Effect on sperm-induced activation current and increase of cytosolic Ca2+ by agents that modify the mobilization of [Ca2+]i - I. Heparin and pentosan polysulfate

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The mechanism of the elevation of intracellular free Ca2+ ([Ca2+]i) induced by a single sperm in eggs of the sea urchin Lytechinus variegatus was investigated. Simultaneous measurements of [Ca2+]i, and of the activation current, were carried out on eggs microinjected with Ca Green-1 or Ca Green dextran, and voltage clamped at -20 mV. The microinjection of 0.5 to 1.0 mg/ml heparin (MW 6000)or pentosan polysulfate (MW 3000), final intracellular concentration, causes a concentration-dependent inhibition in all parameters of the sperm-induced elevation of [Ca2+]i and the phase 2 calcium-activated cation current (Ip). For each: (1)the onset is delayed; (2) the rate of change is slowed; and (3) the peak amplitude attained is diminished. In some experiments at the higher concentrations, the microinjected polysulfates cause the complete suppression of the sperm-induced elevation of [Ca2+]i and IP. The entry of multiple sperm overcomes the inhibitory effects of the polysulfates. Our data suggest that inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate is the primary mechanism responsible for the sperm-induced release of Ca2+ from intracellular stores. © 1995 by Academic Press, Inc.

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Mohri, T., Ivonnet, P. I., & Chambers, E. L. (1995). Effect on sperm-induced activation current and increase of cytosolic Ca2+ by agents that modify the mobilization of [Ca2+]i - I. Heparin and pentosan polysulfate. Developmental Biology, 172(1), 139–157. https://doi.org/10.1006/dbio.1995.0011

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