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Wang X, Geng J, Rimal S, Sui Y, Pan J, Qin Z, Lu B. The p53 target DRAM1 modulates calcium homeostasis and ER stress by promoting contact between lysosomes and the ER through STIM1. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2024; 121:e2400531121. [PMID: 39292746 PMCID: PMC11441506 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2400531121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2024] [Accepted: 07/27/2024] [Indexed: 09/20/2024] Open
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It is well established that DNA Damage Regulated Autophagy Modulator 1 (DRAM1), a lysosomal protein and a target of p53, participates in autophagy. The cellular functions of DRAM1 beyond autophagy remain elusive. Here, we show p53-dependent upregulation of DRAM1 in mitochondrial damage-induced Parkinson's disease (PD) models and exacerbation of disease phenotypes by DRAM1. We find that the lysosomal location of DRAM1 relies on its intact structure including the cytosol-facing C-terminal domain. Excess DRAM1 disrupts endoplasmic reticulum (ER) structure, triggers ER stress, and induces protective ER-phagy. Mechanistically, DRAM1 interacts with stromal interacting molecule 1 (STIM1) to tether lysosomes to the ER and perturb STIM1 function in maintaining intracellular calcium homeostasis. STIM1 overexpression promotes cellular health by restoring calcium homeostasis, ER stress response, ER-phagy, and AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK)-Unc-51 like autophagy activating kinase 1 (ULK1) signaling in cells with excess DRAM1. Thus, by promoting organelle contact between lysosomes and the ER, DRAM1 modulates ER structure and function and cell survival under stress. Our results suggest that DRAM1 as a lysosomal protein performs diverse roles in cellular homeostasis and stress response. These findings may have significant implications for our understanding of the role of the p53/DRAM1 axis in human diseases, from cancer to neurodegenerative diseases.
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- Xiying Wang
- Department of Psychiatry, The Affiliated Nanjing Brain Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305
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- Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305
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- Department of Psychiatry, The Affiliated Nanjing Brain Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305
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- Institute of Health Technology, Global Institute of Software Technology, Suzhou 215163, China
- Department of Pharmacology and Laboratory of Aging and Nervous Diseases, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305
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Song EAC, Chung SH, Kim JH. Molecular mechanisms of saliva secretion and hyposecretion. Eur J Oral Sci 2024; 132:e12969. [PMID: 38192116 DOI: 10.1111/eos.12969] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2023] [Accepted: 12/16/2023] [Indexed: 01/10/2024]
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The exocrine salivary gland secretes saliva, a fundamental body component to maintain oral homeostasis. Saliva is composed of water, ions, and proteins such as amylase, mucins, and immunoglobulins that play essential roles in the digestion of food, lubrication, and prevention of dental caries and periodontitis. An increasing number of people experience saliva hyposecretion due to aging, medications, Sjögren's syndrome, and radiation therapy for head and neck cancer. However, current treatments are mostly limited to temporary symptomatic relief. This review explores the molecular mechanisms underlying saliva secretion and hyposecretion to provide insight into putative therapeutic targets for treatment. Proteins implicated in saliva secretion pathways, including Ca2+ -signaling proteins, aquaporins, soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein receptors, and tight junctions, are aberrantly expressed and localized in patients with saliva hyposecretion, such as Sjögren's syndrome. Analysis of studies on the mechanisms of saliva secretion and hyposecretion suggests that crosstalk between fluid and protein secretory pathways via Ca2+ /protein kinase C and cAMP/protein kinase A regulates saliva secretion. Impaired crosstalk between the two secretory pathways may contribute to saliva hyposecretion. Future research into the detailed regulatory mechanisms of saliva secretion and hyposecretion may provide information to define novel targets and generate therapeutic strategies for saliva hyposecretion.
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- Eun-Ah Christine Song
- Department of Biological Sciences, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Oral Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Dentistry, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Department of KHU-KIST Converging Science and Technology, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Sallinger M, Grabmayr H, Humer C, Bonhenry D, Romanin C, Schindl R, Derler I. Activation mechanisms and structural dynamics of STIM proteins. J Physiol 2024; 602:1475-1507. [PMID: 36651592 DOI: 10.1113/jp283828] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2022] [Accepted: 01/11/2023] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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The family of stromal interaction molecules (STIM) includes two widely expressed single-pass endoplasmic reticulum (ER) transmembrane proteins and additional splice variants that act as precise ER-luminal Ca2+ sensors. STIM proteins mainly function as one of the two essential components of the so-called Ca2+ release-activated Ca2+ (CRAC) channel. The second CRAC channel component is constituted by pore-forming Orai proteins in the plasma membrane. STIM and Orai physically interact with each other to enable CRAC channel opening, which is a critical prerequisite for various downstream signalling pathways such as gene transcription or proliferation. Their activation commonly requires the emptying of the intracellular ER Ca2+ store. Using their Ca2+ sensing capabilities, STIM proteins confer this Ca2+ content-dependent signal to Orai, thereby linking Ca2+ store depletion to CRAC channel opening. Here we review the conformational dynamics occurring along the entire STIM protein upon store depletion, involving the transition from the quiescent, compactly folded structure into an active, extended state, modulation by a variety of accessory components in the cell as well as the impairment of individual steps of the STIM activation cascade associated with disease.
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- Matthias Sallinger
- Institute of Biophysics, JKU Life Science Center, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Linz, Austria
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- Institute of Biophysics, JKU Life Science Center, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Linz, Austria
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- Institute of Biophysics, JKU Life Science Center, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Linz, Austria
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- Center for Nanobiology and Structural Biology, Institute of Microbiology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Nove Hrady, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Biophysics, JKU Life Science Center, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Linz, Austria
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- Gottfried Schatz Research Centre, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
- BioTechMed-Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Biophysics, JKU Life Science Center, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Linz, Austria
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Wang YH, Li W, McDermott M, Son GY, Maiti G, Zhou F, Tao A, Raphael D, Moreira AL, Shen B, Vaeth M, Nadorp B, Chakravarti S, Lacruz RS, Feske S. Regulatory T cells and IFN-γ-producing Th1 cells play a critical role in the pathogenesis of Sjögren's Syndrome. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2024:2024.01.23.576314. [PMID: 38328096 PMCID: PMC10849570 DOI: 10.1101/2024.01.23.576314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2024]
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Objectives Sjögren's Disease (SjD) is an autoimmune disorder characterized by progressive dysfunction, inflammation and destruction of salivary and lacrimal glands, and by extraglandular manifestations. Its etiology and pathophysiology remain incompletely understood, though a role for autoreactive B cells has been considered key. Here, we investigated the role of effector and regulatory T cells in the pathogenesis of SjD. Methods Histological analysis, RNA-sequencing and flow cytometry were conducted on glands, lungs, eyes and lymphoid tissues of mice with regulatory T cell-specific deletion of stromal interaction proteins (STIM) 1 and 2 ( Stim1/2 Foxp3 ), which play key roles in calcium signaling and T cell function. The pathogenicity of T cells from Stim1/2 Foxp3 mice was investigated through adoptively transfer into lymphopenic host mice. Additionally, single-cell transcriptomic analysis was performed on peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) of patients with SjD and control subjects. Results Stim1/2 Foxp3 mice develop a severe SjD-like disorder including salivary gland (SG) and lacrimal gland (LG) inflammation and dysfunction, autoantibodies and extraglandular symptoms. SG inflammation in Stim1/2 Foxp3 mice is characterized by T and B cell infiltration, and transcriptionally by a Th1 immune response that correlates strongly with the dysregulation observed in patients with SjD. Adoptive transfer of effector T cells from Stim1/2 Foxp3 mice demonstrates that the SjD-like disease is driven by interferon (IFN)-γ producing autoreactive CD4 + T cells independently of B cells and autoantiboodies. scRNA-seq analysis identifies increased Th1 responses and attenuated memory Treg function in PBMCs of patients with SjD. Conclusions We report a more accurate mouse model of SjD while providing evidence for a critical role of Treg cells and IFN-γ producing Th1 cells in the pathogenesis of SjD, which may be effective targets for therapy.
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Familial 4p Interstitial Deletion Provides New Insights and Candidate Genes Underlying This Rare Condition. Genes (Basel) 2023; 14:genes14030635. [PMID: 36980907 PMCID: PMC10048360 DOI: 10.3390/genes14030635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2023] [Revised: 02/27/2023] [Accepted: 03/01/2023] [Indexed: 03/06/2023] Open
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Chromosome 4p deletions can lead to two distinct phenotypic outcomes: Wolf-–Hirschhorn syndrome (a terminal deletion at 4p16.3) and less frequently reported proximal interstitial deletions (4p11-p16). Proximal 4p interstitial deletions can result in mild to moderate intellectual disability, facial dysmorphisms, and a tall thin body habitus. To date, only 35 cases of proximal 4p interstitial deletions have been reported, and only two of these cases have been familial. The critical region for this syndrome has been narrowed down to 4p15.33-15.2, but the underlying causative genes remain unclear. In this study, we report the case of a 3-year-old female with failure to thrive, developmental and motor delays, and morphological features. The mother also had a 4p15.2-p14 deletion, and the proband was found to have a 13.4-Mb 4p15.2-p14 deletion by chromosome microarray analysis. The deleted region encompasses 16 genes, five of which have a high likelihood of contributing to the phenotype: PPARGC1A, DHX15, RBPJ, STIM2, and PCDH7. These findings suggest that multiple genes are involved in this rare proximal 4p interstitial deletion syndrome. This case highlights the need for healthcare providers to be aware of proximal 4p interstitial deletions and the potential phenotypic manifestations.
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Zhang T, Liu Q, Li Z, Tang S, An Q, Fan D, Xiang Y, Wu X, Jin Z, Ding J, Hu Y, Du Q, Xu J, Xie R. The role of ion channels in immune-related diseases. PROGRESS IN BIOPHYSICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2023; 177:129-140. [PMID: 36417963 DOI: 10.1016/j.pbiomolbio.2022.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2022] [Revised: 10/26/2022] [Accepted: 11/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Ion channel is an integral membrane protein that allows the permeation of charge ions across hydrophobic phospholipid membranes, including plasma membranes and organelle membranes (such as mitochondria, endoplasmic reticulum and vacuoles), which are widely distributed in various cells and tissues, such as cardiomyocytes, smooth muscle cells, and nerve cells. Ion channels establish membrane potential by regulating ion concentration and membrane potential. Membrane potential plays an important role in cells. Studies have shown that ion channels play a role in a number of immune-related diseases caused by functional defects in ion channels on immune or non-immune cells in major human organs, usually affecting specific organs or multiple organs. The present review discusses the relationship between ion channels and immune diseases in major organs of the human body.
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- Ting Zhang
- Department of Gastroenterology, Digestive Disease Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Digestive Disease Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Digestive Disease Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Digestive Disease Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Digestive Disease Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Digestive Disease Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Digestive Disease Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Digestive Disease Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Digestive Disease Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Digestive Disease Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Digestive Disease Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Digestive Disease Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Digestive Disease Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China.
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Digestive Disease Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China.
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Giri PS, Bharti AH, Begum R, Dwivedi M. Calcium controlled NFATc1 activation enhances suppressive capacity of regulatory T cells isolated from generalized vitiligo patients. Immunol Suppl 2022; 167:314-327. [PMID: 35754117 DOI: 10.1111/imm.13538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2022] [Accepted: 06/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND NFATs and FOXP3 are linked with impaired regulatory T-cells(Tregs) in generalized vitiligo(GV). OBJECTIVES To elucidate calcium mediated NFATc1 signalling pathway and its effect on Treg suppressive capacity in GV. METHODS Calcium levels,calcineurin,NFATc1 & GSK-3β activity and cell proliferation were assessed in 52 GV patients and 50 controls by calcium assay kit,calcineurin phosphatase assay kit,TransAM NFATc1 kit,GSK-3β ELISA and BrdU cell proliferation assay. Transcripts(CNB,CAM,GSK3B,DYRK1A & calcium channel genes) and protein(IFN-γ,IL-10 & TGF-β)expressions were assessed by qPCR and ELISA respectively. RESULTS Reduced plasma & intracellular Tregs calcium levels and ORAI1 transcripts suggested altered calcium homeostasis in GV Tregs(p=0.00387,p=0.0048,p<0.0001),which led to decreased calcineurin and NFATc1 activity in GV Tregs(p=0.0299,p<0.0001). CNB and CAM transcripts were reduced in GV Tregs(p<0.0001,p=0.0004). GSK-3β activity,GSK3B & DYRK1A transcripts significantly increased in GV Tregs(p=0.0134,p<0.0001&p<0.0001). Plasma(p=0.0225,p=0.032) and intracellular Treg(p=0.0035,p=0.005) calcium levels,calcineurin(p=0.001) & NFATc1(p=0.001,p<0.0001) activity and ORAI1(p=0.0093,p<0.0001),CAM and CNB(p=0.0214) transcripts significant decreased in active vitiligo(AV) and severe GV(sGV) Tregs. Calcium treatment significantly increased intracellular calcium and ORAI1 transcripts in GV Tregs(p=0.0042,p=0.0035). Moreover, calcium treatment enhanced calcineurin and NFATc1 activity in GV Tregs(p=0.0128,p<0.0001). Remarkably, calcium treatment increased Treg mediated suppression of CD4+ &CD8+ T-cells(p=0.015,p=0.006) in GV and increased Tregs associated cytokines:IL-10(p=0.0323,p=0.009), TGF-β(p=0.0321,p=0.01) and decreased IFN-γ production(p=0.001,p=0.016) by CD4+ &CD8+ T-cells. Intracellular calcium levels positively correlated with calcineurin(r=0.83;p<0.0001) and NFATc1(r=0.61;p<0.0001) activity, suggesting the enhanced Treg immunosuppressive capacity after calcium treatment. CONCLUSION Our study for the first time suggests that reduced plasma calcium and ORAI1 transcripts are linked to calcium uptake defects in Tregs, which leads to reduced calcineurin and NFATc1 activation, thereby contributing to decreased Tregs immunosuppressive capacity in GV. Elevated GSK-3β activity and GSKB & DYRK1A transcripts are involved in reduced NFATc1 activity in GV Tregs. Overall, the study suggests that calcium-NFATc1-signalling pathway is likely to be involved in defective Tregs function and can be implicated for development of effective Treg mediated therapeutics for GV.
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- Prashant S Giri
- C. G. Bhakta Institute of Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Uka Tarsadia University, Bardoli, Surat, Gujarat, India
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- Aura skin care, Laxmi Icon 2nd Floor, Unai Road, near Swaminarayan Temple, Vyara, Gujarat, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, Gujarat, India
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- C. G. Bhakta Institute of Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Uka Tarsadia University, Bardoli, Surat, Gujarat, India
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Hegde M, Daimary UD, Jose S, Sajeev A, Chinnathambi A, Alharbi SA, Shakibaei M, Kunnumakkara AB. Differential Expression of Genes Regulating Store-operated Calcium Entry in Conjunction With Mitochondrial Dynamics as Potential Biomarkers for Cancer: A Single-Cell RNA Analysis. Front Genet 2022; 13:866473. [PMID: 35711942 PMCID: PMC9197647 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2022.866473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2022] [Accepted: 04/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Regulation of intracellular concentration of calcium levels is crucial for cell signaling, homeostasis, and in the pathology of diseases including cancer. Agonist-induced entry of calcium ions into the non-excitable cells is mediated by store-operated calcium channels (SOCs). This pathway is activated by the release of calcium ions from the endoplasmic reticulum and further regulated by the calcium uptake through mitochondria leading to calcium-dependent inactivation of calcium-release activated calcium channels (CARC). SOCs including stromal interaction molecules (STIM) and ORAI proteins have been implicated in tumor growth, progression, and metastasis. In the present study, we analyzed the mRNA and protein expression of genes mediating SOCs-STIM1, STIM2, ORAI1, ORAI2, ORAI3, TRPC1, TRPC3, TRPC4, TRPC5, TRPC6, TRPC7, TRPV1, TRPV2, TRPM1, and TRPM7 in head and neck squamous cell cancer (HNSC) patients using TCGA and CPTAC analysis. Further, our in silico analysis showed a significant correlation between the expression of SOCs and genes involved in the mitochondrial dynamics (MDGs) both at mRNA and protein levels. Protein-protein docking results showed lower binding energy for SOCs with MDGs. Subsequently, we validated these results using gene expression and single-cell RNA sequencing datasets retrieved from Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO). Single-cell gene expression analysis of HNSC tumor tissues revealed that SOCs expression is remarkably associated with the MDGs expression in both cancer and fibroblast cells.
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- Mangala Hegde
- Cancer Biology Laboratory, Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology-Guwahati, Guwahati, India.,DBT-AIST International Center for Translational and Environmental Research, Indian Institute of Technology-Guwahati, Guwahati, India
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- Cancer Biology Laboratory, Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology-Guwahati, Guwahati, India.,DBT-AIST International Center for Translational and Environmental Research, Indian Institute of Technology-Guwahati, Guwahati, India
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- Cancer Biology Laboratory, Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology-Guwahati, Guwahati, India.,DBT-AIST International Center for Translational and Environmental Research, Indian Institute of Technology-Guwahati, Guwahati, India
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- Cancer Biology Laboratory, Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology-Guwahati, Guwahati, India.,DBT-AIST International Center for Translational and Environmental Research, Indian Institute of Technology-Guwahati, Guwahati, India
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- Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Musculoskeletal Research Group and Tumor Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Anatomy, Ludwig-Maximilian-University Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Cancer Biology Laboratory, Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology-Guwahati, Guwahati, India.,DBT-AIST International Center for Translational and Environmental Research, Indian Institute of Technology-Guwahati, Guwahati, India
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Li Y, Yu M, Yin J, Yan H, Wang X. Enhanced Calcium Signal Induces NK Cell Degranulation but Inhibits Its Cytotoxic Activity. JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY (BALTIMORE, MD. : 1950) 2022; 208:347-357. [PMID: 34911773 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.2001141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2020] [Accepted: 11/09/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
Abstract
Although the mechanism of NK cell activation is still unclear, the strict calcium dependence remains the hallmark for lytic granule secretion. A plethora of studies claiming that impaired Ca2+ signaling leads to severely defective cytotoxic granule exocytosis accompanied by weak target cell lysis has been published. However, there has been little discussion about the effect of induced calcium signal on NK cell cytotoxicity. In our study, we observed that small-molecule inhibitor UNC1999, which suppresses global H3K27 trimethylation (H3K27me3) of human NK cells, induced a PKD2-dependent calcium signal. Enhanced calcium entry led to unbalanced vesicle release, which resulted into fewer target cells acquiring lytic granules and subsequently being killed. Further analyses revealed that the ability of conjugate formation, lytic synapse formation, and granule polarization were normal in NK cells treated with UNC1999. Cumulatively, these data indicated that induced calcium signal exclusively enhances unbalanced degranulation that further inhibits their cytotoxic activity in human NK cells.
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- Yang Li
- Precision Medicine Center, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China;
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Institute of Infectious Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- Department of Immunology, Department of Oncology, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Immunology, Key Laboratory of Immune Microenvironment and Disease of the Ministry of Education, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China; and
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- Department of Cell Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Institute of Infectious Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China;
- Department of Immunology, Department of Oncology, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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Nakamura H, Tanaka T, Pranzatelli T, Ji Y, Yin H, Perez P, Afione SA, Jang SI, Goldsmith C, Zheng CY, Swaim WD, Warner BM, Hirata N, Noguchi M, Atsumi T, Chiorini JA. Lysosome-associated membrane protein 3 misexpression in salivary glands induces a Sjögren's syndrome-like phenotype in mice. Ann Rheum Dis 2021; 80:1031-1039. [PMID: 33658234 PMCID: PMC8292598 DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2020-219649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2020] [Revised: 01/28/2021] [Accepted: 02/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Sjögren's syndrome (SS) is an autoimmune sialadenitis with unknown aetiology. Although extensive research implicated an abnormal immune response associated with lymphocytes, an initiating event mediated by salivary gland epithelial cell (SGEC) abnormalities causing activation is poorly characterised. Transcriptome studies have suggested alternations in lysosomal function are associated with SS, but a cause and effect linkage has not been established. In this study, we demonstrated that altered lysosome activity in SGECs by expression of lysosome-associated membrane protein 3 (LAMP3) can initiate an autoimmune response with autoantibody production and salivary dysfunction similar to SS. METHODS Retroductal cannulation of the submandibular salivary glands with an adeno-associated virus serotype 2 vector encoding LAMP3 was used to establish a model system. Pilocarpine-stimulated salivary flow and the presence of autoantibodies were assessed at several time points post-cannulation. Salivary glands from the mice were evaluated using RNAseq and histologically. RESULTS Following LAMP3 expression, saliva flow was significantly decreased and serum anti-Ro/SSA and La/SSB antibodies could be detected in the treated mice. Mechanistically, LAMP3 expression increased apoptosis in SGECs and decreased protein expression related to saliva secretion. Analysis of RNAseq data suggested altered lysosomal function in the transduced SGECs, and that the cellular changes can chemoattract immune cells into the salivary glands. Immune cells were activated via toll-like receptors by damage-associated molecular patterns released from LAMP3-expressing SGECs. CONCLUSIONS These results show a critical role for lysosomal trafficking in the development of SS and establish a causal relationship between LAMP3 misexpression and the development of SS.
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- Hiroyuki Nakamura
- AAV Biology Section, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- AAV Biology Section, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- AAV Biology Section, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- AAV Biology Section, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- AAV Biology Section, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Salivary Disorders Unit, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- AAV Biology Section, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Salivary Disorders Unit, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- AAV Biology Section, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- AAV Biology Section, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- AAV Biology Section, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Salivary Disorders Unit, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Division of Cancer Biology, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Rheumatology, Endocrinology and Nephrology, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- AAV Biology Section, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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Sogkas G, Atschekzei F, Adriawan IR, Dubrowinskaja N, Witte T, Schmidt RE. Cellular and molecular mechanisms breaking immune tolerance in inborn errors of immunity. Cell Mol Immunol 2021; 18:1122-1140. [PMID: 33795850 PMCID: PMC8015752 DOI: 10.1038/s41423-020-00626-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2020] [Accepted: 12/11/2020] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
Abstract
In addition to susceptibility to infections, conventional primary immunodeficiency disorders (PIDs) and inborn errors of immunity (IEI) can cause immune dysregulation, manifesting as lymphoproliferative and/or autoimmune disease. Autoimmunity can be the prominent phenotype of PIDs and commonly includes cytopenias and rheumatological diseases, such as arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and Sjogren's syndrome (SjS). Recent advances in understanding the genetic basis of systemic autoimmune diseases and PIDs suggest an at least partially shared genetic background and therefore common pathogenic mechanisms. Here, we explore the interconnected pathogenic pathways of autoimmunity and primary immunodeficiency, highlighting the mechanisms breaking the different layers of immune tolerance to self-antigens in selected IEI.
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- Georgios Sogkas
- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Hannover Medical School, Hanover, Germany.
- Hannover Medical School, Cluster of Excellence RESIST (EXC 2155), Hanover, Germany.
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Hannover Medical School, Hanover, Germany
- Hannover Medical School, Cluster of Excellence RESIST (EXC 2155), Hanover, Germany
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Hannover Medical School, Hanover, Germany
- Hannover Medical School, Cluster of Excellence RESIST (EXC 2155), Hanover, Germany
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Hannover Medical School, Hanover, Germany
- Hannover Medical School, Cluster of Excellence RESIST (EXC 2155), Hanover, Germany
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Hannover Medical School, Hanover, Germany
- Hannover Medical School, Cluster of Excellence RESIST (EXC 2155), Hanover, Germany
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Hannover Medical School, Hanover, Germany
- Hannover Medical School, Cluster of Excellence RESIST (EXC 2155), Hanover, Germany
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Gibhardt CS, Cappello S, Bhardwaj R, Schober R, Kirsch SA, Bonilla Del Rio Z, Gahbauer S, Bochicchio A, Sumanska M, Ickes C, Stejerean-Todoran I, Mitkovski M, Alansary D, Zhang X, Revazian A, Fahrner M, Lunz V, Frischauf I, Luo T, Ezerina D, Messens J, Belousov VV, Hoth M, Böckmann RA, Hediger MA, Schindl R, Bogeski I. Oxidative Stress-Induced STIM2 Cysteine Modifications Suppress Store-Operated Calcium Entry. Cell Rep 2020; 33:108292. [PMID: 33086068 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2020.108292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2020] [Revised: 08/28/2020] [Accepted: 09/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Store-operated calcium entry (SOCE) through STIM-gated ORAI channels governs vital cellular functions. In this context, SOCE controls cellular redox signaling and is itself regulated by redox modifications. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying this calcium-redox interplay and the functional outcomes are not fully understood. Here, we examine the role of STIM2 in SOCE redox regulation. Redox proteomics identify cysteine 313 as the main redox sensor of STIM2 in vitro and in vivo. Oxidative stress suppresses SOCE and calcium currents in cells overexpressing STIM2 and ORAI1, an effect that is abolished by mutation of cysteine 313. FLIM and FRET microscopy, together with MD simulations, indicate that oxidative modifications of cysteine 313 alter STIM2 activation dynamics and thereby hinder STIM2-mediated gating of ORAI1. In summary, this study establishes STIM2-controlled redox regulation of SOCE as a mechanism that affects several calcium-regulated physiological processes, as well as stress-induced pathologies.
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- Christine Silvia Gibhardt
- Molecular Physiology, Institute of Cardiovascular Physiology, University Medical Center, Georg-August-University, Göttingen, Germany
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- Molecular Physiology, Institute of Cardiovascular Physiology, University Medical Center, Georg-August-University, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Inselspital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute of Biophysics, JKU Life Science Center, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Linz, Austria; Gottfried Schatz Research Center, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Computational Biology, Department of Biology, Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany
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- Molecular Physiology, Institute of Cardiovascular Physiology, University Medical Center, Georg-August-University, Göttingen, Germany
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- Computational Biology, Department of Biology, Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany
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- Computational Biology, Department of Biology, Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany
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- Molecular Physiology, Institute of Cardiovascular Physiology, University Medical Center, Georg-August-University, Göttingen, Germany
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- Molecular Physiology, Institute of Cardiovascular Physiology, University Medical Center, Georg-August-University, Göttingen, Germany
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- Molecular Physiology, Institute of Cardiovascular Physiology, University Medical Center, Georg-August-University, Göttingen, Germany
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- Light Microscopy Facility, Max Planck Institute of Experimental Medicine, Göttingen, Germany
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- Biophysics, Center for Integrative Physiology and Molecular Medicine, Saarland University, Homburg, Germany
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- Molecular Physiology, Institute of Cardiovascular Physiology, University Medical Center, Georg-August-University, Göttingen, Germany
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- Molecular Physiology, Institute of Cardiovascular Physiology, University Medical Center, Georg-August-University, Göttingen, Germany
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- Institute of Biophysics, JKU Life Science Center, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Linz, Austria
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- Institute of Biophysics, JKU Life Science Center, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Linz, Austria
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- Institute of Biophysics, JKU Life Science Center, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Linz, Austria
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- VIB-VUB Center for Structural Biology, Brussels Center for Redox Biology, Structural Biology Brussels, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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- VIB-VUB Center for Structural Biology, Brussels Center for Redox Biology, Structural Biology Brussels, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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- VIB-VUB Center for Structural Biology, Brussels Center for Redox Biology, Structural Biology Brussels, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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- Molecular Physiology, Institute of Cardiovascular Physiology, University Medical Center, Georg-August-University, Göttingen, Germany; Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow, Russia; Federal Center of Brain Research and Neurotechnologies of the Federal Medical Biological Agency, Moscow, Russia
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- Biophysics, Center for Integrative Physiology and Molecular Medicine, Saarland University, Homburg, Germany
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- Computational Biology, Department of Biology, Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany
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- Gottfried Schatz Research Center, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
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- Molecular Physiology, Institute of Cardiovascular Physiology, University Medical Center, Georg-August-University, Göttingen, Germany.
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Vaeth M, Kahlfuss S, Feske S. CRAC Channels and Calcium Signaling in T Cell-Mediated Immunity. Trends Immunol 2020; 41:878-901. [PMID: 32711944 DOI: 10.1016/j.it.2020.06.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2020] [Revised: 06/19/2020] [Accepted: 06/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Calcium (Ca2+) signals play fundamental roles in immune cell function. The main sources of Ca2+ influx in mammalian lymphocytes following antigen receptor stimulation are Ca2+ release-activated Ca2+ (CRAC) channels. These are formed by ORAI proteins in the plasma membrane and are activated by stromal interaction molecules (STIM) located in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). Human loss-of-function (LOF) mutations in ORAI1 and STIM1 that abolish Ca2+ influx cause a unique disease syndrome called CRAC channelopathy that is characterized by immunodeficiency autoimmunity and non-immunological symptoms. Studies in mice lacking Stim and Orai genes have illuminated many cellular and molecular mechanisms by which these molecules control lymphocyte function. CRAC channels are required for the differentiation and function of several T lymphocyte subsets that provide immunity to infection, mediate inflammation and prevent autoimmunity. This review examines new insights into how CRAC channels control T cell-mediated immunity.
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- Martin Vaeth
- Institute of Systems Immunology, Julius-Maximilians University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany; Department of Pathology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Institute of Molecular and Clinical Immunology, Health Campus Immunology, Infectiology, and Inflammation, Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany; Department of Pathology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Pathology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
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Park YJ, Yoo SA, Kim M, Kim WU. The Role of Calcium-Calcineurin-NFAT Signaling Pathway in Health and Autoimmune Diseases. Front Immunol 2020; 11:195. [PMID: 32210952 PMCID: PMC7075805 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.00195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 170] [Impact Index Per Article: 42.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2019] [Accepted: 01/24/2020] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Calcium (Ca2+) is an essential signaling molecule that controls a wide range of biological functions. In the immune system, calcium signals play a central role in a variety of cellular functions such as proliferation, differentiation, apoptosis, and numerous gene transcriptions. During an immune response, the engagement of T-cell and B-cell antigen receptors induces a decrease in the intracellular Ca2+ store and then activates store-operated Ca2+ entry (SOCE) to raise the intracellular Ca2+ concentration, which is mediated by the Ca2+ release-activated Ca2+ (CRAC) channels. Recently, identification of the two critical regulators of the CRAC channel, stromal interaction molecule (STIM) and Orai1, has broadened our understanding of the regulatory mechanisms of Ca2+ signaling in lymphocytes. Repetitive or prolonged increase in intracellular Ca2+ is required for the calcineurin-mediated dephosphorylation of the nuclear factor of an activated T cell (NFAT). Recent data indicate that Ca2+-calcineurin-NFAT1 to 4 pathways are dysregulated in autoimmune diseases. Therefore, calcineurin inhibitors, cyclosporine and tacrolimus, have been used for the treatment of such autoimmune diseases as systemic lupus erythematosus and rheumatoid arthritis. Here, we review the role of the Ca2+-calcineurin–NFAT signaling pathway in health and diseases, focusing on the STIM and Orai1, and discuss the deregulated calcium-mediated calcineurin-NFAT pathway in autoimmune diseases.
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- Yune-Jung Park
- POSTEC-CATHOLIC Biomedical Engineering Institute, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea.,Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Vincent's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Suwon, South Korea
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- POSTEC-CATHOLIC Biomedical Engineering Institute, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea.,Department of Biomedicine & Health Science, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Gyeonsang National University Hospital, Jinju, South Korea
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- POSTEC-CATHOLIC Biomedical Engineering Institute, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea.,Department of Biomedicine & Health Science, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea.,Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea
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Vivino FB, Bunya VY, Massaro-Giordano G, Johr CR, Giattino SL, Schorpion A, Shafer B, Peck A, Sivils K, Rasmussen A, Chiorini JA, He J, Ambrus JL. Sjogren's syndrome: An update on disease pathogenesis, clinical manifestations and treatment. Clin Immunol 2019; 203:81-121. [PMID: 31022578 DOI: 10.1016/j.clim.2019.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2019] [Accepted: 04/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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- Frederick B Vivino
- Penn Sjögren's Center, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, 3737 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
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- Scheie Eye Institute, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, 51 N. 39(th) Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
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- Scheie Eye Institute, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, 51 N. 39(th) Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
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- Penn Sjögren's Center, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, 3737 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
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- Penn Sjögren's Center, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, 3737 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
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- Penn Sjögren's Center, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, 3737 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
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- Scheie Eye Institute, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, 51 N. 39(th) Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine, PO Box 100125, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA.
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- Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Arthritis and Clinical Immunology Program, 825 NE 13th Street, OK 73104, USA.
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- Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Arthritis and Clinical Immunology Program, 825 NE 13th Street, OK 73104, USA.
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- NIH, Adeno-Associated Virus Biology Section, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, Building 10, Room 1n113, 10 Center DR Msc 1190, Bethesda, MD 20892-1190, USA.
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100044, China
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- Division of Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology, SUNY at Buffalo School of Medicine, 100 High Street, Buffalo, NY 14203, USA.
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Oh-Hora M, Lu X, Shiokawa M, Takayanagi H, Yamasaki S. Stromal Interaction Molecule Deficiency in T Cells Promotes Spontaneous Follicular Helper T Cell Development and Causes Type 2 Immune Disorders. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2019; 202:2616-2627. [PMID: 30910863 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1700610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2017] [Accepted: 03/03/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
Abstract
Appropriate T cell responses are controlled by strict balance between activatory and inhibitory pathways downstream of TCR. Although mice or humans with impaired TCR signaling develop autoimmunity, the precise molecular mechanisms linking reduced TCR signaling to autoimmunity are not fully understood. Engagement of TCR activates Ca2+ signaling mainly through store-operated Ca2+ entry activated by stromal interaction molecule (Stim) 1 and Stim2. Despite defective T cell activation, mice deficient in both Stim1 and Stim2 in T cells (conditional double knockout [cDKO]) developed lymphoproliferative disorders and skin inflammation with a concomitant increase in serum IgG1 and IgE levels. In cDKO mice, follicular helper T (Tfh) cells were dramatically increased in number, and they produced IL-4 spontaneously. These inflammatory symptoms were abolished by the deletion of IL-4 in cDKO mice. Tfh development and inflammatory symptoms in cDKO mice were abrogated by further deletion of NFAT2 in T cells. These findings suggest that Tfh cells spontaneously developed in the absence of Ca2+ signaling and caused unregulated type 2 responses.
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- Masatsugu Oh-Hora
- Division of Molecular Immunology, Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan; .,Department of Biochemistry, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan.,Laboratory of Molecular Immunology, Immunology Frontier Research Center, Osaka University, Suita 565-0871, Japan
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- Division of Molecular and Cellular Immunology, Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan.,Department of Molecular Immunology, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Suita 565-0871, Japan
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- Division of Molecular and Cellular Immunology, Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan.,Department of Molecular Immunology, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Suita 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine and Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan; and
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- Laboratory of Molecular Immunology, Immunology Frontier Research Center, Osaka University, Suita 565-0871, Japan; .,Division of Molecular and Cellular Immunology, Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan.,Department of Molecular Immunology, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Suita 565-0871, Japan.,Division of Molecular Immunology, Medical Mycology Research Center, Chiba University, Chiba 260-8673, Japan
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Bhandage AK, Jin Z, Korol SV, Tafreshiha AS, Gohel P, Hellgren C, Espes D, Carlsson PO, Sundström-Poromaa I, Birnir B. Expression of calcium release-activated and voltage-gated calcium channels genes in peripheral blood mononuclear cells is altered in pregnancy and in type 1 diabetes. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0208981. [PMID: 30543678 PMCID: PMC6292698 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0208981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2018] [Accepted: 11/28/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Calcium (Ca2+) is an important ion in physiology and is found both outside and inside cells. The intracellular concentration of Ca2+ is tightly regulated as it is an intracellular signal molecule and can affect a variety of cellular processes. In immune cells Ca2+ has been shown to regulate e.g. gene transcription, cytokine secretion, proliferation and migration. Ca2+ can enter the cytoplasm either from intracellular stores or from outside the cells when Ca2+ permeable ion channels in the plasma membrane open. The Ca2+ release-activated (CRAC) channel is the most prominent Ca2+ ion channel in the plasma membrane. It is formed by ORAI1-3 and the channel is opened by the endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ sensor proteins stromal interaction molecules (STIM) 1 and 2. Another group of Ca2+ channels in the plasma membrane are the voltage-gated Ca2+ (CaV) channels. We examined if a change in immunological tolerance is accompanied by altered ORAI, STIM and CaV gene expression in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) in pregnant women and in type 1 diabetic individuals. Our results show that in pregnancy and type 1 diabetes ORAI1-3 are up-regulated whereas STIM1 and 2 are down-regulated in pregnancy but only STIM2 in type 1 diabetes. Expression of L-, P/Q-, R- and T-type voltage-gated Ca2+ channels was detected in the PBMCs where the CaV2.3 gene was up-regulated in pregnancy and type 1 diabetes whereas the CaV 2.1 and CaV3.2 genes were up-regulated only in pregnancy and the CaV1.3 gene in type 1 diabetes. The results are consistent with that expression of ORAI, STIM and CaV genes correlate with a shift in immunological status of the individual in health, as during pregnancy, and in the autoimmune disease type 1 diabetes. Whether the changes are in general protective or in type 1 diabetes include some pathogenic components remains to be clarified.
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- Amol K Bhandage
- Department of Neuroscience, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Neuroscience, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Neuroscience, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, The Wenner-Gren Institute, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Women's and Children's Health, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Cell Biology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Cell Biology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Neuroscience, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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Ambudkar I. Calcium signaling defects underlying salivary gland dysfunction. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2018; 1865:1771-1777. [PMID: 30006140 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2018.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2018] [Revised: 06/28/2018] [Accepted: 07/01/2018] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Salivary glands secrete saliva, a mixture of proteins and fluids, which plays an extremely important role in the maintenance of oral health. Loss of salivary secretion causes a dry mouth condition, xerostomia, which has numerous deleterious consequences including opportunistic infections within the oral cavity, difficulties in eating and swallowing food, and problems with speech. Saliva secretion is regulated by stimulation of specific signaling mechanisms within the acinar cells of the gland. Neurotransmitter-stimulated increase in cytosolic [Ca2+] ([Ca2+]i) in acinar cells is the primary trigger for salivary fluid secretion from salivary glands, the loss of which is a critical factor underlying dry mouth conditions in patients. The increase in [Ca2+]i regulates multiple ion channel and transport activities that together generate the osmotic gradient which drives fluid secretion across the apical membrane. Ca2+ entry mediated by the Store-Operated Ca2+ Entry (SOCE) mechanism provides the essential [Ca2+]i signals to trigger salivary gland fluid secretion. Under physiological conditions depletion of ER-Ca2+ stores is caused by activation of IP3R by IP3 and this provides the stimulus for SOCE. Core components of SOCE in salivary gland acinar cells are the plasma membrane Ca2+ channels, Orai1 and TRPC1, and STIM1, a Ca2+-sensor protein in the ER, which regulates both channels. In addition, STIM2 likely enhances the sensitivity of cells to ER-Ca2+ depletion thereby tuning the cellular response to agonist stimulation. Two major, clinically relevant, conditions which cause irreversible salivary gland dysfunction are radiation treatment for head-and-neck cancers and the autoimmune exocrinopathy, Sjögren's syndrome (pSS). However, the exact mechanism(s) that causes the loss of fluid secretion, in either condition, is not clearly understood. A number of recent studies have identified that defects in critical Ca2+ signaling mechanisms underlie salivary gland dysfunction caused by radiation treatment or Sjögren's syndrome (pSS). This chapter will discuss these very interesting and important studies.
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- Indu Ambudkar
- Secretory Physiology Section, Molecular Physiology and Therapeutics Branch, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
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Nguyen NT, Han W, Cao W, Wang Y, Wen S, Huang Y, Li M, Du L, Zhou Y. Store‐Operated Calcium Entry Mediated by ORAI and STIM. Compr Physiol 2018; 8:981-1002. [DOI: 10.1002/cphy.c170031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Sandhya P, Kurien BT, Danda D, Scofield RH. Update on Pathogenesis of Sjogren's Syndrome. Curr Rheumatol Rev 2018; 13:5-22. [PMID: 27412602 DOI: 10.2174/1573397112666160714164149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2015] [Revised: 11/15/2015] [Accepted: 01/01/2016] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Sjogren's syndrome is a common autoimmune disease that presents with sicca symptoms and extraglandular features. Sjogren's syndrome is presumably as common as RA; yet it is poorly understood, underdiagnosed and undertreated. From the usual identity as an autoimmune exocrinopathy to its most recent designate as an autoimmune epithelitis - the journey of SS is complex. We herein review some of the most important milestones that have shed light on different aspects of pathogenesis of this enigmatic disease. This includes role of salivary gland epithelial cells, and their interaction with cells of the innate and adaptive immune system. Non-immune factors acting in concert or in parallel with immune factors may also be important. The risk genes identified so far have only weak association, nevertheless advances in genetics have enhanced understanding of disease mechanisms. Role of epigenetic and environmental role factors is also being explored. SS has also some unique features such as congenital heart block and high incidence of lymphoma; disease mechanisms accounting for these manifestations are also reviewed.
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Bhattarai KR, Junjappa R, Handigund M, Kim HR, Chae HJ. The imprint of salivary secretion in autoimmune disorders and related pathological conditions. Autoimmun Rev 2018; 17:376-390. [DOI: 10.1016/j.autrev.2017.11.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2017] [Accepted: 11/16/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Liu X, Gong B, de Souza LB, Ong HL, Subedi KP, Cheng KT, Swaim W, Zheng C, Mori Y, Ambudkar IS. Radiation inhibits salivary gland function by promoting STIM1 cleavage by caspase-3 and loss of SOCE through a TRPM2-dependent pathway. Sci Signal 2017; 10:10/482/eaal4064. [PMID: 28588080 DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.aal4064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Store-operated Ca2+ entry (SOCE) is critical for salivary gland fluid secretion. We report that radiation treatment caused persistent salivary gland dysfunction by activating a TRPM2-dependent mitochondrial pathway, leading to caspase-3-mediated cleavage of stromal interaction molecule 1 (STIM1) and loss of SOCE. After irradiation, acinar cells from the submandibular glands of TRPM2+/+ , but not those from TRPM2-/- mice, displayed an increase in the concentrations of mitochondrial Ca2+ and reactive oxygen species, a decrease in mitochondrial membrane potential, and activation of caspase-3, which was associated with a sustained decrease in STIM1 abundance and attenuation of SOCE. In a salivary gland cell line, silencing the mitochondrial Ca2+ uniporter or caspase-3 or treatment with inhibitors of TRPM2 or caspase-3 prevented irradiation-induced loss of STIM1 and SOCE. Expression of exogenous STIM1 in the salivary glands of irradiated mice increased SOCE and fluid secretion. We suggest that targeting the mechanisms underlying the loss of STIM1 would be a potentially useful approach for preserving salivary gland function after radiation therapy.
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- Xibao Liu
- Molecular Physiology and Therapeutics Branch, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Department of Orthodontics, Jilin University School of Stomatology, Changchun 130021, People's Republic of China
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- Molecular Physiology and Therapeutics Branch, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Molecular Physiology and Therapeutics Branch, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Molecular Physiology and Therapeutics Branch, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Molecular Physiology and Therapeutics Branch, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Molecular Physiology and Therapeutics Branch, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Molecular Physiology and Therapeutics Branch, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Department of Synthetic and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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- Molecular Physiology and Therapeutics Branch, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
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Hemon P, Renaudineau Y, Debant M, Le Goux N, Mukherjee S, Brooks W, Mignen O. Calcium Signaling: From Normal B Cell Development to Tolerance Breakdown and Autoimmunity. Clin Rev Allergy Immunol 2017; 53:141-165. [DOI: 10.1007/s12016-017-8607-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Berna-Erro A, Jardin I, Salido GM, Rosado JA. Role of STIM2 in cell function and physiopathology. J Physiol 2017; 595:3111-3128. [PMID: 28087881 DOI: 10.1113/jp273889] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2016] [Accepted: 01/03/2017] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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An endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-resident protein that regulates cytosolic and ER free-Ca2+ concentration by induction of store-operated calcium entry: that is the original definition of STIM2 and its function. While its activity strongly depends on the amount of calcium stored in the ER, its function goes further, to intracellular signalling and gene expression. Initially under-studied owing to the prominent function of STIM1, STIM2 came to be regarded as vital in mice, gradually emerging as an important player in the nervous system, and cooperating with STIM1 in the immune system. STIM2 has also been proposed as a relevant player in pathological conditions related to ageing, Alzheimer's and Huntington's diseases, autoimmune disorders and cancer. The discovery of additional functions, together with new splicing forms with opposite roles, has clarified existing controversies about STIM2 function in SOCE. With STIM2 being essential for life, but apparently not for development, newly available data demonstrate a complex and still intriguing behaviour that this review summarizes, updating current knowledge of STIM2 function.
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- Alejandro Berna-Erro
- Laboratory of Molecular Physiology and Channelopathies, Department of Experimental and Health Sciences, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 08003, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Physiology (Cell Physiology Research Group), University of Extremadura, 10003, Cáceres, Spain
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- Department of Physiology (Cell Physiology Research Group), University of Extremadura, 10003, Cáceres, Spain
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- Department of Physiology (Cell Physiology Research Group), University of Extremadura, 10003, Cáceres, Spain
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Targeting the Ca(2+) Sensor STIM1 by Exosomal Transfer of Ebv-miR-BART13-3p is Associated with Sjögren's Syndrome. EBioMedicine 2016; 10:216-26. [PMID: 27381477 PMCID: PMC5006644 DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2016.06.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2016] [Revised: 06/24/2016] [Accepted: 06/27/2016] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS) is a systemic autoimmune disease that is associated with inflammation and dysfunction of salivary and lacrimal glands. The molecular mechanism(s) underlying this exocrinopathy is not known, although the syndrome has been associated with viruses, such as the Epstein Barr Virus (EBV). We report herein that an EBV-specific microRNA (ebv-miR-BART13-3p) is significantly elevated in salivary glands (SGs) of pSS patients and we show that it targets stromal interacting molecule 1 (STIM1), a primary regulator of the store-operated Ca2 + entry (SOCE) pathway that is essential for SG function, leading to loss of SOCE and Ca2 +-dependent activation of NFAT. Although EBV typically infects B cells and not salivary epithelial cells, ebv-miR-BART13-3p is present in both cell types in pSS SGs. Importantly, we further demonstrate that ebv-miR-BART13-3p can be transferred from B cells to salivary epithelial cells through exosomes and it recapitulates its functional effects on calcium signaling in a model system. Sjögren's syndrome is an autoimmune disease characterized by dysfunction and inflammation of the salivary and lacrimal glands The pathogenesis of Sjögren's syndrome has not been elucidated, but the role of viruses has been suggested. Ebv-miR-BART13-3p downregulates STIM1 affecting the calcium influx mechanisms that regulate salivary gland function.
In this study we report that the EBV-specific microRNA ebv-miR-BART13-3p, that is significantly elevated in salivary glands of primary Sjögren's syndrome patients, targets stromal interacting molecule 1 (STIM1), a primary regulator of the store-operated Ca2 + entry pathway that is essential for salivary gland function. This interaction affects the intracellular Ca2 + entry and subsequently the Ca2 +-dependent activation of NFAT. Ebv-miR-BART13-3p is present in both B cells and salivary epithelial cells, even though EBV infects B cells and not salivary epithelial cells. We demonstrate here that ebv-miR-BART13-3p can be transferred from B cells to salivary epithelial cells through exosomes, recapitulating the functional effects on calcium signaling.
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Ambudkar IS. Calcium signalling in salivary gland physiology and dysfunction. J Physiol 2016; 594:2813-24. [PMID: 26592972 PMCID: PMC4887685 DOI: 10.1113/jp271143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2015] [Accepted: 10/31/2015] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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Studies over the past four decades have established that Ca(2+) is a critical factor in control of salivary gland function and have led to identification of the critical components of this process. The major ion transport mechanisms and ion channels that are involved in fluid secretion have also been established. The key event in activation of fluid secretion is an increase in [Ca(2+) ]i triggered by inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP3 )-induced release of Ca(2+) from ER via the IP3 receptor (IP3 R). IP3 Rs determine the site of initiation and the pattern of the [Ca(2+) ]i signal in the cell. However, Ca(2+) entry into the cell is required to sustain the elevation of [Ca(2+) ]i and fluid secretion and is mediated by the store-operated Ca(2+) entry (SOCE) mechanism. Orai1, TRPC1, TRPC3 and STIM1 have been identified as critical components of SOCE in these cells. Cells finely tune the generation and amplification of [Ca(2+) ]i signals for regulation of cell function. An important emerging area is the concept that unregulated [Ca(2+) ]i signals in cells can directly cause cell damage, dysfunction and disease. Alternatively, aberrant [Ca(2+) ]i signals can also amplify and increase the rates of cell damage. Such defects in Ca(2+) signalling have been described in salivary glands in conjunction with radiation-induced loss of salivary gland function as well as in the salivary defects associated with the autoimmune exocrinopathy Sjögren's syndrome. Such defects have been associated with altered function or expression of key Ca(2+) signalling components, such as STIM proteins and TRP channels. These studies offer new avenues for examining the mechanisms underlying the disease and development of novel clinical targets and therapeutic strategies.
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- Indu S Ambudkar
- Secretory Physiology Section, Molecular Physiology and Therapeutics Branch, National Institute of Dental Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA
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Vaeth M, Eckstein M, Shaw PJ, Kozhaya L, Yang J, Berberich-Siebelt F, Clancy R, Unutmaz D, Feske S. Store-Operated Ca(2+) Entry in Follicular T Cells Controls Humoral Immune Responses and Autoimmunity. Immunity 2016; 44:1350-64. [PMID: 27261277 DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2016.04.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2015] [Revised: 02/10/2016] [Accepted: 04/22/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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T follicular helper (Tfh) cells promote affinity maturation of B cells in germinal centers (GCs), whereas T follicular regulatory (Tfr) cells limit the GC reaction. Store-operated Ca(2+) entry (SOCE) through Ca(2+) release-activated Ca(2+) (CRAC) channels mediated by STIM and ORAI proteins is a fundamental signaling pathway in T lymphocytes. Conditional deletion of Stim1 and Stim2 genes in T cells abolished SOCE and strongly reduced antibody-mediated immune responses following viral infection caused by impaired differentiation and function of Tfh cells. Conversely, aging Stim1Stim2-deficient mice developed humoral autoimmunity with spontaneous autoantibody production due to abolished Tfr cell differentiation in the presence of residual Tfh cells. Mechanistically, SOCE controlled Tfr and Tfh cell differentiation through NFAT-mediated IRF4, BATF, and Bcl-6 transcription-factor expression. SOCE had a dual role in controlling the GC reaction by regulating both Tfh and Tfr cell differentiation, thus enabling protective B cell responses and preventing humoral autoimmunity.
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- Martin Vaeth
- Department of Pathology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA
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- NYU College of Dentistry, New York University, New York, NY 10010, USA
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- Department of Pathology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA; The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine, Farmington, CT 06032, USA
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- Department of Pathology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA
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- Department of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA; The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine, Farmington, CT 06032, USA
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- Department of Pathology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA.
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Primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS) is a chronic autoimmune disease that is estimated to affect 35 million people worldwide. Currently, no effective treatments exist for Sjögren's syndrome, and there is a limited understanding of the physiological mechanisms associated with xerostomia and hyposalivation. The present work revealed that aquaporin 5 expression, a water channel critical for salivary gland fluid secretion, is regulated by bone morphogenetic protein 6. Increased expression of this cytokine is strongly associated with the most common symptom of primary Sjögren's syndrome, the loss of salivary gland function. This finding led us to develop a therapy in the treatment of Sjögren's syndrome by increasing the water permeability of the gland to restore saliva flow. Our study demonstrates that the targeted increase of gland permeability not only resulted in the restoration of secretory gland function but also resolved the hallmark salivary gland inflammation and systemic inflammation associated with disease. Secretory function also increased in the lacrimal gland, suggesting this local therapy could treat the systemic symptoms associated with primary Sjögren's syndrome.
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RamaKrishnan AM, Sankaranarayanan K. Understanding autoimmunity: The ion channel perspective. Autoimmun Rev 2016; 15:585-620. [PMID: 26854401 DOI: 10.1016/j.autrev.2016.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2016] [Accepted: 01/29/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Ion channels are integral membrane proteins that orchestrate the passage of ions across the cell membrane and thus regulate various key physiological processes of the living system. The stringently regulated expression and function of these channels hold a pivotal role in the development and execution of various cellular functions. Malfunction of these channels results in debilitating diseases collectively termed channelopathies. In this review, we highlight the role of these proteins in the immune system with special emphasis on the development of autoimmunity. The role of ion channels in various autoimmune diseases is also listed out. This comprehensive review summarizes the ion channels that could be used as molecular targets in the development of new therapeutics against autoimmune disorders.
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- AU-KBC Research Centre, Madras Institute of Technology, Anna University, Chrompet, Chennai 600 044, India.
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Marshall CB, Nishikawa T, Osawa M, Stathopulos PB, Ikura M. Calmodulin and STIM proteins: Two major calcium sensors in the cytoplasm and endoplasmic reticulum. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2015; 460:5-21. [PMID: 25998729 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2015.01.106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2015] [Accepted: 01/22/2015] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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The calcium (Ca(2+)) ion is a universal signalling messenger which plays vital physiological roles in all eukaryotes. To decode highly regulated intracellular Ca(2+) signals, cells have evolved a number of sensor proteins that are ideally adapted to respond to a specific range of Ca(2+) levels. Among many such proteins, calmodulin (CaM) is a multi-functional cytoplasmic Ca(2+) sensor with a remarkable ability to interact with and regulate a plethora of structurally diverse target proteins. CaM achieves this 'multi-talented' functionality through two EF-hand domains, each with an independent capacity to bind targets, and an adaptable flexible linker. By contrast, stromal interaction molecule-1 and -2 (STIMs) have evolved for a specific role in endoplasmic reticulum (ER) Ca(2+) sensing using EF-hand machinery analogous to CaM; however, whereas CaM structurally adjusts to dissimilar binding partners, STIMs use the EF-hand machinery to self-regulate the stability of the Ca(2+) sensing domain. The molecular mechanisms underlying the Ca(2+)-dependent signal transduction by CaM and STIMs have revealed a remarkable repertoire of actions and underscore the flexibility of nature in molecular evolution and adaption to discrete Ca(2+) levels. Recent genomic sequencing efforts have uncovered a number of disease-associated mutations in both CaM and STIM1. This article aims to highlight the most recent key structural and functional findings in the CaM and STIM fields, and discusses how these two Ca(2+) sensor proteins execute their biological functions.
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- Christopher B Marshall
- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network and University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1L7, Canada
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network and University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1L7, Canada
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, N6A 5C1, Canada.
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network and University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1L7, Canada.
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Miederer AM, Alansary D, Schwär G, Lee PH, Jung M, Helms V, Niemeyer BA. A STIM2 splice variant negatively regulates store-operated calcium entry. Nat Commun 2015; 6:6899. [PMID: 25896806 PMCID: PMC4411291 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms7899] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2014] [Accepted: 03/11/2015] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Cellular homeostasis relies upon precise regulation of Ca(2+) concentration. Stromal interaction molecule (STIM) proteins regulate store-operated calcium entry (SOCE) by sensing Ca(2+) concentration in the ER and forming oligomers to trigger Ca(2+) entry through plasma membrane-localized Orai1 channels. Here we characterize a STIM2 splice variant, STIM2.1, which retains an additional exon within the region encoding the channel-activating domain. Expression of STIM2.1 is ubiquitous but its abundance relative to the more common STIM2.2 variant is dependent upon cell type and highest in naive T cells. STIM2.1 knockdown increases SOCE in naive CD4(+) T cells, whereas knockdown of STIM2.2 decreases SOCE. Conversely, overexpression of STIM2.1, but not STIM2.2, decreases SOCE, indicating its inhibitory role. STIM2.1 interaction with Orai1 is impaired and prevents Orai1 activation, but STIM2.1 shows increased affinity towards calmodulin. Our results imply STIM2.1 as an additional player tuning Orai1 activation in vivo.
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- Anna-Maria Miederer
- Molecular Biophysics, Center for Integrative Physiology and Molecular Medicine (CIPMM), School of Medicine, Saarland University, Building 48, Homburg 66421, Germany
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- Molecular Biophysics, Center for Integrative Physiology and Molecular Medicine (CIPMM), School of Medicine, Saarland University, Building 48, Homburg 66421, Germany
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- Molecular Biophysics, Center for Integrative Physiology and Molecular Medicine (CIPMM), School of Medicine, Saarland University, Building 48, Homburg 66421, Germany
- Department of Biophysics, Center for Integrative Physiology and Molecular Medicine (CIPMM), School of Medicine, Saarland University, Homburg 66421, Germany
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- Center for Bioinformatics, Saarland University, Campus E2 1, R. 315, PO Box 151150, Saarbrücken 66041, Germany
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Saarland University, Building 44, Homburg 66421, Germany
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- Center for Bioinformatics, Saarland University, Campus E2 1, R. 315, PO Box 151150, Saarbrücken 66041, Germany
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- Molecular Biophysics, Center for Integrative Physiology and Molecular Medicine (CIPMM), School of Medicine, Saarland University, Building 48, Homburg 66421, Germany
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Ion channels and transporters mediate the transport of charged ions across hydrophobic lipid membranes. In immune cells, divalent cations such as calcium, magnesium, and zinc have important roles as second messengers to regulate intracellular signaling pathways. By contrast, monovalent cations such as sodium and potassium mainly regulate the membrane potential, which indirectly controls the influx of calcium and immune cell signaling. Studies investigating human patients with mutations in ion channels and transporters, analysis of gene-targeted mice, or pharmacological experiments with ion channel inhibitors have revealed important roles of ionic signals in lymphocyte development and in innate and adaptive immune responses. We here review the mechanisms underlying the function of ion channels and transporters in lymphocytes and innate immune cells and discuss their roles in lymphocyte development, adaptive and innate immune responses, and autoimmunity, as well as recent efforts to develop pharmacological inhibitors of ion channels for immunomodulatory therapy.
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- Stefan Feske
- Department of Pathology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, California 95616
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- Division of Nephrology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016
- Department of Molecular Pathogenesis, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016
- The Helen L. and Martin S. Kimmel Center for Biology and Medicine at the Skirball Institute for Biomolecular Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016
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Shalygin A, Skopin A, Kalinina V, Zimina O, Glushankova L, Mozhayeva GN, Kaznacheyeva E. STIM1 and STIM2 proteins differently regulate endogenous store-operated channels in HEK293 cells. J Biol Chem 2014; 290:4717-4727. [PMID: 25533457 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m114.601856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The endoplasmic reticulum calcium sensors stromal interaction molecules 1 and 2 (STIM1 and STIM2) are key modulators of store-operated calcium entry. Both these sensors play a major role in physiological functions in normal tissue and in pathology, but available data on native STIM2-regulated plasma membrane channels are scarce. Only a few studies have recorded STIM2-induced CRAC (calcium release-activated calcium) currents. On the other hand, many cell types display store-operated currents different from CRAC. The STIM1 protein regulates not only CRAC but also transient receptor potential canonical (TRPC) channels, but it has remained unclear whether STIM2 is capable of regulating store-operated non-CRAC channels. Here we present for the first time experimental evidence for the existence of endogenous non-CRAC STIM2-regulated channels. As shown in single-channel patch clamp experiments on HEK293 cells, selective activation of native STIM2 proteins or STIM2 overexpression results in store-operated activation of Imin channels, whereas STIM1 activation blocks this process. Changes in the ratio between active STIM2 and STIM1 proteins can switch the regulation of Imin channels between store-operated and store-independent modes. We have previously characterized electrophysiological properties of different Ca(2+) influx channels coexisting in HEK293 cells. The results of this study show that STIM1 and STIM2 differ in the ability to activate these store-operated channels; Imin channels are regulated by STIM2, TRPC3-containing INS channels are induced by STIM1, and TRPC1-composed Imax channels are activated by both STIM1 and STIM2. These new data about cross-talk between STIM1 and STIM2 and their different roles in store-operated channel activation are indicative of an additional level in the regulation of store-operated calcium entry pathways.
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- Alexey Shalygin
- From the Institute of Cytology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 4 Tikhoretsky Avenue, St. Petersburg 194064, Russia.
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- From the Institute of Cytology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 4 Tikhoretsky Avenue, St. Petersburg 194064, Russia
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- From the Institute of Cytology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 4 Tikhoretsky Avenue, St. Petersburg 194064, Russia
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- From the Institute of Cytology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 4 Tikhoretsky Avenue, St. Petersburg 194064, Russia
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- From the Institute of Cytology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 4 Tikhoretsky Avenue, St. Petersburg 194064, Russia
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- From the Institute of Cytology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 4 Tikhoretsky Avenue, St. Petersburg 194064, Russia
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- From the Institute of Cytology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 4 Tikhoretsky Avenue, St. Petersburg 194064, Russia.
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Stromal interaction molecules as important therapeutic targets in diseases with dysregulated calcium flux. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2014; 1843:2307-14. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2014.03.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2013] [Revised: 02/15/2014] [Accepted: 03/18/2014] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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New advances in the classification, pathogenesis and treatment of Sjogren's syndrome. Curr Opin Rheumatol 2014; 25:623-9. [PMID: 23846338 DOI: 10.1097/bor.0b013e328363eaa5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW In the current review, we summarize the newly proposed classification criteria for Sjogren's syndrome, recent findings of Sjogren's syndrome pathogenesis and the latest achievements in disease management. RECENT FINDINGS A new set of Sjogren's syndrome classification criteria has been recently proposed by an expert consensus panel of the American College of Rheumatology-Sjögren's International Collaborative Clinical Alliance. Recent findings reveal new aspects in the activation of innate and adaptive immune pathways and novel animal models - highly reminiscent of human Sjogren's syndrome-are described. Of particular note, apoptosis of epithelial cells as a result of deficient IκBζ, previously shown to be a modulator of NFκB activity, has been suggested as a central pathogenetic event. Mechanistic data on anti-B-cell therapies, gene transfer approaches aimed to restore secretory function, as well mesenchymal stem cell transplantation in mice and humans are also discussed. SUMMARY Over the last year, a new set of classification criteria for Sjogren's syndrome has been suggested, new Sjogren's syndrome-like animal models have been described and significant progress has been made in understanding the activation of innate and adaptive immune responses. New therapeutic approaches have been also implemented with variable success.
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Sjögren syndrome is a chronic autoimmune disease affecting lacrimal and salivary glands that often is accompanied by extraglandular disease manifestations. Although common in adults, the prevalence and prognosis of childhood Sjögren syndrome are unknown, in part due to lack of child-specific diagnostic and classification criteria. This review discusses difficulties in diagnosing childhood Sjögren syndrome and highlights recent findings in Sjögren syndrome treatment and pathogenesis from studies in adults and animal models over the past 18 months. RECENT FINDINGS Studies of rituximab show some therapeutic potential in adult Sjögren syndrome, whereas newer modalities including gene therapy and mesenchymal stem cell transfer are promising. The pathogenesis of Sjögren syndrome is emerging, including roles of T and B lymphocytes, autoantibodies, interferons, and glandular epithelial cells. Specific recent notable findings in Sjögren syndrome pathogenesis include identification of a type II interferon signature in salivary glands of Sjögren syndrome patients, characterization of salivary gland-infiltrating T-cell subsets, and characterization of antimuscarinic acetylcholine receptor type 3 autoantibodies. SUMMARY Childhood Sjögren syndrome is a poorly defined and underdiagnosed autoimmune disease that requires child-specific criteria in order to study disease burden and prognosis. Studies in adults and animal models continue to elucidate new potential diagnostic and therapeutic targets, which may be relevant for childhood Sjögren syndrome. VIDEO ABSTRACT http://links.lww.com/COR/A3.
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Hoth M, Niemeyer BA. The neglected CRAC proteins: Orai2, Orai3, and STIM2. CURRENT TOPICS IN MEMBRANES 2014; 71:237-71. [PMID: 23890118 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-407870-3.00010-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Plasma-membrane-localized Orai1 ion channel subunits interacting with ER-localized STIM1 molecules comprise the major subunit composition responsible for calcium release-activated calcium channels. STIM1 "translates" the Ca(2+) store content into Orai1 activity, making it a store-operated channel. Surprisingly, in addition to being the physical activator, STIM1 also modulates Orai1 properties, including its inactivation and permeation (see Chapter 1). STIM1 is thus more than a pure Orai1 activator. Within the past 7 years following the discovery of STIM and Orai proteins, the molecular mechanisms of STIM1/Orai1 activity and their functional importance have been studied in great detail. Much less is currently known about the other isoforms STIM2, Orai2, and Orai3. In this chapter, we summarize the current knowledge about STIM2, Orai2, and Orai3 properties and function. Are these homologues mainly modulators of predominantly STIM1/Orai1-mediated complexes or do store-dependent or -independent functions such as regulation of basal Ca(2+) concentration and activation of Orai3-containing complexes by arachidonic acid or by estrogen receptors point toward their "true" physiological function? Is Orai2 the Orai1 of neurons? A major focus of the review is on the functional relevance of STIM2, Orai2, and Orai3, some of which still remains speculative.
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- Markus Hoth
- Department of Biophysics, Saarland University, Homburg, Germany
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Putney JW, Bird GS. Calcium signaling in lacrimal glands. Cell Calcium 2014; 55:290-6. [PMID: 24507443 DOI: 10.1016/j.ceca.2014.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2013] [Revised: 01/10/2014] [Accepted: 01/11/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Lacrimal glands provide the important function of lubricating and protecting the ocular surface. Failure of proper lacrimal gland function results in a number of debilitating dry eye diseases. Lacrimal glands secrete lipids, mucins, proteins, salts and water and these secretions are at least partially regulated by neurotransmitter-mediated cell signaling. The predominant signaling mechanism for lacrimal secretion involves activation of phospholipase C, generation of the Ca(2+)-mobilizing messenger, IP3, and release of Ca(2+) stored in the endoplasmic reticulum. The loss of Ca(2+) from the endoplasmic reticulum then triggers a process known as store-operated Ca(2+) entry, involving a Ca(2+) sensor in the endoplasmic reticulum, STIM1, which activates plasma membrane store-operated channels comprised of Orai subunits. Recent studies with deletions of the channel subunit, Orai1, confirm the important role of SOCE in both fluid and protein secretion in lacrimal glands, both in vivo and in vitro.
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- James W Putney
- Calcium Regulation Group, Laboratory of Signal Transduction, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences - NIH, Department of Health and Human Services, PO Box 12233, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA.
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- Calcium Regulation Group, Laboratory of Signal Transduction, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences - NIH, Department of Health and Human Services, PO Box 12233, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
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The TRPC1 ion channel was the first mammalian TRP channel to be cloned. In humans, it is encoded by the TRPC1 gene located in chromosome 3. The protein is predicted to consist of six transmembrane segments with the N- and C-termini located in the cytoplasm. The extracellular loop connecting transmembrane segments 5 and 6 participates in the formation of the ionic pore region. Inside the cell, TRPC1 is present in the endoplasmic reticulum, plasma membrane, intracellular vesicles, and primary cilium, an antenna-like sensory organelle functioning as a signaling platform. In human and rodent tissues, it shows an almost ubiquitous expression. TRPC1 interacts with a diverse group of proteins including ion channel subunits, receptors, and cytosolic proteins to mediate its effect on Ca(2+) signaling. It primarily functions as a cation nonselective channel within pathways controlling Ca(2+) entry in response to cell surface receptor activation. Through these pathways, it affects basic cell functions, such as proliferation and survival, differentiation, secretion, and cell migration, as well as cell type-specific functions such as chemotropic turning of neuronal growth cones and myoblast fusion. The biological role of TRPC1 has been studied in genetically engineered mice where the Trpc1 gene has been experimentally ablated. Although these mice live to adulthood, they show defects in several organs and tissues, such as the cardiovascular, central nervous, skeletal and muscular, and immune systems. Genetic and functional studies have implicated TRPC1 in diabetic nephropathy, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, cancer, seizures, and Darier-White skin disease.
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- Vasyl Nesin
- Department of Cell Biology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 975 NE 10th Street, Oklahoma City, OK, 73104, USA
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Choi S, Maleth J, Jha A, Lee KP, Kim MS, So I, Ahuja M, Muallem S. The TRPCs-STIM1-Orai interaction. Handb Exp Pharmacol 2014; 223:1035-54. [PMID: 24961979 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-05161-1_13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Ca(2+) signaling entails receptor-stimulated Ca(2+) release from the ER stores that serves as a signal to activate Ca(2+) influx channels present at the plasma membrane, the store-operated Ca(2+) channels (SOCs). The two known SOCs are the Orai and TRPC channels. The SOC-dependent Ca(2+) influx mediates and sustains virtually all Ca(2+)-dependent regulatory functions. The signal that transmits the Ca(2+) content of the ER stores to the plasma membrane is the ER resident, Ca(2+)-binding protein STIM1. STIM1 is a multidomain protein that clusters and dimerizes in response to Ca(2+) store depletion leading to activation of Orai and TRPC channels. Activation of the Orais by STIM1 is obligatory for their function as SOCs, while TRPC channels can function as both STIM1-dependent and STIM1-independent channels. Here we discuss the different mechanisms by which STIM1 activates the Orai and TRPC channels, the emerging specific and non-overlapping physiological functions of Ca(2+) influx mediated by the two channel types, and argue that the TRPC channels should be the preferred therapeutic target to control the toxic effect of excess Ca(2+) influx.
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- Seok Choi
- Epithelial Signaling and Transport Section, Molecular Physiology and Therapeutics Branch, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institute of Health, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA
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Xing J, Petranka JG, Davis FM, Desai PN, Putney JW, Bird GS. Role of Orai1 and store-operated calcium entry in mouse lacrimal gland signalling and function. J Physiol 2013; 592:927-39. [PMID: 24297846 DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2013.267740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Lacrimal glands function to produce an aqueous layer, or tear film, that helps to nourish and protect the ocular surface. Lacrimal glands secrete proteins, electrolytes and water, and loss of gland function can result in tear film disorders such as dry eye syndrome, a widely encountered and debilitating disease in ageing populations. To combat these disorders, understanding the underlying molecular signalling processes that control lacrimal gland function will give insight into corrective therapeutic approaches. Previously, in single lacrimal cells isolated from lacrimal glands, we demonstrated that muscarinic receptor activation stimulates a phospholipase C-coupled signalling cascade involving the inositol trisphosphate-dependent mobilization of intracellular calcium and the subsequent activation of store-operated calcium entry (SOCE). Since intracellular calcium stores are finite and readily exhausted, the SOCE pathway is a critical process for sustaining and maintaining receptor-activated signalling. Recent studies have identified the Orai family proteins as critical components of the SOCE channel activity in a wide variety of cell types. In this study we characterize the role of Orai1 in the function of lacrimal glands using a mouse model in which the gene for the calcium entry channel protein, Orai1, has been deleted. Our data demonstrate that lacrimal acinar cells lacking Orai1 do not exhibit SOCE following activation of the muscarinic receptor. In comparison with wild-type and heterozygous littermates, Orai1 knockout mice showed a significant reduction in the stimulated tear production following injection of pilocarpine, a muscarinic receptor agonist. In addition, calcium-dependent, but not calcium-independent exocytotic secretion of peroxidase was eliminated in glands from knockout mice. These studies indicate a critical role for Orai1-mediated SOCE in lacrimal gland signalling and function.
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- Juan Xing
- NIEHS, NIH: Chief - Calcium Regulation Section, PO Box 12233, 111 Alexander Drive F255, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-2233, USA.
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Mavragani CP, Moutsopoulos HM. Sjögren's syndrome. ANNUAL REVIEW OF PATHOLOGY-MECHANISMS OF DISEASE 2013; 9:273-85. [PMID: 24050623 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-pathol-012513-104728] [Citation(s) in RCA: 150] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Sjögren's syndrome (SS) is a chronic autoimmune disorder that typically affects exocrine glands--mainly labial and lacrimal--leading to complaints of dry mouth and eyes. Given that periepithelial mononuclear cell infiltrates, both in exocrine glands and in other parenchymal organs (kidney, lung, and liver), are the histopathological disease hallmark, the term autoimmune epithelitis has been proposed. B cell hyperactivity is another cardinal SS feature manifested by the presence of autoantibodies and hypergammaglobulinemia, as well as clinical/serological phenotypes mediated by immune complexes, such as peripheral neuropathy, vasculitic lesions, and hypocomplementemia. These have been designated adverse predictors for lymphoma development in approximately 5% to 10% of patients. Activation of the type I interferon/B cell-activating factor axis in SS has recently attracted particular attention. Inappropriate overexpression of endogenous nucleic acids in a genetically susceptible individual might provide a plausible scenario for the immune activation observed in SS.
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- Clio P Mavragani
- Department of Physiology, University of Athens, Athens, 11527 Greece;
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Chen CP, Lee MJ, Chern SR, Wu PS, Su JW, Chen YT, Lee MS, Wang W. Prenatal diagnosis and molecular cytogenetic characterization of a de novo proximal interstitial deletion of chromosome 4p (4p15.2→p14). Gene 2013; 529:351-6. [PMID: 23948085 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2013.07.063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2013] [Revised: 07/13/2013] [Accepted: 07/16/2013] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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We present prenatal diagnosis of de novo proximal interstitial deletion of chromosome 4p (4p15.2→p14) and molecular cytogenetic characterization of the deletion using uncultured amniocytes. We review the phenotypic abnormalities of previously reported patients with similar proximal interstitial 4p deletions, and we discuss the functions of the genes of RBPJ, CCKAR, STIM2, PCDH7 and ARAP2 that are deleted within this region.
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- Chih-Ping Chen
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Medical Research, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Biotechnology, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan; School of Chinese Medicine, College of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan; Institute of Clinical and Community Health Nursing, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan.
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Feske S. Ca(2+) influx in T cells: how many ca(2+) channels? Front Immunol 2013; 4:99. [PMID: 23630528 PMCID: PMC3633966 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2013.00099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2013] [Accepted: 04/12/2013] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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- Stefan Feske
- Department of Pathology, New York University Langone Medical Center New York, NY, USA
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Castro I, Sepúlveda D, Cortés J, Quest A, Barrera M, Bahamondes V, Aguilera S, Urzúa U, Alliende C, Molina C, González S, Hermoso M, Leyton C, González M. Oral dryness in Sjögren's syndrome patients. Not just a question of water. Autoimmun Rev 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.autrev.2012.10.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Mancarella S, Potireddy S, Wang Y, Gao H, Gandhirajan RK, Autieri M, Scalia R, Cheng Z, Wang H, Madesh M, Houser SR, Gill DL. Targeted STIM deletion impairs calcium homeostasis, NFAT activation, and growth of smooth muscle. FASEB J 2012; 27:893-906. [PMID: 23159931 DOI: 10.1096/fj.12-215293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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The Ca(2+)-sensing stromal interaction molecule (STIM) proteins are crucial Ca(2+) signal coordinators. Cre-lox technology was used to generate smooth muscle (sm)-targeted STIM1-, STIM2-, and double STIM1/STIM2-knockout (KO) mouse models, which reveal the essential role of STIM proteins in Ca(2+) homeostasis and their crucial role in controlling function, growth, and development of smooth muscle cells (SMCs). Compared to Cre(+/-) littermates, sm-STIM1-KO mice showed high mortality (50% by 30 d) and reduced bodyweight. While sm-STIM2-KO was without detectable phenotype, the STIM1/STIM double-KO was perinatally lethal, revealing an essential role of STIM1 partially rescued by STIM2. Vascular and intestinal smooth muscle tissues from sm-STIM1-KO mice developed abnormally with distended, thinned morphology. While depolarization-induced aortic contraction was unchanged in sm-STIM1-KO mice, α1-adrenergic-mediated contraction was 26% reduced, and store-dependent contraction almost eliminated. Neointimal formation induced by carotid artery ligation was suppressed by 54%, and in vitro PDGF-induced proliferation was greatly reduced (79%) in sm-STIM1-KO. Notably, the Ca(2+) store-refilling rate in STIM1-KO SMCs was substantially reduced, and sustained PDGF-induced Ca(2+) entry was abolished. This defective Ca(2+) homeostasis prevents PDGF-induced NFAT activation in both contractile and proliferating SMCs. We conclude that STIM1-regulated Ca(2+) homeostasis is crucial for NFAT-mediated transcriptional control required for induction of SMC proliferation, development, and growth responses to injury.-Mancarella, S., Potireddy, S., Wang, Y., Gao, H., Gandhirajan, K., Autieri, M., Scalia, R., Cheng, Z., Wang, H., Madesh, M., Houser, S. R., Gill, D. L. Targeted STIM deletion impairs calcium homeostasis, NFAT activation, and growth of smooth muscle.
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- Salvatore Mancarella
- Department of Biochemistry, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA.
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Shaw PJ, Qu B, Hoth M, Feske S. Molecular regulation of CRAC channels and their role in lymphocyte function. Cell Mol Life Sci 2012; 70:2637-56. [PMID: 23052215 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-012-1175-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2012] [Revised: 09/16/2012] [Accepted: 09/17/2012] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Calcium (Ca(2+)) influx is required for the activation and function of all cells in the immune system. It is mediated mainly by store-operated Ca(2+) entry (SOCE) through Ca(2+) release-activated Ca(2+) (CRAC) channels located in the plasma membrane. CRAC channels are composed of ORAI proteins that form the channel pore and are activated by stromal interaction molecules (STIM) 1 and 2. Located in the membrane of the endoplasmic reticulum, STIM1 and STIM2 have the dual function of sensing the intraluminal Ca(2+) concentration in the ER and to activate CRAC channels. A decrease in the ER's Ca(2+) concentration induces STIM multimerization and translocation into puncta close to the plasma membrane where they bind to and activate ORAI channels. Since the identification of ORAI and STIM genes as the principal mediators of CRAC channel function, substantial advances have been achieved in understanding the molecular regulation and physiological role of CRAC channels in cells of the immune system and other organs. In this review, we discuss the mechanisms that regulate CRAC channel function and SOCE, the role of recently identified proteins and mechanisms that modulate the activation of ORAI/STIM proteins and the consequences of CRAC channel dysregulation for lymphocyte function and immunity.
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- Patrick J Shaw
- Department of Pathology, New York University Medical Center, 550 First Avenue, SRB 316, New York, NY 10016, USA
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