Use of Ion-Channel Modulating Agents to Study Cyanobacterial Na+ - K+ Fluxes

AUTOR(ES)

Pomati, Francesco

FONTE

Biological Procedures Online

RESUMO

Here we describe an experimental design aimed to investigate changes in total cellular levels of Na+ and K+ ions in cultures of freshwater filamentous cyanobacteria. Ion concentrations were measured in whole cells by flame photometry. Cellular Na+ levels increased exponentially with rising alkalinity, with K+ levels being maximal for optimal growth pH (~8). At standardized pH conditions, the increase in cellular Na+, as induced by NaCl at 10 mM, was coupled by the two sodium channel-modulating agents lidocaine hydrochloride at 1 μM and veratridine at 100 μM. Both the channel-blockers amiloride (1 mM) and saxitoxin (1 μM), decreased cell-bound Na+ and K+ levels. Results presented demonstrate the robustness of well-defined channel blockers and channel-activators in the study of cyanobacterial Na+- K+ fluxes.

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