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J Neurophysiol 88: 2659-2663, 2002; doi:10.1152/jn.00515.2002
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J Neurophysiol (November 1, 2002). 10.1152/jn.00515.2002
Submitted on 18 July 2002
Accepted on 25 July 2002

Fast Calcium Signals in Drosophila Motor Neuron Terminals

G. T. Macleod, M. Hegström-Wojtowicz, M. P. Charlton, and H. L. Atwood

Department of Physiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A8, Canada

Macleod, G. T., M. Hegström-Wojtowicz, M. P. Charlton, and H. L. Atwood. Fast Calcium Signals in Drosophila Motor Neuron Terminals. J. Neurophysiol. 88: 2659-2663, 2002. Drosophila is a powerful model for neuroscientists, but physiological techniques have not kept pace with advances in molecular genetics. We introduce a reliable assay for intracellular calcium dynamics in Drosophila larval motor neuron terminals, and a new physiological solution that improves the longevity of the larval preparation. By loading calcium indicators into motor neuron terminals through cut axons, we obtained a high signal-to-noise ratio with confocal microscopy, and good temporal resolution of calcium-dependent fluorescence changes. We provide an estimate for the resting intracellular calcium concentration, the first description of calcium kinetics for a single action potential (AP), and improved resolution of calcium kinetics during AP trains. The very rapid decay of the calcium signal following a single AP (tau  ~60 ms) indicates a previously unreported fast calcium extrusion mechanism in Drosophila motor neuron terminals well suited for sustaining physiological processes during the high rates of impulse activity which drive locomotor activity.




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