Phys Rev E Stat Nonlin Soft Matter Phys 2010 Sep 01;823 Pt 1:031910.

Stochastic fire-diffuse-fire model with realistic cluster dynamics.

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Living organisms use waves that propagate through excitable media to transport information. Ca2+ waves are a paradigmatic example of this type of processes. A large hierarchy of Ca2+ signals that range from localized release events to global waves has been observed in Xenopus laevis oocytes. In these cells, Ca2+ release occurs trough inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptors (IP3Rs) which are organized in clusters of channels located on the membrane of the endoplasmic reticulum. In this article we construct a stochastic model for a cluster of IP3R 's that replicates the experimental observations reported in [D. Fraiman, Biophys. J. 90, 3897 (2006)]. We then couple this phenomenological cluster model with a reaction-diffusion equation, so as to have a discrete stochastic model for calcium dynamics. The model we propose describes the transition regimes between isolated release and steadily propagating waves as the IP3 concentration is increased.

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Species referenced: Xenopus laevis
Genes referenced: itpr1