title: Human muscle economy myoblast differentiation and excitation-contraction coupling use the same molecular partners, STIM1 and STIM2.
abstract: Our recent work identified store-operated Ca(2+) entry (SOCE) as the critical Ca(2+) source required for the induction of human myoblast differentiation (Darbellay, B., Arnaudeau, S., König, S., Jousset, H., Bader, C., Demaurex, N., and Bernheim, L. (2009) J. Biol. Chem. 284, 5370-5380). The present work indicates that STIM2 silencing, similar to STIM1 silencing, reduces myoblast SOCE amplitude and differentiation. Because myoblasts in culture can be induced to differentiate into myotubes, which spontaneously contract in culture, we used the same molecular tools to explore whether the Ca(2+) mechanism of excitation-contraction coupling also relies on STIM1 and STIM2. Live cell imaging of early differentiating myoblasts revealed a characteristic clustering of activated STIM1 and STIM2 during the first few hours of differentiation. Thapsigargin-induced depletion of endoplasmic reticulum Ca(2+) content caused STIM1 and STIM2 redistribution into clusters, and co-localization of both STIM proteins. Interaction of STIM1 and STIM2 was revealed by a rapid increase in fluorescence resonance energy transfer between CFP-STIM1 and YFP-STIM2 after SOCE activation and confirmed by co-immunoprecipitation of endogenous STIM1 and STIM2. Although both STIM proteins clearly contribute to SOCE and are required during the differentiation process, STIM1 and STIM2 are functionally largely redundant as overexpression of either STIM1 or STIM2 corrected most of the impact of STIM2 or STIM1 silencing on SOCE and differentiation. With respect to excitation-contraction, we observed that human myotubes rely also on STIM1 and STIM2 to refill their endoplasmic reticulum Ca(2+)-content during repeated KCl-induced Ca(2+) releases. This indicates that STIM2 is a necessary partner of STIM1 for excitation-contraction coupling. Thus, both STIM proteins are required and interact to control SOCE during human myoblast differentiation and human myotube excitation-contraction coupling.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University Hospital of Geneva, CH-1211 Genève 4, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Basile
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Darbellay
authors.forename: Serge
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Arnaudeau
authors.forename: Dimitri
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ceroni
authors.forename: Charles R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Bader
authors.forename: Stephane
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Konig
authors.forename: Laurent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bernheim
mesh_terms: D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules / Q000378:metabolism*; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D002675:Child, Preschool; D056966:Excitation Contraction Coupling; D020868:Gene Silencing; D006801:Humans; D008564:Membrane Potentials; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D018485:Muscle Fibers, Skeletal / Q000378:metabolism; D009132:Muscles / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D032446:Myoblasts / Q000166:cytology* / Q000378:metabolism*; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D011485:Protein Binding; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D000071737:Stromal Interaction Molecule 1; D000071738:Stromal Interaction Molecule 2; D015854:Up-Regulation
chemical_list: D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; C103530:STIM1 protein, human; C513279:STIM2 protein, human; D000071737:Stromal Interaction Molecule 1; D000071738:Stromal Interaction Molecule 2