Biol Res 2004 Jan 01;374:675-9. doi: 10.4067/s0716-97602004000400025.

Imaging single-channel calcium microdomains by total internal reflection microscopy.

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The microdomains of Ca2+ in the cytosol around the mouth of open Ca2+ channels are the basic 'building blocks' from which cellular Ca2+ signals are constructed. Moreover, the kinetics of local [Ca2+] closely reflect channel gating, so their measurement holds promise as an alternative to electrophysiological patch-clamp recording as a means to study single channel behavior. We have thus explored the development of optical techniques capable of imaging single-channel Ca2+ signals with good spatial and temporal resolution, and describe results obtained using total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy to monitor Ca2+ influx through single N-type channels expressed in Xenopus oocytes.

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