SpiCee: A Genetic Tool for Subcellular and Cell-Specific Calcium Manipulation

  • Oriol Ros
  • , Sarah Baudet
  • , Yvrick Zagar
  • , Karine Loulier
  • , Fiona Roche
  • , Sandrine Couvet
  • , Alain Aghaie
  • , Melody Atkins
  • , Alice Louail
  • , Christine Petit
  • , Christine Metin
  • , Yves Mechulam
  • , Xavier Nicol

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Abstract

Calcium is a second messenger crucial to a myriad of cellular processes ranging from regulation of metabolism and cell survival to vesicle release and motility. Current strategies to directly manipulate endogenous calcium signals lack cellular and subcellular specificity. We introduce SpiCee, a versatile and genetically encoded chelator combining low- and high-affinity sites for calcium. This scavenger enables altering endogenous calcium signaling and functions in single cells in vitro and in vivo with biochemically controlled subcellular resolution. SpiCee paves the way to investigate local calcium signaling in vivo and directly manipulate this second messenger for therapeutic use.

Original languageEnglish
Article number107934
JournalCell Reports
Volume32
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 21 Jul 2020

Keywords

  • EF hand
  • axon guidance
  • calcium
  • calcium buffer
  • calmodulin
  • neuronal migration
  • parvalbumin
  • single-cell pharmacology
  • subcellular calcium manipulation
  • subcellular compartment

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