Stromal Interaction Molecule 1 (STIM1)

Stromal interaction molecule 1 is a type 1 transmembrane protein of unknown function. It is one of several genes located in the imprinted gene domain of 11p15.5, an important tumor-suppressor gene region. Alterations in this region have been associated with the Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome, Wilms tumor, rhabdomyosarcoma, adrenocrotical carcinoma, and lung, ovarian, and breast cancer. This gene may play a role in malignancies and disease that involve this region, as well as early hematopoiesis, by mediating attachment to stromal cells. This gene is oriented in a head-to-tail configuration with the ribonucleotide reductase 1 gene (RRM1), with the 3""" end of this gene situated 1.6 kb from the 5""" end of the RRM1 gene. STIM1 has been shown recently to function as a sensor of ER Ca2+ levels.