A Ca2+ puff model based on integrodifferential equations
The calcium signalling system is important for many cellular processes within the human body. Signals are transmitted within the cell by releasing calcium (Ca <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mml:mmultiscripts><mml:mrow></mml:mrow> <mml:mrow></mml:mrow> <mml:mrow><mml:mn>2</mml:mn> <mml:mo>+</mml:mo></mml:mrow> </mml:mmultiscripts> </mml:math> ) from the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) into the cytosol via clusters of Ca <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mml:mmultiscripts><mml:mrow></mml:mrow> <mml:mrow></mml:mrow> <mml:mrow><mml:mn>2</mml:mn> <mml:mo>+</mml:mo></mml:mrow> </mml:mmultiscripts> </mml:math> channels. Mathematical models of Ca <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mml:mmultiscripts><mml:mrow></mml:mrow> <mml:mrow></mml:mrow> <mml:mrow><mml:mn>2</mml:mn> <mml:mo>+</mml:mo></mml:mrow> </mml:mmultiscripts> </mml:math> release via inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptors (IP<sub>3</sub>R) are used to compute Ca <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mml:mmultiscripts><mml:mrow></mml:mrow> <mml:mrow></mml:mrow> <mml:mrow><mml:mn>2</mml:mn> <mml:mo>+</mml:mo></mml:mrow> </mml:mmultiscripts> </mml:math> transients in regions that are difficult to measure directly. In particular, accounting for the data on Ca <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mml:mmultiscripts><mml:mrow></mml:mrow> <mml:mrow></mml:mrow> <mml:mrow><mml:mn>2</mml:mn> <mml:mo>+</mml:mo></mml:mrow> </mml:mmultiscripts> </mml:math> puffs as stochastic Ca <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mml:mmultiscripts><mml:mrow></mml:mrow> <mml:mrow></mml:mrow> <mml:mrow><mml:mn>2</mml:mn> <mml:mo>+</mml:mo></mml:mrow> </mml:mmultiscripts> </mml:math> release events in models remains challenging. Parameterising Markov models for representing the IP<sub>3</sub>R with steady-state single channel data obtained at fixed combinations of the ligands Ca <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mml:mmultiscripts><mml:mrow></mml:mrow> <mml:mrow></mml:mrow> <mml:mrow><mml:mn>2</mml:mn> <mml:mo>+</mml:mo></mml:mrow> </mml:mmultiscripts> </mml:math> and inositol-trisphosphate (IP<sub>3</sub>) has previously been demonstrated to be insufficient. However, by extending an IP<sub>3</sub>R model based on steady-state data with an integral term that incorporates the delayed response of the channel to varying Ca <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mml:mmultiscripts><mml:mrow></mml:mrow> <mml:mrow></mml:mrow> <mml:mrow><mml:mn>2</mml:mn> <mml:mo>+</mml:mo></mml:mrow> </mml:mmultiscripts> </mml:math> concentrations we succeed in generating realistic Ca <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mml:mmultiscripts><mml:mrow></mml:mrow> <mml:mrow></mml:mrow> <mml:mrow><mml:mn>2</mml:mn> <mml:mo>+</mml:mo></mml:mrow> </mml:mmultiscripts> </mml:math> puffs. By interpreting the integral term as a weighted average of Ca <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mml:mmultiscripts><mml:mrow></mml:mrow> <mml:mrow></mml:mrow> <mml:mrow><mml:mn>2</mml:mn> <mml:mo>+</mml:mo></mml:mrow> </mml:mmultiscripts> </mml:math> concentrations that extend over a time interval of length <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mml:mi>τ</mml:mi></mml:math> into the past we conclude that the IP<sub>3</sub>R requires a certain amount of memory of past ligand concentrations.
Authors
- Ivo Siekmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0706-6307)
- Ross A. Kelly (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5505-460X)
- Pengxing Cao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3721-9850)
- James Sneyd (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7305-2862)
- Molly Hawker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-5433-0942)
Institutions
- AstraZeneca (United Kingdom) (GB)
- University of Liverpool (GB)
- University of Auckland (NZ)
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- AstraZeneca (Singapore) (SG)
- Merseytravel (GB)
- Liverpool John Moores University (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Mathematical Biology
- Published
- 2025-03-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00285-025-02202-3
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.61
Funders
- Liverpool John Moores University