by American Physiological Society

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Regulation of intracellular free calcium in normal murine keratinocytes

F. H. Kruszewski, H. Hennings, S. H. Yuspa and R. W. Tucker
National Cancer Institute, Bethesda 20892.

Cultured normal murine keratinocytes maintain a basal cell phenotype in medium with a Ca2+ concentration of 0.05 mM and differentiate when exposed for 28-48 h to medium supplemented with extracellular Ca2+ greater than 0.10 mM. Previous studies have documented Ca2+ activation of signaling pathways in the plasma membrane and tightly regulated cellular responses to small incremental changes in extracellular Ca2+. To determine if changes in free cytosolic calcium (Cai) are associated with these early signaling events, digital image analysis of fura-2-loaded keratinocytes was used to measure Cai in individual cells. Basal keratinocytes in 0.05 mM Ca2+ display a biphasic Cai increase when exposed to greater than 0.1 mM Ca2+ in serum-containing medium. These separate phases were controlled by different media components. Initial peak Cai occurred rapidly (within 60 s), was transient (lasting less than 5 min), and resulted from release of 10-20% of total intracellular Ca2+ stores. Peak Cai depended on serum concentration and was independent of extracellular Ca2+. This transient Cai response was lost as keratinocytes differentiated. Plateau Cai level was sustained (greater than 24 h) and depended on extracellular Ca2+, but not serum. The magnitude of plateau Cai increased incrementally following increases in extracellular Ca2+ as small as 0.02 mM. A similar biphasic Cai increase was noted in cultures of murine dermal fibroblasts stimulated by 1.2 mM Ca2+ and serum. However, fibroblasts did not lose the serum response in high-Ca2+ medium, and plateau Cai was not sensitive to small changes in extracellular Ca2+.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)


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