National Institutes of Health/National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIH/NIGMS)
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United States
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Journal: Sci Adv / Year: 2026 Title: Structural and mutational insights define ERMA as the ER Mg ATPase and reservoir gatekeeper. Authors: Manigandan Venkatesan / Michael L Oldham / Ning Shi / Adhishree Chidambaram / Neelanjan Vishnu / Abitha K Madesh / Kristen Bentz / Peter B Stathopulos / Ravi C Kalathur / Youxing Jiang / Muniswamy Madesh / Abstract: Magnesium (Mg) is the most abundant divalent cation in cells, yet the mechanisms mediating its organellar transport remain poorly defined. We identify endoplasmic reticulum (ER) Mg adenosine ...Magnesium (Mg) is the most abundant divalent cation in cells, yet the mechanisms mediating its organellar transport remain poorly defined. We identify endoplasmic reticulum (ER) Mg adenosine triphosphatase (ATPase) (ERMA) as the transporter that drives Mg uptake into the ER lumen, establishing the ER as a bi-ionic intracellular reservoir. MagFRET biosensors targeted to the ER demonstrate that ERMA mediates dynamic ER Mg storage and robust adenosine 5'-triphosphate-dependent Mg uptake reaching 15 to 30 millimolar. Cryo-electron microscopy structures of human and mouse ERMA reveal a P-type ATPase fold with an unwound transmembrane 4 (TM4) that coordinates Mg via the unique PILP backbone and the TM5 residue Q1110, whose mutation markedly impairs ERMA-mediated Mg uptake. Functional reconstitution of domain mutants, ERMA-SERCA chimeras, and pathogenic variants confirm ERMA as an ER-resident Mg pump and gatekeeper of ER Mg ionic equilibrium.
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