MG53 nucleates assembly of cell membrane repair machinery

C Cai, H Masumiya, N Weisleder, N Matsuda, M Nishi… - Biophysical …, 2009 - cell.com
Dynamic membrane repair is essential not only for long-term maintenance of cellular
integrity but also for recovery from acute cell injury. While compromised membrane repair …

An evolutionary history of P2X receptors

SJ Fountain, G Burnstock - Purinergic signalling, 2009 - Springer
Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) is an ancient and fundamentally important biological
molecule involved in both intracellular and extracellular activities. P2X ionotropic and P2Y …

Minor sarcoplasmic reticulum membrane components that modulate excitation–contraction coupling in striated muscles

S Treves, M Vukcevic, M Maj… - The Journal of …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
In striated muscle, activation of contraction is initiated by membrane depolarisation caused
by an action potential, which triggers the release of Ca2+ stored in the sarcoplasmic …

[HTML][HTML] Tetrameric Orai1 is a teardrop-shaped molecule with a long, tapered cytoplasmic domain

Y Maruyama, T Ogura, K Mio, K Kato, T Kaneko… - Journal of Biological …, 2009 - ASBMB
The Ca 2+ release-activated Ca 2+ channel is a principal regulator of intracellular Ca 2+
rise, which conducts various biological functions, including immune responses. This …

Essential role of the TRIC-B channel in Ca2+ handling of alveolar epithelial cells and in perinatal lung maturation

D Yamazaki, S Komazaki, H Nakanishi, A Mishima… - 2009 - journals.biologists.com
TRIC channels function as monovalent cation-specific channels that mediate counter ion
movements coupled with ryanodine receptor-mediated Ca2+ release from intracellular …

New molecular components supporting ryanodine receptor-mediated Ca2+ release: roles of junctophilin and TRIC channel in embryonic cardiomyocytes

D Yamazaki, T Yamazaki, H Takeshima - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2009 - Elsevier
Ca2+ mobilization from intracellular stores is mediated by Ca2+ release channels,
designated ryanodine and IP3 receptors, and directly regulates important cellular reactions …

[HTML][HTML] Reconstruction of the P2X2 receptor reveals a vase-shaped structure with lateral tunnels above the membrane

K Mio, T Ogura, T Yamamoto, Y Hiroaki, Y Fujiyoshi… - Structure, 2009 - cell.com
In response to the intercellular messenger ATP, P2X receptors transfer various sensory
information, including pain. Here we have reconstructed the structure of the P2X 2 receptor …

[HTML][HTML] Ca2+ transport and heat production in vesicles derived from the sarcoplasmic reticulum terminal cisternae: Regulation by K+

M Nigro, AP Arruda, L de Meis - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) …, 2009 - Elsevier
In this work, we compared the effect of K+ on vesicles derived from the longitudinal (LSR)
and terminal cisternae (HSR) of rabbit white muscle. In HSR, K+ was found to inhibit both the …

ER localized bestrophin1 activates Ca2+ dependent ion channels TMEM16A and SK4

R Barro-Soria, F AlDehni, J Almaça, J Ousingsawat… - Nature …, 2009 - nature.com
Abstract Bestrophins form Ca2+ activated Cl-channels and regulate intercellular Ca2+
signaling1. We demonstrate that bestrophin 1 is localized in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) …