G. Racchetti et al., CALSTORIN, A NEW CA2-PROTEIN OF THE MICROSOME LUMEN WHICH IS ABUNDANTIN THE RAT-BRAIN( BINDING), Biochemical and biophysical research communications, 203(2), 1994, pp. 828-833
A new Ca2+ binding protein (apparent Mr: 54 KDa; pI: 4.37; Stains All
positive) which, based on N terminal sequence acid immunological crite
ria, appears different from calsequestrin, calreticulin and the chaper
onins, has been identified in the rat brain and recovered primarily in
the microsome fraction. Carbonate extraction and trypsin digestion ex
periments suggest the protein to be located within the microsome lumen
. Its expression levels are considerable especially in the cerebellum
(65% with respect to calreticulin). Ca-45 binding experiments on 2D bl
ots suggest the protein to be of high capacity (higher than calreticul
in) and low affinity (apparent Kd: 3 mM). These properties are typical
of the proteins participating in the storage of Ca2+ within rapidly e
xchanging organelles. The tentative name of calstorin (calcium-storage
-protein, CST) is therefore proposed. (C) 1994 Academic Press, Inc.