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9.A.57.1.12
Smith et al. 2024 showed that ER-plasma membrane contact sites deliver ER lipids and proteins for rapid cell surface expansion. Tricalbin 3 of 1545 aas and possibly 1 or 2 TMSs, near the N-terminus of the protein may be involved.  ER-plasma membrane contact sites deliver ER lipids and proteins for rapid cell surface expansion (Smith et al. 2024).  As a consequence of hypoosmotic shock, yeast cells swell rapidly and increase their surface area by ∼20% in 20 s. Approximately, 35% of this surface increase is mediated by the ER-plasma membrane contact sites, specifically the tricalbins, which are required for the delivery of both lipids and the GPI-anchored protein Crh2 from the cortical ER to the plasma membrane. Therefore, Smith et al. 2024 proposed a new function for the tricalbins: mediating the fusion of the ER to the plasma membrane at contact sites. This proposed fusion is triggered by calcium influx via the stretch-gated channel Cch1 (TC# 1.A.1.11.10) and is supported by the anoctamin Ist2 (TC# 1.A.17.1.19). 

Accession Number:Q03640
Protein Name:Tricalbin-3
Length:1545
Molecular Weight:171076.00
Species:Saccharomyces cerevisiae (strain ATCC 204508 / S288c) (Baker's yeast) [559292]
Number of TMSs:1
Location1 / Topology2 / Orientation3: Cell membrane1 / Multi-pass membrane protein2
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1:	MTGIKAQVHP PPDSTLFHEE EKKKVGGNLP QKVINQQERG SDHAPSGHHQ YHQLINHDAN 
61:	DTKTSNSVSD VSKGQKTADS NPEGKKQSSK DIFVASSAQK TNQLPGPNPQ GSIGAVPLEG 
121:	LRPKEFRSAP SRKPNKFDTS ITKPGVLDDL GKLDEKDIKE KFHLDSDDKL FPWQNVGEFH 
181:	ASGKGSPNTK MSRVIKAYIL ENFYNDWYCN IATVLGTCFF SWLFAYIGFS WWSMIFIFLG 
241:	TATVYNAEYT RFNRNIRDDL KRVTVEETLS DRVESTTWLN SFLSKFWVIY MPVLSQQVKD 
301:	NVNPQLAGVA PGYGIDALAI DEFTLGSKAP TIKGIKSYTK TGKNTVEMDW SFAFTPSDVS 
361:	DMTATEAREK INPKISLGVT LGKSFVSKTM PILVEDINVA GKMRIKVEFG KAFPNIKIVS 
421:	LQLLEPPLID FALKPIGGDT LGLDVMSFLP GLKSFVKNII NSNIGPMLFP PNHLDINVED 
481:	IMAAQSKEAI GVLAVTIASA DSLKGSDFIT NTVDPYIVMT TEDAVPGTDE EVRTSIKSNV 
541:	KNPRWNETKY LLLNTLEQKL NLKCFDFNDV RKDTVIGDLQ LDLADLLQNP VLDNQTAELR 
601:	SGTKSKGILH YSLHWFPVKE DKSEEKAVER AEAKAKGKKE DENEDTTEKE EDENEESSQT 
661:	DVGIAKITLQ KVKYLDTTSS MTGSLSPCAE LFIDGQKVKS YRTLRRINEP SWNETIEVLV 
721:	PSKSNSKFVL KIFDDRMNGK ALICEYSSSL DDIMTTLDTA QEFVKGSPQG DIYLDVSWKS 
781:	IEMTGAFAAA NSVSEPIGCI KLDVKDAIIK GDLSGVGDVD PYYTVSLNRR VLYKSIYHSD 
841:	TDHPIFDNST YVPIFSPNQI LTLEFHDYQK IGKDRFIGSV QIPTSNVFKK DPKSGKYVGN 
901:	NGKEEISKLK LKDHEHKVTE SIVNVSTTFI PINLVYSPEE LVNVEKLEKE LKEKKKKFEA 
961:	TQEENEQEME KNPKEWEVAE IEDPFDSDEK KINRKAKLSL NELIKQKSGI LSMQILEGTL 
1021:	SPSSAYLEIL ADDISYPVFI CMKPSQGKLN SEMANIFIRD LNYSKLHFRV SKKHIAKDSD 
1081:	DVISETSYST LKLLKQAYEE PMWLNFNGSK MKVRFLYTPT SVKLPSSESV EDTGYLNIKL 
1141:	ISGHGLKSAD RNGYSDPFVH IFVNDKKVFK SNIKKKTLDP VWNEDAKIPI LSRSKNQVIF 
1201:	NVLDWDRAGD NDDLGQASLD VSSLEVGKTY NWNLNLNTQG SIKLQGSFNP EYIKPSFDIV 
1261:	KGGITDKPMK IASGAAHATV GIAGTGIGAA TGVATGGLKK GGHLLKSLGG NPMKRSKSSN 
1321:	GNESNGAKKS SEKKSFDRRS PSNLNSTSVT PRASLDYDPS VPNTSYAPVQ SASPVVKPTD 
1381:	NTSSSSNKKD TPSSNSRGHS RASSFARTLA PHGTYNGFIT VVAAENVAKH VQIKISLTQG 
1441:	GRLKHIYKTK SQKANNDGVA VFDEECSFKA SPEANLVLGA ISHQRLSRDK DLGIAQINLG 
1501:	DPQIQQDGQI SVKLGDGHLI VKINYGKDKN GQVPPVPEVP QEYTQ