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Control of mitochondrial matrix calcium: Studies using fluo-3 as a fluorescent calcium indicator
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Control of mitochondrial matrix calcium: Studies using fluo-3 as a fluorescent calcium indicator

Alfredo Saavedra-Molina, Salvador Uribe and Thomas M. Devlin
Biochemical and biophysical research communications, v 167(1)
1990
PMID: 2310386

Abstract

Fluo-3, a fluorescent Ca 2+ indicator, is sequestered by isolated rat liver mitochondria and is an effective probe for evaluating the concentration and kinetics of change of mitochondrial matrix ionized calcium ([Ca 2+]m) under a variety of conditions. At the wavelengths employed, there is no significant interference by auto-fluorescence. There is an insignificant release of the indicator over four hours and the loading and presence of fluo-3 has no effect on respiratory rate or oxidative phosphorylation. The [Ca 2+]m steady state can be altered by the assay conditions, i.e. the presence of extramitochondrial Ca 2+, Mg 2+, phosphate and respiratory inhibitors. The total matrix ionized calcium represents a small percent (<0.01%) of the total mitochondrial calcium.

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