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Monitoring calcium concentration in the endoplasmic reticulum using recombinant aequorin specifically targeted

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The project proposed constitutes an extension of that carried out during my stay in the University of Padova. I will first construct a set up to measure aequorin luminescence, similar to those actually running in Padova. Then, I will use the HeLa clones I have obtained in Padova, which stably express the DNA construct designed to target aequorin (both native and mutated with low Ca2+ affinity) to the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). These cells will be used to continue the study of ER-Ca2+-heterogeneity currently being carried out in Padova. At the same time, I plan to produce a series of point mutations in the Ca2+ -binding sites of aequorin in order to reduce its Ca2+-affinity up to near the mM range. In the mean time, Sr2+ will be used as a low-affinity Ca2+-surrogate. Sr2+ has been shown to behave similarly to Ca2+ in terms of uptake, accumulation and release from the ER.

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Universidad de Valladolid
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7,C/ Ramon y Cajal
47005 Valladolid
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