Comprehensive mutational characterization of the calcium-sensing STIM1 EF-hand reveals residues essential for structure and function.

ABSTRACT: Calcium signaling is a fundamental molecular means of cellular regulation. Store operated calcium entry (SOCE) is a major intracellular signaling module, wherein calcium release from the endoplasmic reticulum triggers transmembrane STIM1 proteins to conformationally shift and oligomerize to prompt calcium influx from the extracellular environment. STIM1 senses ER calcium concentrations with its canonical EF-hand domain, and missense variants can dysregulate SOCE and cause Tubular Aggregate Myopathy, Stormorken Syndrome or immunodeficiency. Few STIM1 EF-hand variants are characterized, obscuring how STIM1 sequence controls its function, and hampering clinical interpretation of STIM1 variants observed in patients. We leveraged fitness costs caused by overexpression of STIM1 variants in cultu

SUBMITTER: Kamath ND 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11785200 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature