Store-operated calcium channels

M Prakriya, RS Lewis - Physiological reviews, 2015 - journals.physiology.org
Store-operated calcium channels (SOCs) are a major pathway for calcium signaling in
virtually all metozoan cells and serve a wide variety of functions ranging from gene …

Diseases caused by mutations in ORAI1 and STIM1

RS Lacruz, S Feske - Annals of the New York Academy of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Ca2+ release‐activated Ca2+ (CRAC) channels mediate a specific form of Ca2+ influx
called store‐operated Ca2+ entry (SOCE) that contributes to the function of many cell types …

Crystal structure of the calcium release–activated calcium channel Orai

X Hou, L Pedi, MM Diver, SB Long - Science, 2012 - science.org
The plasma membrane protein Orai forms the pore of the calcium release–activated calcium
(CRAC) channel and generates sustained cytosolic calcium signals when triggered by …

Bridging the gap: membrane contact sites in signaling, metabolism, and organelle dynamics

WA Prinz - Journal of Cell Biology, 2014 - rupress.org
Regions of close apposition between two organelles, often referred to as membrane contact
sites (MCSs), mostly form between the endoplasmic reticulum and a second organelle …

[HTML][HTML] Organization and function of membrane contact sites

SCJ Helle, G Kanfer, K Kolar, A Lang, AH Michel… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2013 - Elsevier
Membrane-bound organelles are a wonderful evolutionary acquisition of the eukaryotic cell,
allowing the segregation of sometimes incompatible biochemical reactions into specific …

Ion channels and transporters in lymphocyte function and immunity

S Feske, EY Skolnik, M Prakriya - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2012 - nature.com
Lymphocyte function is regulated by a network of ion channels and transporters in the
plasma membrane of B and T cells. These proteins modulate the cytoplasmic concentrations …

Molecular basis of calcium signaling in lymphocytes: STIM and ORAI

PG Hogan, RS Lewis, A Rao - Annual review of immunology, 2009 - annualreviews.org
Ca2+ entry into cells of the peripheral immune system occurs through highly Ca2+-selective
channels known as CRAC (calcium release-activated calcium) channels. CRAC channels …

Store-operated calcium entry: Mechanisms and modulation

PG Hogan, A Rao - Biochemical and biophysical research communications, 2015 - Elsevier
Store-operated calcium entry is a central mechanism in cellular calcium signalling and in
maintaining cellular calcium balance. This review traces the history of research on store …

SARAF inactivates the store operated calcium entry machinery to prevent excess calcium refilling

R Palty, A Raveh, I Kaminsky, R Meller, E Reuveny - Cell, 2012 - cell.com
Store operated calcium entry (SOCE) is a principal cellular process by which cells regulate
basal calcium, refill intracellular Ca 2+ stores, and execute a wide range of specialized …

Store-operated calcium channels: from function to structure and back again

RS Lewis - Cold Spring Harbor perspectives in biology, 2020 - cshperspectives.cshlp.org
Store-operated calcium (Ca2+) entry (SOCE) occurs through a widely distributed family of
ion channels activated by the loss of Ca2+ from the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). The best …