CRACM1 is a plasma membrane protein essential for store-operated Ca2+ entry

Science. 2006 May 26;312(5777):1220-3. doi: 10.1126/science.1127883. Epub 2006 Apr 27.

Abstract

Store-operated Ca2+ entry is mediated by Ca2+ release-activated Ca2+ (CRAC) channels following Ca2+ release from intracellular stores. We performed a genome-wide RNA interference (RNAi) screen in Drosophila cells to identify proteins that inhibit store-operated Ca2+ influx. A secondary patch-clamp screen identified CRACM1 and CRACM2 (CRAC modulators 1 and 2) as modulators of Drosophila CRAC currents. We characterized the human ortholog of CRACM1, a plasma membrane-resident protein encoded by gene FLJ14466. Although overexpression of CRACM1 did not affect CRAC currents, RNAi-mediated knockdown disrupted its activation. CRACM1 could be the CRAC channel itself, a subunit of it, or a component of the CRAC signaling machinery.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Calcium / metabolism*
  • Calcium Channels / metabolism*
  • Cell Line
  • Cell Membrane / metabolism
  • Drosophila Proteins / genetics*
  • Drosophila Proteins / metabolism*
  • Drosophila melanogaster / metabolism*
  • Endoplasmic Reticulum / metabolism
  • Humans
  • Ion Transport
  • Jurkat Cells
  • Membrane Proteins / genetics
  • Membrane Proteins / metabolism*
  • ORAI1 Protein
  • Patch-Clamp Techniques
  • RNA Interference
  • RNA, Small Interfering
  • Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction

Substances

  • Calcium Channels
  • Drosophila Proteins
  • Membrane Proteins
  • ORAI1 Protein
  • ORAI1 protein, human
  • RNA, Small Interfering
  • dpr3 protein, Drosophila
  • olf186-F protein, Drosophila
  • Calcium