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CURRENT BIOLOGY
Volume 16, Issue 14, Pages 1465-1470Publisher
CELL PRESS
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2006.05.051
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- NHLBI NIH HHS [HL55426] Funding Source: Medline
- NIAID NIH HHS [AI058173] Funding Source: Medline
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The coupling mechanism between endoplasmic reticulum(ER)Ca2+, stores and plasma membrane (PM) store-operated channels (SOCs) remains elusive [1-3]. STIM1 was shown to play a crucial role in this coupling process [4-7]; however, the role of the closely related STIM2 protein remains undetermined. We reveal that STIM2 is a powerful SOC inhibitor when expressed in HEK293, PC12, A76, and Jurkat T cells. This contrasts with gain of SOC function in STIM1-expressing cells. While STIM1 is expressed in both the ER and plasma membrane, STIM2 is expressed only intracellularly. Store depletion induces redistribution of STIM1 into distinct puncta. STIM2 translocates into puncta upon store depletion only when coexpressed with STIM1. Double labeling shows coincidence of STIM1 and STIM2 within puncta, and immunoprecipitation reveals direct interactions between STIM1 and STIM2. Independent of store depletion, STIM2 colocalizes with and blocks the function of a STIM1 EF-hand mutant that preexists in puncta and is constitutively coupled to activate SOCs. Thus, whereas STIM1 is a required mediator of SOC activation, STIM2 is a powerful inhibitor of this process, interfering with STIM11-medlated SOC activation at a point downstream of puncta formation. The opposing functions of STIM1 and STIM2 suggest they may play a coordinated role in controlling SOC-mediated Ca2+ entry signals.
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