Junctate Is a Key Element in Calcium Entry Induced by Activation of InsP3Receptors and/or Calcium Store Depletion

In many cell types agonist-receptor activation leads to a rapid and transient release of Ca2+from intracellular stores via activation of inositol 1,4,5 trisphosphate ( InsP3) receptors ( InsP3Rs). Stimulated cells activate store- or receptor-operated calcium channels localized in the plasma membrane...

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Published inThe Journal of cell biology Vol. 166; no. 4; pp. 537 - 548
Main Authors Treves, Susan, Franzini-Armstrong, Clara, Moccagatta, Luca, Arnoult, Christophe, Grasso, Cristiano, Schrum, Adam, Ducreux, Sylvie, Zhu, Michael X., Mikoshiba, Katsuhiko, Girard, Thierry, Smida-Rezgui, Sophia, Ronjat, Michel, Zorzato, Francesco
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Rockefeller University Press 16.08.2004
Subjects
Calcium
Cell lines
Cell membranes
Cells
COS cells
Fluorescence
HEK293 cells
Plasmids
Receptors
Transfection
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Summary:In many cell types agonist-receptor activation leads to a rapid and transient release of Ca2+from intracellular stores via activation of inositol 1,4,5 trisphosphate ( InsP3) receptors ( InsP3Rs). Stimulated cells activate store- or receptor-operated calcium channels localized in the plasma membrane, allowing entry of extracellular calcium into the cytoplasm, and thus replenishment of intracellular calcium stores. Calcium entry must be finely regulated in order to prevent an excessive intracellular calcium increase. Junctate, an integral calcium binding protein of endo(sarco)plasmic reticulum membrane, (a) induces and/or stabilizes peripheral couplings between the ER and the plasma membrane, and (b) forms a supra-molecular complex with the InsP3R and the canonical transient receptor potential protein (TRPC) 3 calcium entry channel. The full-length protein modulates both agonist-induced and store depletion-induced calcium entry, whereas its NH2terminus affects receptor-activated calcium entry. RNA interference to deplete cells of endogenous junctate, knocked down both agonist-activated calcium release from intracellular stores and calcium entry via TRPC3. These results demonstrate that junctate is a new protein involved in calcium homeostasis in eukaryotic cells.
ISSN:0021-9525
1540-8140