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Stim1 responds to depletion of ER Ca2+ stores by rearranging from tubular structures throughout the ER into punctate structures near the plasma membrane, where it activates Orai store-operated Ca2+ entry (SOCE) channels. However, the mechanism and structural determinants of the localization and reversal of Stim1 puncta formation are poorly understood. Using HEK293 cells expressing Stim1 tagged with enhanced yellow fluorescent protein (EYFP-Stim1), we show that the basis for SOCE termination is the reversal of the punctate Stim1 localization, which absolutely depends on SOCE-dependent store refilling. We also describe rapid, store-independent reversal of EYFP-Stim1 punctae by the ML-9 inhibitor of myosin-light-chain kinase (MLCK). ML-9 similarly inhibited SOCE and the Ca2+-release-activated Ca2+ (CRAC) current. Reversal by ML-9 resulted in full re-establishment of the tubular EYFP-Stim1 localization. A constitutively active EF-hand mutant of EYFP-Stim1 was also reversed by ML-9, regardless of the Ca2+ store content. Inhibition by ML-9 was not due to MLCK inhibition as other inhibitors of MLCK had no effect. Finally, we provide evidence that EYFP-Stim1 punctae form in specific predetermined cellular loci. We conclude that SOCE is tightly coupled to formation of Stim1 puncta, and both SOCE and puncta formation involve a dynamic, reversible signaling complex that probably consists of components in addition to Stim1 and Orai channels.
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online publication date 19 Feb 2008
doi: 10.1242/jcs.023903
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