[PDF][PDF] STIM1 is a MT-plus-end-tracking protein involved in remodeling of the ER

I Grigoriev, SM Gouveia, B van der Vaart, J Demmers… - Current Biology, 2008 - cell.com
I Grigoriev, SM Gouveia, B van der Vaart, J Demmers, JT Smyth, S Honnappa, D Splinter…
Current Biology, 2008cell.com
Summary Stromal interaction molecule 1 (STIM1) is a transmembrane protein that is
essential for store-operated Ca 2+ entry, a process of extracellular Ca 2+ influx in response
to the depletion of Ca 2+ stores in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER)(reviewed in [1–4]). STIM1
localizes predominantly to the ER; upon Ca 2+ release from the ER, STIM1 translocates to
the ER-plasma membrane junctions and activates Ca 2+ channels (reviewed in [1–4]). Here,
we show that STIM1 directly binds to the microtubule-plus-end-tracking protein EB1 and …
Summary
Stromal interaction molecule 1 (STIM1) is a transmembrane protein that is essential for store-operated Ca2+ entry, a process of extracellular Ca2+ influx in response to the depletion of Ca2+ stores in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) (reviewed in [1–4]). STIM1 localizes predominantly to the ER; upon Ca2+ release from the ER, STIM1 translocates to the ER-plasma membrane junctions and activates Ca2+ channels (reviewed in [1–4]). Here, we show that STIM1 directly binds to the microtubule-plus-end-tracking protein EB1 and forms EB1-dependent comet-like accumulations at the sites where polymerizing microtubule ends come in contact with the ER network. Therefore, the previously observed tubulovesicular motility of GFP-STIM1 [5] is not a motor-based movement but a traveling wave of diffusion-dependent STIM1 concentration in the ER membrane. STIM1 overexpression strongly stimulates ER extension occurring through the microtubule "tip attachment complex" (TAC) mechanism [6, 7], a process whereby an ER tubule attaches to and elongates together with the EB1-positive end of a growing microtubule. Depletion of STIM1 and EB1 decreases TAC-dependent ER protrusion, indicating that microtubule growth-dependent concentration of STIM1 in the ER membrane plays a role in ER remodeling.
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