| Structural highlights
Function
[MICU2_MOUSE] Key regulator of mitochondrial calcium uniporter (MCU) required to limit calcium uptake by MCU when cytoplasmic calcium is low (PubMed:23409044, PubMed:24560927). MICU1 and MICU2 form a disulfide-linked heterodimer that stimulate and inhibit MCU activity, depending on the concentration of calcium (PubMed:24560927). MICU2 acts as a gatekeeper of MCU that senses calcium level via its EF-hand domains: prevents channel opening at resting Ca(2+), avoiding energy dissipation and cell-death triggering (PubMed:24560927).[1] [2]
References
- ↑ Plovanich M, Bogorad RL, Sancak Y, Kamer KJ, Strittmatter L, Li AA, Girgis HS, Kuchimanchi S, De Groot J, Speciner L, Taneja N, Oshea J, Koteliansky V, Mootha VK. MICU2, a paralog of MICU1, resides within the mitochondrial uniporter complex to regulate calcium handling. PLoS One. 2013;8(2):e55785. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0055785. Epub 2013 Feb 7. PMID:23409044 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0055785
- ↑ Patron M, Checchetto V, Raffaello A, Teardo E, Vecellio Reane D, Mantoan M, Granatiero V, Szabo I, De Stefani D, Rizzuto R. MICU1 and MICU2 finely tune the mitochondrial Ca2+ uniporter by exerting opposite effects on MCU activity. Mol Cell. 2014 Mar 6;53(5):726-37. doi: 10.1016/j.molcel.2014.01.013. Epub 2014, Feb 20. PMID:24560927 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.molcel.2014.01.013
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