Mechanisms regulating endothelial permeability

S Sukriti, M Tauseef, P Yazbeck… - Pulmonary …, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
The endothelial monolayer partitioning underlying tissue from blood components in the
vessel wall maintains tissue fluid balance and host defense through dynamically opening …

[HTML][HTML] The calcium feedback loop and T cell activation: how cytoskeleton networks control intracellular calcium flux

N Joseph, B Reicher, M Barda-Saad - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) …, 2014 - Elsevier
During T cell activation, the engagement of a T cell with an antigen-presenting cell (APC)
results in rapid cytoskeletal rearrangements and a dramatic increase of intracellular calcium …

Imaging intraorganellar Ca2+ at subcellular resolution using CEPIA

J Suzuki, K Kanemaru, K Ishii, M Ohkura… - Nature …, 2014 - nature.com
The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and mitochondria accumulate Ca2+ within their lumens to
regulate numerous cell functions. However, determining the dynamics of intraorganellar …

The ion channel TRPV1 regulates the activation and proinflammatory properties of CD4+ T cells

S Bertin, Y Aoki-Nonaka, PR De Jong, LL Nohara… - Nature …, 2014 - nature.com
Abstract TRPV1 is a Ca2+-permeable channel studied mostly as a pain receptor in sensory
neurons. However, its role in other cell types is poorly understood. Here we found that …

Activating mutations in STIM1 and ORAI1 cause overlapping syndromes of tubular myopathy and congenital miosis

V Nesin, G Wiley, M Kousi, EC Ong… - Proceedings of the …, 2014 - National Acad Sciences
Signaling through the store-operated Ca2+ release-activated Ca2+ (CRAC) channel
regulates critical cellular functions, including gene expression, cell growth and …

Remodeling of channel-forming ORAI proteins determines an oncogenic switch in prostate cancer

C Dubois, FV Abeele, V Lehen'kyi, D Gkika, B Guarmit… - Cancer cell, 2014 - cell.com
ORAI family channels have emerged as important players in malignant transformation, yet
the way in which they reprogram cancer cells remains elusive. Here we show that the …

STIM1- and Orai1-mediated Ca2+ oscillation orchestrates invadopodium formation and melanoma invasion

J Sun, F Lu, H He, J Shen, J Messina, R Mathew… - Journal of Cell …, 2014 - rupress.org
Ca2+ signaling has been increasingly implicated in cancer invasion and metastasis, and
yet, the underlying mechanisms remained largely unknown. In this paper, we report that …

Distinct Orai-coupling domains in STIM1 and STIM2 define the Orai-activating site

X Wang, Y Wang, Y Zhou, E Hendron, S Mancarella… - Biophysical …, 2014 - cell.com
The ER membrane-spanning STIM1 protein is a finely-tuned sensor of ER luminal Ca 2+.
Small changes in ER Ca 2+ induce STIM1 to undergo an intricate self-triggering process …

Stable expression and function of the inositol 1, 4, 5-triphosphate receptor requires palmitoylation by a DHHC6/selenoprotein K complex

GJ Fredericks, FKW Hoffmann… - Proceedings of the …, 2014 - National Acad Sciences
Calcium (Ca2+) is a secondary messenger in cells and Ca2+ flux initiated from endoplasmic
reticulum (ER) stores via inositol 1, 4, 5-triphosphate (IP3) binding to the IP3 receptor (IP3R) …

A coiled-coil clamp controls both conformation and clustering of stromal interaction molecule 1 (STIM1)

M Fahrner, M Muik, R Schindl, C Butorac… - Journal of Biological …, 2014 - ASBMB
Store-operated Ca 2+ entry, essential for the adaptive immunity, is initiated by the
endoplasmic reticulum (ER) Ca 2+ sensor STIM1. Ca 2+ entry occurs through the plasma …