WFS1 protein modulates the free Ca2+ concentration in the endoplasmic reticulum
WFS1 protein modulates the free Ca2+ concentration in the endoplasmic reticulum
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DOI:
10.1016/j.febslet.2006.09.007
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发表时间:
2006-10-16
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影响因子:
3.5
通讯作者:
Oka, Yoshitomo
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作者:
Takei, Daisuke;Ishihara, Hisamitsu;Oka, Yoshitomo
The WFS1 gene, encoding an endoplasmic reticulum (ER) membrane glycoprotein, is mutated in Wolfram syndrome characterized by diabetes mellitus and optic atrophy. Herein, Ca2+ dynamics were examined in WFS1-knockdown and -over-expressing HEK293 cells. Studies using ER-targeted Ca2+ -sensitive photoprotein aequorin demonstrated WFS1 protein to positively modulate ER Ca2+ levels by increasing the rate of Ca2+ uptake. Furthermore, Ca2+ imaging with Fura-2 showed the magnitude of the store-operated Ca2+ entry to parallel WFS1 expression levels. These data indicate that WFS1 protein participates in the regulation of cellular Ca2+ homeostasis, at least partly, by modulating the filling state of the ER Ca2+ store. (c) 2006 Federation of European Biochemical Societies. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.