Hi all,
To activate the IP3 receptor on ER and trigger the calcium signaling, the IP3 has to be delivered to the site without any pre-activation. I learned that the established method is to use the photolysis of membrane-permeant caged Ins(1,4,5)P3. But it requires UV activation after the incubation, unfortunately on our microscope this is not possible. Do anyone know if there are some other ways to deliver the IP3 to cytosol? Thanks for your reply and comments.