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Extending the Contacts Breaks the Flow.

Amado Carreras-SuredaChristopher HenryNicolas Demaurex
Published in: Contact (Thousand Oaks (Ventura County, Calif.)) (2023)
In this news and views, we discuss our recent publication where we described how ER-PM membrane contact sites (MCS) are modulated during store operated calcium entry (SOCE). We also examine why enforcing ER-PM MCS by tethering proteins does not not enhance, but rather inhibits SOCE.
Keyphrases
  • particulate matter
  • air pollution
  • endoplasmic reticulum
  • polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
  • estrogen receptor
  • heavy metals
  • breast cancer cells
  • water soluble
  • risk assessment