The effect of heparin on the calcium-binding protein regucalcin-stimulated Ca
2+ release from rat liver microsomes was investigated. Ca
2+ release was assayed by the method of Millipore filtration to estimate microsomal
45Ca
2+ accumulation following the addition of 10 mM adenosine triphosphate. The addition of regucalcin (1.0 μM) or inositol 1, 4, 5-trisphosphate [Ins(1, 4, 5)P
3; 1.0 μM] stimulated
45Ca
2+ release from rat liver microsomes. These effects were completely inhibited by the presence of heparin (10.0 μg/ml). Regucalcin did not enhance the effect of Ins(1, 4, 5)P
3. These results suggest that regucalcin affects
45Ca
2+ release involved in Ins(1, 4, 5)P
3 action in rat liver microsomes.
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