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CRAC channel opening is determined by a series of Orai1 gating checkpoints in the transmembrane and cytosolic regions.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 1 Jan 2000
Tiffner Adéla, Schober Romana, Höglinger Carmen, Bonhenry Daniel, Pandey Saurabh, Lunz Victoria, Sallinger Matthias, Frischauf Irene, Fahrner Marc, Lindinger Sonja, Maltan Lena, Berlansky Sascha, Stadlbauer Michael, Schindl Rainer, Ettrich Rudiger, Romanin Christoph, Derler Isabella
Abstract excerpt
The initial activation step in the gating of ubiquitously expressed Orai1 calcium (Ca2+) ion channels represents the activation of the Ca2+-sensor protein STIM1 upon Ca2+ store depletion of the endoplasmic reticulum. Previous studies using constitutively active Orai1 mutants gave rise to, but did not directly test, the hypothesis that STIM1-mediated Orai1 pore opening is accompanied by a global conformational...
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