NDLI: AM-loading of fluorescent Ca2+ indicators into intact single fibers of frog muscle.

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Author	Zhao, M. Hollingworth, S. Baylor, S. M.
Abstract	The AM loading of a number of different fluorescent Ca2+ indicators was compared in intact single fibers of frog muscle. Among the 13 indicators studied, loading rates (the average increase in the fiber concentration of indicator per first 60 min of loading) varied approximately 100-fold, from approximately 3 microM/h to >300 microM/h (16 degrees C). Loading rates were strongly dependent on the molecular weight of the AM compounds, with the rate increasing steeply as molecular weight decreased below approximately 850. Properties of delta F/F (the Ca2(+)-related fluorescence signal observed with fiber stimulation) were also measured in AM-loaded fibers and compared with those previously reported for fibers microinjected with indicator. In general, the time course of delta F/F was very similar with AM-loading and microinjection; however, the amplitude of delta F/F was usually smaller with AM-loading. There was a strong correlation between the rate of indicator loading and the value of the parameter f (the ratio of the amplitude of delta F/F in AM-loaded versus microinjected fibers). For indicators with small loading rates (<10 microM/h, N = 5), f values were generally small (< or =0.4, N = 4); whereas with large loading rates (>100 microM/h, N = 4), f values were large (> or =0.8, N = 4). This suggests that, with any AM indicator, a small concentration may associate nonspecifically with the fiber (either the indicator is incompletely de-esterified or, if completely de-esterified, not located in the myoplasmic compartment). If the loaded concentration is small, the nonspecific indicator will present a significant source of error in the estimation of [Ca2+]i.
Related Links	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0006-3495(97)78916-1
Ending Page	2747
Page Count	12
Starting Page	2736
File Format	PDF
ISSN	00063495
e-ISSN	15420086
Journal	Biophysical Journal
Issue Number	6
Volume Number	72
Language	English
Publisher Date	1997-06-01
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Biophysics Research in Higher Education
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Biophysics

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