Store-operated calcium channels

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

[HTML][HTML] Hydrophobic gating in ion channels

P Aryal, MSP Sansom, SJ Tucker - Journal of molecular biology, 2015 - Elsevier
Biological ion channels are nanoscale transmembrane pores. When water and ions are
enclosed within the narrow confines of a sub-nanometer hydrophobic pore, they exhibit …

Ab initio theory and modeling of water

M Chen, HY Ko, RC Remsing… - Proceedings of the …, 2017 - pnas.org
Water is of the utmost importance for life and technology. However, a genuinely predictive
ab initio model of water has eluded scientists. We demonstrate that a fully ab initio approach …

[HTML][HTML] STIM1 activation of Orai1

V Lunz, C Romanin, I Frischauf - Cell calcium, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract A primary calcium (Ca 2+) entry pathway into non-excitable cells is through the
store-operated Ca 2+ release activated Ca 2+(CRAC) channel. Ca 2+ entry into cells is …

Molecular mechanisms of STIM/Orai communication

I Derler, I Jardin, C Romanin - American Journal of …, 2016 - journals.physiology.org
Ca2+ entry into the cell via store-operated Ca2+ release-activated Ca2+ (CRAC) channels
triggers diverse signaling cascades that affect cellular processes like cell growth, gene …

Alternative splicing converts STIM2 from an activator to an inhibitor of store-operated calcium channels

A Rana, M Yen, AM Sadaghiani, S Malmersjö… - Journal of Cell …, 2015 - rupress.org
Store-operated calcium entry (SOCE) generates sustained and oscillatory cytosolic Ca2+
signals that regulate diverse cellular functions such as transcription, differentiation, motility …

STIM1 activates CRAC channels through rotation of the pore helix to open a hydrophobic gate

M Yamashita, PSW Yeung, CE Ing, BA McNally… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Abstract Store-operated Ca2+ release-activated Ca2+ (CRAC) channels constitute a major
pathway for Ca2+ influx and mediate many essential signalling functions in animal cells, yet …

Molecular basis of allosteric Orai1 channel activation by STIM1

PSW Yeung, M Yamashita… - The Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Store‐operated Ca2+ entry through Orai1 channels is a primary mechanism for Ca2+ entry
in many cells and mediates numerous cellular effector functions ranging from gene …

Cryo-EM structure of the calcium release-activated calcium channel Orai in an open conformation

X Hou, IR Outhwaite, L Pedi, SB Long - Elife, 2020 - elifesciences.org
The calcium release-activated calcium channel Orai regulates Ca2+ entry into non-excitable
cells and is required for proper immune function. While the channel typically opens following …

Structural and functional mechanisms of CRAC channel regulation

AHR Shim, L Tirado-Lee, M Prakriya - Journal of molecular biology, 2015 - Elsevier
In many animal cells, stimulation of cell surface receptors coupled to G proteins or tyrosine
kinases mobilizes Ca 2+ influx through store-operated Ca 2+-release-activated Ca …