Abstract
The WFS1 gene, encoding an endoplasmic reticulum (ER) membrane glycoprotein, is mutated in Wolfram syndrome characterized by diabetes mellitus and optic atrophy. Herein, Ca 2+ dynamics were examined in WFS1-knockdown and -overexpressing HEK293 cells. Studies using ER-targeted Ca 2+-sensitive photoprotein aequorin demonstrated WFS1 protein to positively modulate ER Ca 2+ levels by increasing the rate of Ca 2+ uptake. Furthermore, Ca 2+ imaging with Fura-2 showed the magnitude of the store-operated Ca 2+ entry to parallel WFS1 expression levels. These data indicate that WFS1 protein participates in the regulation of cellular Ca 2+ homeostasis, at least partly, by modulating the filling state of the ER Ca 2+ store.
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