title: Regulation of store-operated Ca2+ entry during the cell cycle.
abstract: Cytoplasmic Ca(2+) signals are central to numerous cell physiological processes, including cellular proliferation. Historically, much of the research effort in this area has focused on the role of Ca(2+) signals in cell-cycle progression. It is becoming clear, however, that the relationship between Ca(2+) signaling and the cell cycle is a 'two-way street'. Specifically, Ca(2+)-signaling pathways are remodeled during M phase, leading to altered Ca(2+) dynamics. Such remodeling probably better serves the large variety of functions that cells must perform during cell division compared with during interphase. This is clearly the case during oocyte meiosis, because remodeling of Ca(2+) signals partially defines the competence of the egg to activate at fertilization. Store-operated Ca(2+) entry (SOCE) is a ubiquitous Ca(2+)-signaling pathway that is regulated during M phase. In this Commentary, we discuss the latest advances in our understanding of how SOCE is regulated during cell division.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar (WCMC-Q), Education City, Qatar Foundation, Doha, Qatar.
authors.forename: Abdelilah
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Arredouani
authors.forename: Fang
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Lu
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Khaled
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Machaca
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D015220:Calcium Channels / Q000378:metabolism*; D020013:Calcium Signaling / Q000502:physiology*; D002453:Cell Cycle / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008540:Meiosis / Q000502:physiology; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D008954:Models, Biological; D009865:Oocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D015220:Calcium Channels; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D002118:Calcium