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376 Persechini<br />

Fig. 6. The [Ca 2+ –CaM] i produced in a HEK-293 cell stably expressing FIP-CB SM–38<br />

(K d = 45 nM). A transient in [Ca 2+ –CaM] i was evoked by adding thyrotropin releasing<br />

hormone (TRH) to the cell, which is derived from an HEK-293 cell line (kindly provided<br />

by M. Shupnick at the University of Virginia) stably expressing the G q/11-coupled receptor<br />

for this hormone.<br />

A typical set of data obtained using indicator standards and transfected cells<br />

is presented in Fig. 5. The intercept of the standard curve is nonzero as a result<br />

of the PMT offset used. The particular batch of cells represented in the figure<br />

expressed indicator at concentrations of 1–2 µM. After determining the expression<br />

levels in a population of stably transfected cells, those containing indicator<br />

in the desired concentration range can often be selected by eye. The<br />

expressed indicators are passively transported into the nucleus, and for<br />

unknown reasons are frequently observed to be about twice as concentrated<br />

there as in the cytoplasm.<br />

3.3. Determining Values for (Ca 2+ –CaM) i<br />

In this subheading, we describe the procedures used to monitor indicator<br />

emission ratios in cells and to calibrate the indicator responses so that values<br />

for [Ca 2+ –CaM] i can be calculated from them. We employ a microscope photometry<br />

system to determine indicator emission ratios in cells, which has the<br />

advantages of simplicity, low cost, high sensitivity, and speed, but obviously<br />

lacks the spatial resolution available with a slower and much more costly cam-

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