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Attractant-induced changes and oscillations of the extracellular Ca++ concentration in suspensions of differentiating Dictyostelium cells

J Bumann, B Wurster and D Malchow

We used a Ca++-sensitive electrode to measure changes in extracellular Ca++ concentration in cell suspensions of Dictyostelium discoideum during differentiation and attractant stimulation. The cells maintained an external level of 3-8 microM Ca++ until the beginning of aggregation and then started to take up Ca++. The attractants, folic acid, cyclic AMP, and cyclic GMP, induced a transient uptake of Ca++ by the cells. The response was detectable within 6 s and peaked at 30 s. Half-maximal uptake occurred at 5 nM cyclic AMP or 0.2 microM folic acid, respectively. The apparent rate of uptake amounted to 2 X 10(7) Ca++ per cell per min. Following uptake, Ca++ was released by the cells with a rate of 5 X 10(6) ions per cell per min. Specificity studies indicated that the induced uptake of Ca++ was mediated by cell surface receptors. The amount of accumulated Ca++ remained constant as long as a constant stimulus was provided. No apparent adaptation occurred. The cyclic AMP-induced uptake of Ca++ increased during differentiation and was dependent on the external Ca++ concentration. Saturation was found above 10 microM external Ca++. The time course and magnitude of the attractant-induced uptake of external Ca++ agree with a role of Ca++ during contraction. During development the extracellular Ca++ level oscillated with a period of 6-11 min. The change of the extracellular Ca++ concentration during one cycle would correspond to a 30-fold change of the cellular free Ca++ concentration.
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