Frequency of elemental events of intracellular Ca²⁺ dynamics

The dynamics of intracellular Ca²⁺ is driven by random events called Ca²⁺ puffs, in which Ca²⁺ is liberated from intracellular stores. We show that the emergence of Ca²⁺ puffs can be mapped to an escape process. The mean first passage times that correspond to the stochastic fraction of puff periods are...

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Main Authors: Thul, Ruediger, Falcke, Martin
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Published: American Physical Society 2006
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/974/
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description The dynamics of intracellular Ca²⁺ is driven by random events called Ca²⁺ puffs, in which Ca²⁺ is liberated from intracellular stores. We show that the emergence of Ca²⁺ puffs can be mapped to an escape process. The mean first passage times that correspond to the stochastic fraction of puff periods are computed from a novel master equation and two Fokker-Planck equations. Our results demonstrate that the mathematical modeling of Ca²⁺ puffs has to account for the discrete character of the Ca²⁺ release sites and does not permit a continuous description of the number of open channels.
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spelling nottingham-9742020-05-04T16:26:28Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/974/ Frequency of elemental events of intracellular Ca²⁺ dynamics Thul, Ruediger Falcke, Martin The dynamics of intracellular Ca²⁺ is driven by random events called Ca²⁺ puffs, in which Ca²⁺ is liberated from intracellular stores. We show that the emergence of Ca²⁺ puffs can be mapped to an escape process. The mean first passage times that correspond to the stochastic fraction of puff periods are computed from a novel master equation and two Fokker-Planck equations. Our results demonstrate that the mathematical modeling of Ca²⁺ puffs has to account for the discrete character of the Ca²⁺ release sites and does not permit a continuous description of the number of open channels. American Physical Society 2006-06-29 Article PeerReviewed Thul, Ruediger and Falcke, Martin (2006) Frequency of elemental events of intracellular Ca²⁺ dynamics. Physical Review E, 73 . 061923/1-061923/14. ISSN 1539-3755 http://journals.aps.org/pre/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevE.73.061923 doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.73.061923 doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.73.061923
spellingShingle Thul, Ruediger
Falcke, Martin
Frequency of elemental events of intracellular Ca²⁺ dynamics
title Frequency of elemental events of intracellular Ca²⁺ dynamics
title_full Frequency of elemental events of intracellular Ca²⁺ dynamics
title_fullStr Frequency of elemental events of intracellular Ca²⁺ dynamics
title_full_unstemmed Frequency of elemental events of intracellular Ca²⁺ dynamics
title_short Frequency of elemental events of intracellular Ca²⁺ dynamics
title_sort frequency of elemental events of intracellular ca²⁺ dynamics
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/974/
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