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| Content Provider | PubMed Central |
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| Author | Mcnally, Beth A. Murali, Prakriya |
| Copyright Year | 2012 |
| Abstract | Store-operated Ca2+ release-activated Ca2+ (CRAC) channels are a widespread mechanism for generating cellular Ca2+ signals and regulate many Ca2+-dependent functions, including transcription, motility and proliferation. The opening of CRAC channels in response to depletion of intracellular Ca2+ stores involves a cascade of cellular events that culminate in direct interactions between STIM1, the endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ sensor, and the channels composed of Orai proteins. Evidence gathered over the last two decades indicates that CRAC channels display a unique functional pore fingerprint characterized by exquisite Ca2+ selectivity, low unitary conductance, and low permeability to large cations. Here, we review the key pore properties of CRAC channels and discuss recent progress in addressing the molecular foundations of these properties. Structure–function and cysteine-scanning studies have revealed the identity and organization of pore-lining residues, including those that form the selectivity filter, providing a structural framework for understanding CRAC channel pore properties. Recent studies in pore mutants that produce STIM1-independent constitutive channel activation indicate that exquisite Ca2+ selectivity in CRAC channels is not hardwired into Orai proteins, but is instead manifested only following the binding of STIM1 to the intrinsically poorly Ca2+-selective Orai channels. These findings reveal new functional aspects of CRAC channels and suggest that the selectivity filter of the CRAC channel is a dynamic structure whose conformation and functional properties are powerfully regulated by the channel activation stimulus. |
| Related Links | http://dx.doi.org/10.1113/jphysiol.2012.233098 |
| Starting Page | 4179 |
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| ISSN | 14697793 |
| e-ISSN | 14697793 |
| Journal | The Journal of Physiology |
| Issue Number | Pt 17 |
| Volume Number | 590 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Blackwell Science Inc |
| Publisher Date | 2012-09-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights Holder | Blackwell Science Inc |
| Subject Keyword | Research in Higher Education |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Physiology Sports Science |
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