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Calcium release from Synechocystis cells induced by depolarization of the plasma membrane: MscL as an outward Ca2+ channel.
Microbiology (Reading, England) - 1 May 2003
Nazarenko Lyudmila V, Andreev Igor M, Lyukevich Alexander A, Pisareva Tatiana V, Los Dmitry A
Abstract excerpt
Cells of the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 are equipped with a mechanosensitive ion channel MscL that is located in their plasma membrane. However, the exact function of the channel in this freshwater cyanobacterium is unknown. This study shows that cells of Synechocystis are capable of releasing Ca(2+) in response to depolarization of the plasma membrane by the K(+) ionophore valinomycin in the...
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