STIM2 interacts with AMPK and regulates calcium-induced AMPK activation

Anoop Singh Chauhan, Xiaoguang Liu, Ji Jing, Hyemin Lee, Raj Kumar Yadav, Jindou Liu, Yubin Zhou, Boyi Gan

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Abstract

AMPKis a crucial regulator of energyhomeostasis that acts downstream of its upstream kinase liver kinaseB1 (LKB1) and calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase 2 (CaMKK2). LKB1 primarily phosphorylates AMPK after energy stress,whereas calcium-mediated activation ofAMPKrequiresCaMKK2, although the regulatorymechanisms of calcium-mediated AMPK activation remain unclear. Using biochemical, microscopic, and genetic approaches, we demonstrate that the stromal interaction molecule (STIM)2, a calcium sensor, acts as a novel regulator of CaMKK2-AMPK signaling.Wereveal that STIM2 interacts withAMPKand CaMKK2 and that the increase in intracellular calcium levels promotesAMPKcolocalization and interactionwith STIM2.We further show that STIM2 deficiency attenuates calciuminduced but not energy stress-induced AMPK activation, possibly by regulating the CaMKK2-AMPK interaction. Together, our results identify a previously unappreciated mechanism that modulates calcium-mediated AMPK activation.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)2957-2970
Number of pages14
JournalFASEB Journal
Volume33
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 2019

Keywords

  • CaMKK2
  • Energy stress
  • LKB1
  • STIM1

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biotechnology
  • Biochemistry
  • Molecular Biology
  • Genetics

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  • Flow Cytometry and Cellular Imaging Facility
  • Functional Genomics Core
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