The dynamics of Ca2+ within the sarcoplasmic reticulum of frog skeletal muscle. A simulation study.

Journal of Theoretical Biology
Gonzalo Pizarro, J Fernando Olivera

Abstract

In skeletal muscle, Ca2+ release from the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) triggers contraction. In this study we develop a two compartment model to account for the Ca2+ dynamics in frog skeletal muscle fibers. The two compartments in the model correspond to the SR and the cytoplasm, where the myofibrils are placed. We use a detailed model for the several Ca2+ binding proteins in the cytoplasm in line with previous models. As a new feature, Ca2+ binding sites within the SR, attributed to calsequestrin, are modeled based on experimentally obtained properties. The intra SR Ca2+ buffer shows cooperativity, well represented by a Hill equation with parameters that depend on the initial [Ca2+] in the SR ([Ca2+]SR). The number of total sites as well as the [Ca2+]SR of half saturation are reduced as the resting [Ca2+]SR is reduced, on the other hand the Hill number is not changed. The buffer power remained roughly constant. The release process is activated by a voltage dependent mechanism that increases the Ca2+ permeability of the SR. We use the permeability time course and amplitude experimentally obtained during a voltage clamp pulse to drive the simulations. This model successfully reproduces the SR and cytoplasmic transients observed. ...Continue Reading

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