PMID- 27826230 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20200930 IS - 1662-5102 (Print) IS - 1662-5102 (Electronic) IS - 1662-5102 (Linking) VI - 10 DP - 2016 TI - AMPA Receptors Are Involved in Store-Operated Calcium Entry and Interact with STIM Proteins in Rat Primary Cortical Neurons. PG - 251 LID - 251 AB - The process of store-operated calcium entry (SOCE) leads to refilling the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) with calcium ions (Ca(2+)) after their release into the cytoplasm. Interactions between (ER)-located Ca(2+) sensors (stromal interaction molecule 1 [STIM1] and STIM2) and plasma membrane-located Ca(2+) channel-forming protein (Orai1) underlie SOCE and are well described in non-excitable cells. In neurons, however, SOCE appears to be more complex because of the importance of Ca(2+) influx via voltage-gated or ionotropic receptor-operated Ca(2+) channels. We found that the SOCE inhibitors ML-9 and SKF96365 reduced alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid (AMPA)-induced [Ca(2+)](i) amplitude by 80% and 53%, respectively. To assess the possible involvement of AMPA receptors (AMPARs) in SOCE, we used their specific inhibitors. As estimated by Fura-2 acetoxymethyl (AM) single-cell Ca(2+) measurements in the presence of CNQX or NBQX, thapsigargin (TG)-induced Ca(2+) influx decreased 2.2 or 3.7 times, respectively. These results suggest that under experimental conditions of SOCE when Ca(2+) stores are depleted, Ca(2+) can enter neurons also through AMPARs. Using specific antibodies against STIM proteins or GluA1/GluA2 AMPAR subunits, co-immunoprecipitation assays indicated that when Ca(2+) levels are low in the neuronal ER, a physical association occurs between endogenous STIM proteins and endogenous AMPAR receptors. Altogether, our data suggest that STIM proteins in neurons can control AMPA-induced Ca(2+) entry as a part of the mechanism of SOCE. FAU - Gruszczynska-Biegala, Joanna AU - Gruszczynska-Biegala J AD - Laboratory of Neurodegeneration, International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology in Warsaw Warsaw, Poland. FAU - Sladowska, Maria AU - Sladowska M AD - Laboratory of Neurodegeneration, International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology in Warsaw Warsaw, Poland. FAU - Kuznicki, Jacek AU - Kuznicki J AD - Laboratory of Neurodegeneration, International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology in Warsaw Warsaw, Poland. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20161025 PL - Switzerland TA - Front Cell Neurosci JT - Frontiers in cellular neuroscience JID - 101477935 PMC - PMC5078690 OTO - NOTNLM OT - AMPA receptors OT - STIM OT - calcium signaling OT - neurons OT - store-operated calcium entry (SOCE) EDAT- 2016/11/09 06:00 MHDA- 2016/11/09 06:01 PMCR- 2016/01/01 CRDT- 2016/11/10 06:00 PHST- 2016/07/08 00:00 [received] PHST- 2016/10/13 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2016/11/10 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2016/11/09 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2016/11/09 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2016/01/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.3389/fncel.2016.00251 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Front Cell Neurosci. 2016 Oct 25;10:251. doi: 10.3389/fncel.2016.00251. eCollection 2016.