PMID- 29796181 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20230818 IS - 1949-2553 (Electronic) IS - 1949-2553 (Linking) VI - 9 IP - 33 DP - 2018 May 1 TI - RPGR protein complex regulates proteasome activity and mediates store-operated calcium entry. PG - 23183-23197 LID - 10.18632/oncotarget.25259 [doi] AB - Ciliopathies are a group of genetically heterogeneous disorders, characterized by defects in cilia genesis or maintenance. Mutations in the RPGR gene and its interacting partners, RPGRIP1 and RPGRIP1L, cause ciliopathies, but the function of their proteins remains unclear. Here we show that knockdown (KD) of RPGR, RPGRIP1 or RPGRIP1L in hTERT-RPE1 cells results in abnormal actin cytoskeleton organization. The actin cytoskeleton rearrangement is regulated by the small GTPase RhoA via the planar cell polarity (PCP) pathway. RhoA activity was upregulated in the absence of RPGR, RPGRIP1 or RPGRIP1L proteins. In RPGR, RPGRIP1 or RPGRIP1L KD cells, we observed increased levels of DVl2 and DVl3 proteins, the core components of the PCP pathway, due to impaired proteasomal activity. RPGR, RPGRIP1 or RPGRIP1L KD cells treated with thapsigargin (TG), an inhibitor of sarcoendoplasmic reticulum Ca(2+)- ATPases, showed impaired store-operated Ca(2+) entry (SOCE), which is mediated by STIM1 and Orai1 proteins. STIM1 was not localized to the ER-PM junction upon ER store depletion in RPGR, RPGRIP1 or RPGRIP1L KD cells. Our results demonstrate that the RPGR protein complex is required for regulating proteasomal activity and for modulating SOCE, which may contribute to the ciliopathy phenotype. FAU - Patnaik, Sarita Rani AU - Patnaik SR AD - Department of Life Sciences, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow G4 0BA, Scotland. AD - Institute of Molecular Physiology, Johannes Gutenberg-Universitat Mainz, D-55128 Mainz, Germany. FAU - Zhang, Xun AU - Zhang X AD - Department of Life Sciences, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow G4 0BA, Scotland. FAU - Biswas, Lincoln AU - Biswas L AD - Department of Life Sciences, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow G4 0BA, Scotland. FAU - Akhtar, Saeed AU - Akhtar S AD - Cornea Research Chair, Department of Optometry, King Saud University, Riyadh 11433, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. FAU - Zhou, Xinzhi AU - Zhou X AD - Department of Life Sciences, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow G4 0BA, Scotland. FAU - Kusuluri, Deva Krupakar AU - Kusuluri DK AD - Institute of Molecular Physiology, Johannes Gutenberg-Universitat Mainz, D-55128 Mainz, Germany. FAU - Reilly, James AU - Reilly J AD - Department of Life Sciences, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow G4 0BA, Scotland. FAU - May-Simera, Helen AU - May-Simera H AD - Institute of Molecular Physiology, Johannes Gutenberg-Universitat Mainz, D-55128 Mainz, Germany. FAU - Chalmers, Susan AU - Chalmers S AD - Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G4 0RE, Scotland. FAU - McCarron, John G AU - McCarron JG AD - Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G4 0RE, Scotland. FAU - Shu, Xinhua AU - Shu X AD - Department of Life Sciences, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow G4 0BA, Scotland. LA - eng GR - WT_/Wellcome Trust/United Kingdom PT - Journal Article DEP - 20180501 PL - United States TA - Oncotarget JT - Oncotarget JID - 101532965 PMC - PMC5955404 OTO - NOTNLM OT - RPGR complex OT - actin cytoskeleton OT - ciliopathy OT - endoplasmic reticulum OT - store-operated Ca2+ entry COIS- CONFLICTS OF INTEREST No conflicts of interest were declared. EDAT- 2018/05/26 06:00 MHDA- 2018/05/26 06:01 PMCR- 2018/05/01 CRDT- 2018/05/26 06:00 PHST- 2017/12/11 00:00 [received] PHST- 2018/04/07 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2018/05/26 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2018/05/26 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/05/26 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2018/05/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 25259 [pii] AID - 10.18632/oncotarget.25259 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Oncotarget. 2018 May 1;9(33):23183-23197. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.25259. eCollection 2018 May 1.