The TRPC (transient receptor potential canonical) proteins are activated in response to agonist-stimulated PIP2 (phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate) hydrolysis and have been suggested as candidate components of the elusive SOC (store-operated calcium channel). TRPC1 is currently the strongest candidate component of SOC. Endogenous TRPC1 has been shown to contribute to SOCE (store-operated calcium entry) in several different cell types. However, the mechanisms involved in the regulation of TRPC1 and its exact physiological function have yet to be established. Studies from our laboratory and several others have demonstrated that TRPC1 is assembled in a signalling complex with key calcium signalling proteins in functionally specific plasma membrane microdomains. Furthermore, critical interactions between TRPC1 monomers as well as interactions between TRPC1 and other proteins determine the surface expression and function of TRPC1-containing channels. Recent studies have revealed novel regulators of TRPC1-containing SOCs and have demonstrated a common molecular basis for the regulation of CRAC (calcium-release-activated calcium) and SOC channels. In the present paper, we will revisit the role of TRPC1 in SOCE and discuss how studies with TRPC1 provide an experimental basis for validating the mechanism of SOCE.
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TRPC1: a core component of store-operated calcium channels
I.S. Ambudkar
I.S. Ambudkar
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1Building 10, Room 1N-113, Secretory Physiology Section, GTTB (Gene Therapy and Therapeutics Branch), NIDCR (National Institute of Dental And Craniofacial Research), NIH (National Institutes of Health), Bethesda, MD 20892, U.S.A.
1email indu.ambudkar@nih.gov
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Publisher: Portland Press Ltd
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September 01 2006
Online ISSN: 1470-8752
Print ISSN: 0300-5127
© 2007 The Biochemical Society
2007
Biochem Soc Trans (2007) 35 (1): 96–100.
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I.S. Ambudkar; TRPC1: a core component of store-operated calcium channels. Biochem Soc Trans 1 February 2007; 35 (1): 96–100. doi: https://doi.org/10.1042/BST0350096
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