title: Functional role of stromal interaction molecule 1 (STIM1) in vascular smooth muscle cells.
abstract: We investigated the functional role of STIM1, a Ca(2+) sensor in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) that regulates store-operated Ca(2+) entry (SOCE), in vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs). STIM1 was mainly localized at the ER and plasma membrane. The knockdown of STIM1 expression by small interfering (si) RNA drastically decreased SOCE. In contrast, an EF-hand mutant of STIM1, STIM1(E87A), produced a marked increase in SOCE, which was abolished by co-transfection with siRNA to transient receptor potential canonical 1 (TRPC1). In addition, transfection with siRNA against STIM1 suppressed phosphorylation of cAMP-responsive element binding protein (CREB) and cell growth. These results suggest that STIM1 is an essential component of SOCE and that it is involved in VSMC proliferation.
authors: Second Department of Internal Medicine, Akita University School of Medicine, 1-1-1 Hondo, Akita 010-8543, Japan.
authors: Yoichiro
authors: Y
authors: Takahashi
authors: Hiroyuki
authors: H
authors: Watanabe
authors: Manabu
authors: M
authors: Murakami
authors: Kyoichi
authors: K
authors: Ono
authors: Yoshiko
authors: Y
authors: Munehisa
authors: Takashi
authors: T
authors: Koyama
authors: Kiyoshi
authors: K
authors: Nobori
authors: Toshihiko
authors: T
authors: Iijima
authors: Hiroshi
authors: H
authors: Ito
mesh_terms: D001692:Biological Transport; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D049109:Cell Proliferation; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000166:cytology; D006801:Humans; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D000071737:Stromal Interaction Molecule 1; D050052:TRPC Cation Channels / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D008565:Membrane Proteins; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins; C103530:STIM1 protein, human; D000071737:Stromal Interaction Molecule 1; D050052:TRPC Cation Channels; C096351:transient receptor potential cation channel, subfamily C, member 1; D002118:Calcium