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. 1994 Sep;113(1):233–239. doi: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1994.tb16199.x

Ca2+ release induced by myotoxin alpha, a radio-labellable probe having novel Ca2+ release properties in sarcoplasmic reticulum.

K Furukawa 1, K Funayama 1, M Ohkura 1, Y Oshima 1, A T Tu 1, Y Ohizumi 1
PMCID: PMC1510074  PMID: 7812616

Abstract

1. Myotoxin alpha (MYTX), a polypeptide toxin purified from the venom of prairie rattlesnakes (Crotalus viridis viridis) induced Ca2+ release from the heavy fraction (HSR) but not the light fraction of skeletal sarcoplasmic reticulum at concentrations higher than 1 microM, followed by spontaneous Ca2+ reuptake by measuring extravesicular Ca2+ concentrations using the Ca2+ electrode. 2. The rate of 45Ca2+ release from HSR vesicles was markedly accelerated by MYTX in a concentration-dependent manner in the range of concentrations between 30 nM and 10 microM, indicating the most potent Ca2+ releaser in HSR. 3. The Ca2+ dependency of MYTX-induced 45Ca2+ release has a bell-shaped profile but it was quite different from that of caffeine, an inducer of Ca(2+)-induced Ca2+ release. 4. 45Ca2+ release induced by MYTX was remarkable in the range of pCa between 8 and 3, whereas that by caffeine was prominent in the range of pCa, i.e., between 7 and 5.5. 5. MYTX-induced 45Ca2+ release consists of both early and late components. The early component caused by MYTX at low concentrations (30-300 nM) completed within 20 s, while the late component induced by it at higher concentrations (> 0.3 microM) was maintained for at least 1 min. 6. Both the components were almost completely inhibited by inhibitors of Ca2+ such as Mg2+, ruthenium red and spermine. 7. 45Ca2+ release induced by caffeine or beta,gamma-methyleneadenosine 5'-triphosphate (AMP-PCP) was completely inhibited by high concentrations of procaine. Procaine abolished the early component but not the late one, suggesting that at least the early component is mediated through Ca(2+)-induced Ca2+ release channels.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

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