Insights into the dynamics of the Ca2+ release-activated Ca2+ channel pore-forming complex Orai1

© 2024 The Author(s). Published by Portland Press Limited on behalf of the Biochemical Society..

An important calcium (Ca2+) entry pathway into the cell is the Ca2+ release-activated Ca2+ (CRAC) channel, which controls a series of downstream signaling events such as gene transcription, secretion and proliferation. It is composed of a Ca2+ sensor in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), the stromal interaction molecule (STIM), and the Ca2+ ion channel Orai in the plasma membrane (PM). Their activation is initiated by receptor-ligand binding at the PM, which triggers a signaling cascade within the cell that ultimately causes store depletion. The decrease in ER-luminal Ca2+ is sensed by STIM1, which undergoes structural rearrangements that lead to coupling with Orai1 and its activation. In this review, we highlight the current understanding of the Orai1 pore opening mechanism. In this context, we also point out the questions that remain unanswered and how these can be addressed by the currently emerging genetic code expansion (GCE) technology. GCE enables the incorporation of non-canonical amino acids with novel properties, such as light-sensitivity, and has the potential to provide novel insights into the structure/function relationship of CRAC channels at a single amino acid level in the living cell.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:52

Enthalten in:

Biochemical Society transactions - 52(2024), 2 vom: 24. Apr., Seite 747-760

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Fröhlich, Maximilian [VerfasserIn]
Söllner, Julia [VerfasserIn]
Derler, Isabella [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

CRAC channel
Calcium
Calcium Release Activated Calcium Channels
Genetic code expansion
Journal Article
ORAI1 Protein
ORAI1 protein, human
Orai1
Pore opening mechanism
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review
STIM1
SY7Q814VUP
Stromal Interaction Molecule 1
Unnatural amino acids

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Date Completed 24.04.2024

Date Revised 25.04.2024

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1042/BST20230815

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM37015777X