STIM proteins: Dynamic calcium signal transducers

Jonathan Soboloff, Brad S. Rothberg, Muniswamy Madesh, Donald L. Gill

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Abstract

Stromal interaction molecule (STIM) proteins function in cells as dynamic coordinators of cellular calcium (Ca2+) signals. Spanning the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) membrane, they sense tiny changes in the levels of Ca2+ stored within the ER lumen. As ER Ca2+ is released to generate primary Ca2+ signals, STIM proteins undergo an intricate activation reaction and rapidly translocate into junctions formed between the ER and the plasma membrane. There, STIM proteins tether and activate the highly Ca2+-selective Orai channels to mediate finely controlled Ca 2+ signals and to homeostatically balance cellular Ca2+. Details are emerging on the remarkable organization within these STIM-induced junctional microdomains and the identification of new regulators and alternative target proteins for STIM.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)549-565
Number of pages17
JournalNature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology
Volume13
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2012

Keywords

  • Animals
  • Calcium Signaling
  • Calcium/metabolism
  • Cell Adhesion Molecules/metabolism
  • Cell Membrane/metabolism
  • Endoplasmic Reticulum/metabolism
  • Humans
  • Intercellular Junctions/metabolism
  • Membrane Proteins/metabolism
  • Models, Biological
  • Neoplasm Proteins/metabolism
  • Stromal Interaction Molecule 1
  • Stromal Interaction Molecule 2

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