1. Immunosciences Lab, Inc., 822 S. Robertson Blvd, Ste 312, Los Angeles, CA 90035, USA;2. Department of Preventive Medicine, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA 92350, USA
Abstract:
IRE1α is well known as a regulator of one branch of the UPR pathway that is activated during ER stress that operates to regain ER proteostasis. In a recent paper, Carreras-Sureda et al. show that IRE1α is also a structural component of MAMs and facilitates the uptake of Ca2+ by mitochondria.