TRIC-A shapes oscillatory Ca2+ signals by interaction with STIM1/Orai1 complexes

PLoS Biol. 2020 Apr 24;18(4):e3000700. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3000700. eCollection 2020 Apr.

Abstract

Trimeric intracellular cation (TRIC) channels have been proposed to modulate Ca2+ release from the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and determine oscillatory Ca2+ signals. Here, we report that TRIC-A-mediated amplitude and frequency modulation of ryanodine receptor 2 (RyR2)-mediated Ca2+ oscillations and inositol 1,4,5-triphosphate receptor (IP3R)-induced cytosolic signals is based on attenuating store-operated Ca2+ entry (SOCE). Further, TRIC-A-dependent delay in ER Ca2+ store refilling contributes to shaping the pattern of Ca2+ oscillations. Upon ER Ca2+ depletion, TRIC-A clusters with stromal interaction molecule 1 (STIM1) and Ca2+-release-activated Ca2+ channel 1 (Orai1) within ER-plasma membrane (PM) junctions and impairs assembly of the STIM1/Orai1 complex, causing a decrease in Orai1-mediated Ca2+ current and SOCE. Together, our findings demonstrate that TRIC-A is a negative regulator of STIM1/Orai1 function. Thus, aberrant SOCE could contribute to muscle disorders associated with loss of TRIC-A.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Intramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Calcium Signaling / physiology
  • Cell Membrane / metabolism
  • Endoplasmic Reticulum / metabolism
  • HEK293 Cells
  • Humans
  • Ion Channels / metabolism*
  • Male
  • Mice, Inbred C57BL
  • Multiprotein Complexes / metabolism
  • Neoplasm Proteins / genetics
  • Neoplasm Proteins / metabolism*
  • ORAI1 Protein / genetics
  • ORAI1 Protein / metabolism*
  • Patch-Clamp Techniques
  • Ryanodine Receptor Calcium Release Channel / metabolism
  • Stromal Interaction Molecule 1 / genetics
  • Stromal Interaction Molecule 1 / metabolism*

Substances

  • Ion Channels
  • Multiprotein Complexes
  • Neoplasm Proteins
  • ORAI1 Protein
  • ORAI1 protein, human
  • RyR2 protein, human
  • Ryanodine Receptor Calcium Release Channel
  • STIM1 protein, human
  • Stromal Interaction Molecule 1
  • TMEM38A protein, human