Balasuriya, Dilshan, Srivats, Shyam, Murrell-Lagnado, Ruth D and Edwardson, J Michael (2014) Atomic force microscopy (AFM) imaging suggests that stromal interaction molecule 1 (STIM1) binds to Orai1 with sixfold symmetry. FEBS Letters, 588 (17). pp. 2874-2880. ISSN 0014-5793
Full text not available from this repository.Abstract
Depletion of Ca(2+) from the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) lumen triggers the opening of Ca(2+) release-activated Ca(2+) (CRAC) channels at the plasma membrane. CRAC channels are activated by stromal interaction molecule 1 (STIM1), an ER resident protein that senses Ca(2+) store depletion and interacts with Orai1, the pore-forming subunit of the channel. The subunit stoichiometry of the CRAC channel is controversial. Here we provide evidence, using atomic force microscopy (AFM) imaging, that Orai1 assembles as a hexamer, and that STIM1 binds to Orai1 with sixfold symmetry. STIM1 associates with Orai1 in the form of monomers, dimers, and multimeric string-like structures that form links between the Orai1 hexamers. Our results provide new insights into the nature of the interactions between STIM1 and Orai1.
Item Type: | Article |
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Schools and Departments: | School of Life Sciences > Biochemistry |
Subjects: | Q Science > QH Natural history > QH0301 Biology |
Depositing User: | Tom Gittoes |
Date Deposited: | 25 Mar 2015 13:49 |
Last Modified: | 25 Mar 2015 13:49 |
URI: | http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/52582 |