Store-operated calcium channels in skin

Manning, Declan, Dart, Caroline ORCID: 0000-0002-3509-8349 and Evans, Richard L (2022) Store-operated calcium channels in skin. FRONTIERS IN PHYSIOLOGY, 13. 1033528-.

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Abstract

The skin is a complex organ that acts as a protective layer against the external environment. It protects the internal tissues from harmful agents, dehydration, ultraviolet radiation and physical injury as well as conferring thermoregulatory control, sensation, immunological surveillance and various biochemical functions. The diverse cell types that make up the skin include 1) keratinocytes, which form the bulk of the protective outer layer; 2) melanocytes, which protect the body from ultraviolet radiation by secreting the pigment melanin; and 3) cells that form the secretory appendages: eccrine and apocrine sweat glands, and the sebaceous gland. Emerging evidence suggests that store-operated Ca²⁺ entry (SOCE), whereby depletion of intracellular Ca²⁺ stores triggers Ca²⁺ influx across the plasma membrane, is central to the normal physiology of these cells and thus skin function. Numerous skin pathologies including dermatitis, anhidrotic ectodermal dysplasia, hyperhidrosis, hair loss and cancer are now linked to dysfunction in SOCE proteins. Principal amongst these are the stromal interaction molecules (STIMs) that sense Ca²⁺ depletion and Orai channels that mediate Ca²⁺ influx. In this review, the roles of STIM, Orai and other store-operated channels are discussed in the context of keratinocyte differentiation, melanogenesis, and eccrine sweat secretion. We explore not only STIM1-Orai1 as drivers of SOCE, but also independent actions of STIM, and emerging signal cascades stemming from their activities. Roles are discussed for the elusive transient receptor potential canonical channel (TRPC) complex in keratinocytes, Orai channels in Ca²⁺-cyclic AMP signal crosstalk in melanocytes, and Orai isoforms in eccrine sweat gland secretion.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	skin, store-operated calcium entry, STIM, Orai channels, TRPC channels, keratinocytes, melanocytes, eccrine sweat gland
Divisions:	Faculty of Health and Life Sciences Faculty of Health and Life Sciences > Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	09 Nov 2022 10:18
Last Modified:	18 Jan 2023 19:43
DOI:	10.3389/fphys.2022.1033528
Open Access URL:	https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2022.1033528
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URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3166085