title: STIM1- and Orai1-dependent store-operated calcium entry regulates human myoblast differentiation.
abstract: Our previous work on human myoblasts suggested that a hyperpolarization followed by a rise in [Ca(2+)](in) involving store-operated Ca(2+) entry (SOCE) channels induced myoblast differentiation. Advances in the understanding of the SOCE pathway led us to examine more precisely its role in post-natal human myoblast differentiation. We found that SOCE orchestrated by STIM1, the endoplasmic reticulum Ca(2+) sensor activating Orai Ca(2+) channels, is crucial. Silencing STIM1, Orai1, or Orai3 reduced SOCE amplitude and myoblast differentiation, whereas Orai2 knockdown had no effect. Conversely, overexpression of STIM1 with Orai1 increased SOCE and accelerated myoblast differentiation. STIM1 or Orai1 silencing decreased resting [Ca(2+)](in) and intracellular Ca(2+) store content, but correction of these parameters did not rescue myoblast differentiation. Remarkably, SOCE amplitude correlated linearly with the expression of two early markers of myoblast differentiation, MEF2 and myogenin, regardless of the STIM or Orai isoform that was silenced. Unexpectedly, we found that the hyperpolarization also depends on SOCE, placing SOCE upstream of K(+) channel activation in the signaling cascade that controls myoblast differentiation. These findings indicate that STIM1 and Orai1 are key molecules for the induction of human myoblast differentiation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Basile
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Darbellay
authors.forename: Serge
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Arnaudeau
authors.forename: Stéphane
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: König
authors.forename: Hélène
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jousset
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bader
authors.forename: Nicolas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Demaurex
authors.forename: Laurent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bernheim
mesh_terms: D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D015220:Calcium Channels / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000502:physiology*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D055785:Gene Knockdown Techniques; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008564:Membrane Potentials / Q000502:physiology*; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D032446:Myoblasts / Q000378:metabolism*; D018006:Myogenic Regulatory Factors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D018008:Myogenin / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D000071740:ORAI1 Protein; D000071737:Stromal Interaction Molecule 1
chemical_list: D015220:Calcium Channels; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D018006:Myogenic Regulatory Factors; D018008:Myogenin; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins; D000071740:ORAI1 Protein; C510746:ORAI1 protein, human; C522867:Orai3 protein, human; C103530:STIM1 protein, human; D000071737:Stromal Interaction Molecule 1; D002118:Calcium