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R93W mutation in Orai1 causes impaired calcium influx in platelets.
Blood - 15 Jan 2009
Bergmeier Wolfgang, Oh-Hora Masatsugu, McCarl Christie-Ann, Roden R Claire, Bray Paul F, Feske Stefan
Abstract excerpt
The intracellular Ca(2+) concentration of many nonexcitable cells is regulated by calcium store release and store-operated calcium entry (SOCE). In platelets, STIM1 was recently identified as the main calcium sensor expressed in the endoplasmic reticulum. To evaluate the role of the SOC channel moiety, Orai1, in platelet SOCE, we generated mice expressing a mutated, inactive form of Orai1 in blood cells only...
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