A novel STIM1-Orai1 gating interface essential for CRAC channel activation.

Butorac, Carmen; Muik, Martin; Derler, Isabella; Stadlbauer, Michael; Lunz, Victoria; Krizova, Adéla; Lindinger, Sonja; Schober, Romana; Frischauf, Irene; Bhardwaj, Rajesh; Hediger, Matthias A.; Groschner, Klaus; Romanin, Christoph (2019). A novel STIM1-Orai1 gating interface essential for CRAC channel activation. Cell calcium, 79, pp. 57-67. Elsevier 10.1016/j.ceca.2019.02.009

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Calcium signalling through store-operated calcium (SOC) entry is of crucial importance for T-cell activation and the adaptive immune response. This entry occurs via the prototypic Ca2+ release-activated Ca2+ (CRAC) channel. STIM1, a key molecular component of this process, is located in the membrane of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and is initially activated upon Ca2+ store depletion. This activation signal is transmitted to the plasma membrane via a direct physical interaction that takes place between STIM1 and the highly Ca2+-selective ion channel Orai1. The activation of STIM1 induces an extended cytosolic conformation. This, in turn, exposes the CAD/SOAR domain and leads to the formation of STIM1 oligomers. In this study, we focused on a small helical segment (STIM1 α3, aa 400-403), which is located within the CAD/SOAR domain. We determined this segment's specific functional role in terms of STIM1 activation and Orai1 gating. The STIM1 α3 domain appears not essential for STIM1 to interact with Orai1. Instead, it represents a key domain that conveys STIM1 interaction into Orai1 channel gating. The results of cysteine crosslinking experiments revealed the close proximity of STIM1 α3 to a region within Orai1, which was located at the cytosolic extension of transmembrane helix 3, forming a STIM1-Orai1 gating interface (SOGI). We suggest that the interplay between STIM1 α3 and Orai1 TM3 allows STIM1 coupling to be transmitted into physiological CRAC channel activation.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > Pre-clinic Human Medicine > Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine

UniBE Contributor:

Bhardwaj, Rajesh, Hediger, Matthias

Subjects:

500 Science > 570 Life sciences; biology
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health

ISSN:

0143-4160

Publisher:

Elsevier

Language:

English

Submitter:

Verena de Serra Frazao-Bill

Date Deposited:

23 Dec 2019 14:57

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 15:34

Publisher DOI:

10.1016/j.ceca.2019.02.009

PubMed ID:

30831274

Uncontrolled Keywords:

CRAC channel gating Fluorescence microscopy Orai1 Patch-clamp STIM1

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.137501

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/137501

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