ORAI2 modulates store-operated calcium entry and T cell-mediated immunity

Store-operated Ca 2+ entry (SOCE) through Ca 2+ release-activated Ca 2+ (CRAC) channels is critical for lymphocyte function and immune responses. CRAC channels are hexamers of ORAI proteins that form the channel pore, but the contributions of individual ORAI homologues to CRAC channel function are n...

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Published in:Nature communications 2017-03, Vol.8 (1), p.14714-17, Article 14714
Main Authors: Vaeth, Martin, Yang, Jun, Yamashita, Megumi, Zee, Isabelle, Eckstein, Miriam, Knosp, Camille, Kaufmann, Ulrike, Karoly Jani, Peter, Lacruz, Rodrigo S., Flockerzi, Veit, Kacskovics, Imre, Prakriya, Murali, Feske, Stefan
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Language:English
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Cytokines
Graft versus host disease
Humanities and Social Sciences
Lymphocytes
multidisciplinary
Mutation
Physiology
Proteins
Science
Science (multidisciplinary)
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Summary:Store-operated Ca 2+ entry (SOCE) through Ca 2+ release-activated Ca 2+ (CRAC) channels is critical for lymphocyte function and immune responses. CRAC channels are hexamers of ORAI proteins that form the channel pore, but the contributions of individual ORAI homologues to CRAC channel function are not well understood. Here we show that deletion of Orai1 reduces, whereas deletion of Orai2 increases, SOCE in mouse T cells. These distinct effects are due to the ability of ORAI2 to form heteromeric channels with ORAI1 and to attenuate CRAC channel function. The combined deletion of Orai1 and Orai2 abolishes SOCE and strongly impairs T cell function. In vivo , Orai1/Orai2 double-deficient mice have impaired T cell-dependent antiviral immune responses, and are protected from T cell-mediated autoimmunity and alloimmunity in models of colitis and graft-versus-host disease. Our study demonstrates that ORAI1 and ORAI2 form heteromeric CRAC channels, in which ORAI2 fine-tunes the magnitude of SOCE to modulate immune responses. Ca 2+ release-activated Ca 2+ (CRAC) channels are essential for protective immunity, but the immunological functions of the three ORAI homologues that form CRAC channels are unclear. Here the authors show that ORAI1 and ORAI2 form heteromeric CRAC channels, which fine-tune T cell activation and immune responses.
ISSN:2041-1723
2041-1723
DOI:10.1038/ncomms14714