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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1987-6-9
pubmed:abstractText
The intracellular sodium concentration in the amoebae from the slime mold Dictyostelium discoideum has been studied using 23Na NMR. The 23Na resonances from intracellular and extracellular compartments could be observed separately in the presence of the anionic shift reagent Dy(PPPi)7-2 which does not enter into the amoebae and thus selectively affects Na+ in the extracellular space. 31P NMR was used to control the absence of cellular toxicity of the shift reagent. The intracellular Na+ content was calculated by comparison of the intensities of the two distinct peaks arising from the intra- and extracellular spaces. It remained low (0.6 to 3 mM) in the presence of external Na+ (20 to 70 mM), and a large Na+ gradient (20- to 40-fold) was maintained. A rapid reloading of cells previously depleted of Na+ was readily measured by 23Na NMR. Nystatin, an antibiotic known to perturb the ion permeability of membranes, increased the intracellular Na+ concentration. The time dependence of the 23Na and 31P NMR spectra showed a rapid degradation of Dy(PPPi)7-2 which may be catalyzed by an acid phosphatase.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0003-9861
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
254
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
559-67
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1987
pubmed:articleTitle
23Na NMR study of intracellular sodium ions in Dictyostelium discoideum amoeba.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't