Calcium influx: beyond 'current' biology

Curr Biol. 2006 Jul 25;16(14):R548-50. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2006.06.036.

Abstract

A novel, cell-surface protein essential for Ca(2+) release-activated Ca(2+) (CRAC) channel function has been identified through independent genome-wide screens. This huge advance will enable molecular dissection of the CRAC channel complex, moving the field beyond Icrac signature to structure.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Calcium / metabolism*
  • Calcium Channels / genetics*
  • Calcium Channels / metabolism
  • Drosophila / metabolism
  • Drosophila Proteins / genetics
  • Drosophila Proteins / metabolism
  • Drosophila Proteins / physiology
  • Genomics
  • Humans
  • Membrane Proteins / genetics
  • Membrane Proteins / metabolism
  • Membrane Proteins / physiology
  • Models, Biological
  • Multigene Family / physiology
  • Mutation
  • ORAI1 Protein
  • RNA Interference
  • T-Lymphocytes / metabolism
  • T-Lymphocytes / physiology

Substances

  • Calcium Channels
  • Drosophila Proteins
  • Membrane Proteins
  • ORAI1 Protein
  • ORAI1 protein, human
  • olf186-F protein, Drosophila
  • Calcium