Document Type
Article
Publication Date
5-2005
Abstract
Store-operated Ca2+ (SOC) channels regulate many cellular processes, but the underlying molecular components are not well defined. Using an RNA interference (RNAi)-based screen to identify genes that alter thapsigargin (TG)-dependent Ca2+ entry, we discovered a required and conserved role of Stim in SOC influx. RNAi-mediated knockdown of Stim in Drosophila S2 cells significantly reduced TG-dependent Ca2+ entry. Patch-clamp recording revealed nearly complete suppression of the Drosophila Ca2+ release-activated Ca2+(CRAC) current that has biophysical characteristics similar to CRAC current in human T cells. Similarly, knockdown of the human homologue STIM1 significantly reduced CRAC channel activity in Jurkat T cells. RNAi-mediated knockdown of STIM1 inhibited TG- or agonist-dependent Ca2+ entry in HEK293 or SH-SY5Y cells. Conversely, overexpression of STIM1 in HEK293 cells modestly enhanced TG-induced Ca2+ entry. We propose that STIM1, a ubiquitously expressed protein that is conserved from Drosophila to mammalian cells, plays an essential role in SOC influx and may be a common component of SOC and CRAC channels.
Repository Citation
Roos, J.,
DiGregorio, P. J.,
Yeromin, A. V.,
Ohlsen, K.,
Lioudyno, M. I.,
Zhang, S. L.,
Safrina, O.,
Kozak, J. A.,
Wagner, S. L.,
Cahalan, M. D.,
Veliçelebi, G.,
& Stauderman, K. A.
(2005). STIM1, an Essential and Conserved Component of Store-Operated Ca2+ Channel Function. Journal of Cell Biology, 169 (3), 435-445.
https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/ncbp/889
DOI
10.1083/jcb.200502019
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Comments
Copyright © 2005 The Rockefeller University Press.
Journal of Cell Biology, 169(3), pgs. 435-445, May 2005.