title: Plasma membrane calcium ATPases as critical regulators of calcium homeostasis during neuronal cell function.
abstract: The plasma membrane calcium ATPases (PMCAs) are ubiquitously expressed proteins that couple the extrusion of calcium across the plasma membrane with the hydrolysis of ATP. In mammals, four separate genes encode distinct PMCA isoforms. Complex patterns of alternative RNA splicing generate additional isoform variability. Functionally, the PMCAs were originally assigned the role of maintaining basal levels of intracellular calcium. Recent evidence, however, is expanding the role of the PMCAs as important participants in dynamic Ca2+ regulation and as crucial players of Ca2+ export during normal and pathological conditions. This review highlights recent advances made on the biology of the PMCAs within the context of neuronal development, cellular responses to external stimuli and cell survival. Particular emphasis is placed on the role of the PMCAs in vestibular and auditory functions, localized calcium signaling in photoreceptor synaptic terminals and calcium-mediated cell death.
authors.affiliation: Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA.
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Garcia
authors.forename: E E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Strehler
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D000252:Calcium-Transporting ATPases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology*; D027682:Cation Transport Proteins; D016923:Cell Death; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D002470:Cell Survival; D003051:Cochlea / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology; D005609:Free Radicals / Q000378:metabolism; D006198:Hair Cells, Auditory / Q000166:cytology; D006706:Homeostasis; D051379:Mice; D018345:Mice, Knockout; D008817:Mice, Mutant Strains; D009474:Neurons / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology; D018377:Neurotransmitter Agents / Q000378:metabolism; D010786:Photoreceptor Cells / Q000378:metabolism; D053499:Plasma Membrane Calcium-Transporting ATPases; D012640:Seizures / Q000378:metabolism; D013569:Synapses / Q000378:metabolism; D014722:Vestibule, Labyrinth / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D027682:Cation Transport Proteins; D005609:Free Radicals; D018377:Neurotransmitter Agents; D053499:Plasma Membrane Calcium-Transporting ATPases; D000252:Calcium-Transporting ATPases; D002118:Calcium