Store-operated Ca2+ entry (SOCE) pathways

Preface (C. Romanin, W. F. Graier, K. Groschner).- SECTION 1: SOCE - Fundamental mechanistic concepts.- Introduction (J. W. Putney).- 1.1 The STIM-Orai pathway.- Structural insights into Ca2+ sensing by stromal interaction molecules (P. B. Stathopulos, M. Ikura).- 1.2 The STIM-Orai pathway. Orai, the pore-forming subunit of the CRAC channel (P. G. Hogan).- 1.3 The STIM-Orai pathway. The interactions between STIM and Orai (R. Schindl, M. Fahrner, M. Muik, I. Derler, C. Romanin).- 1.4 STIM-TRP pathways. The STIM1/Orai/TRPC channels multiple Ca2+ influx complexes (J. H. Hong, M. S. Kim, K. P. Lee, J. P. Yuan, S. Muallem).- 1.5 STIM-TRP pathways. Function and regulation of TRPC1: Contribution to Ca2+ entry activated by store depletion (I. S. Ambudkar, K. T. Cheng, H. L. Ong, X. Liu).- 1.6 Microdomain organization and the role of second messengers. Microdomain organization of SOCE signaling (C. Moreno, L. Vaca).- 1.7 Microdomain organization and the role of second messengers. Store-operated Ca2+ entry: Endogenous messengers and mediators (V. M. Bolotina).- SECTION 2: SOCE - Crosstalk between organelle and cellular compartments.- Introduction: Ca2+ signaling and gene regulation: An introduction (A. B. Parekh).- 2.1 New aspects of the contribution of ER to SOCE regulation. The role of the ER and ER-plasma membrane junctions in the regulation of SOCE (H. Dingsdale, L. Haynes, G. Lur, A. Tepikin).- 2.2 New aspects of the contribution of ER to SOCE regulation. The contribution of SERCA to the regulation of SOCE (J. García-Sancho, M. T. Alonso).- 2.3 New aspects of the contribution of ER to SOCE regulation. TRPC proteins as a link between plasma membrane ion transport and intracellular Ca2+ stores (A. Bavencoffe, M. X. Zhu).- 2.4 The role of mitochondria in the activation/maintenance of SOCE.

Prof. Klaus Groschner studied Pharmacy at the School of Pharmacy, University of Graz, Austria. He completed his PhD studies at the Department of Pharmacodynamics in Graz and received part of his postdoctoral education at the University of Miami, Florida, USA, studying electrophysiology and cell biology. In 1990 he became an Assistant Professor at the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology and in 1993, he became an Professor in Pharmacology and Toxicology (Habilitation) at the University of Graz. He is currently head of the research group for the physiology and pathophysiology of membrane transport and an Associate Professor at the Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Graz.

Prof. Wolfgang Graier studied Pharmacy at the University of Graz, Austria and received his PhD in Pharmacology at the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Graz. In 1993 he was a postdoctoral research fellow, analyzing physiology and membrane biophysics at the Dalton Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Missouri, Columbia, USA. In 1994 he became an Assistant Professor at the Department of Medical Biochemistry, University of Graz and an Professor in Biochemical Pharmacology at the Medical Faculty in 1995 (Habilitation), and in Physiology in 2001. Since 2006 he has been head of the Research Unit for Molecular and Cellular Physiology at the Medical University of Graz and since 2009 he has been a Full Professor and Chairman of the Institute of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry at the Medical University of Graz.

Prof. Christoph Romanin studied Chemistry at the Technical University of Graz, Austria and completed his doctoral studies at the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Graz. In 1990 he was a guest researcher at the Department of Pharmacology, University of Miami, Florida, USA. In 1993 he became Professor in Biophysics (Habilitation) at the Institute for Biophysics, University of Linz, Austria, where he has served as an