Neuronal calmodulin levels are controlled by CAMTA transcription factors.
In: ELife, Jg. 10 (2021-09-09)
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The ubiquitous Ca 2+ sensor calmodulin (CaM) binds and regulates many proteins, including ion channels, CaM kinases, and calcineurin, according to Ca 2+ -CaM levels. What regulates neuronal CaM levels, is, however, unclear. CaM-binding transcription activators (CAMTAs) are ancient proteins expressed broadly in nervous systems and whose loss confers pleiotropic behavioral defects in flies, mice, and humans. Using Caenorhabditis elegans and Drosophila , we show that CAMTAs control neuronal CaM levels. The behavioral and neuronal Ca 2+ signaling defects in mutants lacking camt-1, the sole C. elegans CAMTA, can be rescued by supplementing neuronal CaM. CAMT-1 binds multiple sites in the CaM promoter and deleting these sites phenocopies camt-1 . Our data suggest CAMTAs mediate a conserved and general mechanism that controls neuronal CaM levels, thereby regulating Ca 2+ signaling, physiology, and behavior.
Competing Interests: TV, SF, YV, Md No competing interests declared
(© 2021, Vuong-Brender et al.)
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Neuronal calmodulin levels are controlled by CAMTA transcription factors.
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Vuong-Brender, TT ; Flynn, S ; Vallis, Y ; de Bono M |
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Zeitschrift: | ELife, Jg. 10 (2021-09-09) |
Veröffentlichung: | Cambridge, UK : eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd., 2012-, 2021 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
ISSN: | 2050-084X (electronic) |
DOI: | 10.7554/eLife.68238 |
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