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Regulation of lymphocyte function by ORAI and STIM proteins in infection and autoimmunity.
The Journal of physiology - 1 Sept 2012
Shaw Patrick J, Feske Stefan
Abstract excerpt
Store-operated Ca(2+) entry (SOCE) in cells of the immune system is mediated by Ca(2+) release-activated Ca(2+) (CRAC) channels that are formed by ORAI1 and its homologues ORAI2 and ORAI3. They are activated by stromal interaction molecules (STIM) 1 and 2 in response to depletion of endoplasmic reticulum Ca(2+) stores. Loss-of-function mutations in the human ORAI1 and STIM1 genes abolish CRAC channel function and...
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