RRC ID 4473
著者 Cho JH, Song HO, Singaravelu G, Sung H, Oh WC, Kwon S, Kim DH, Ahnn J.
タイトル Pleiotropic roles of calumenin (calu-1), a calcium-binding ER luminal protein, in Caenorhabditis elegans.
ジャーナル FEBS Lett
Abstract Calumenin is a Ca(2+) binding protein localizing at the lumen of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). Although it has been implicated in various diseases, the in vivo functions of calumenin are largely unknown. Here, we report that calumenin has pleiotropic roles in muscle and cuticle function in Caenorhabditis elegans. Mutant analysis revealed that the calu-1 is required for regulating fertility, locomotion and body size. In addition, calu-1 is important for two behaviors, defecation and pharyngeal pumping, consistent with its ability to bind Ca(2+). The genetic analysis further suggested the possibility that calu-1 regulates the pharyngeal pumping together with the inositol 1,4,5-triphosphate (IP(3)) receptor encoded by itr-1. Taken together, our data suggest that calumenin is important for calcium signaling pathways in C. elegans.
巻・号 583(18)
ページ 3050-6
公開日 2009-9-17
DOI 10.1016/j.febslet.2009.08.018
PII S0014-5793(09)00635-8
PMID 19695248
MeSH Body Size Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins / chemistry* Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins / physiology Calcium Signaling* Calcium-Binding Proteins / physiology* Endoplasmic Reticulum / chemistry* Fertility Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Receptors Locomotion Muscles Mutagenesis
IF 3.057
引用数 8
WOS 分野 BIOPHYSICS BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY CELL BIOLOGY
リソース情報
線虫 tm1783 tm1077