# Sec61 complex/translocon: The role of an atypical ER Ca2+-leak channel in health and disease

Jan Parys, Fabien Van Coppenolle

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# Sec61 complex/translocon: The role of an atypical ER Ca²⁺-leak channel in health and disease

Jan B. Parys¹*† and Fabien Van Coppenolle²,³*†

¹Laboratory for Molecular and Cellular Signaling, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine & Leuven Kanker Instituut, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, ²CarMeN Laboratory, INSERM, INRA, INSA Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France, ³Groupement Hospitalier EST, Department of Cardiology, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France

The heterotrimeric Sec61 protein complex forms the functional core of the so-
called translocon that forms an aqueous channel in the endoplasmic reticulum
(ER). The primary role of the Sec61 complex is to allow protein import in the ER
during translation. Surprisingly, a completely different function in intracellular
Ca²⁺ homeostasis has emerged for the Sec61 complex, and the latter is now
accepted as one of the major Ca²⁺-leak pathways of the ER. In this review, we
first discuss the structure of the Sec61 complex and focus on the pharmacology
and regulation of the Sec61 complex as a Ca²⁺-leak channel. Subsequently, we
will pay particular attention to pathologies that are linked to Sec61 mutations,
such as plasma cell deficiency and congenital neutropenia. Finally, we will
explore the relevance of the Sec61 complex as a Ca²⁺-leak channel in various
pathophysiological (ER stress, apoptosis, ischemia-reperfusion) and
pathological (type 2 diabetes, cancer) settings.

KEYWORDS

Sec61 complex/translocon, reticular Ca²⁺-leak channel, ER stress, cell survival, apoptosis, intracellular Ca²⁺ homeostasis

1 Introduction

Intracellular Ca²⁺ signaling forms the core of a ubiquitous signal transduction pathway controlling important cell biological processes, including fertilization, proliferation, development, learning and memory, muscle contraction, secretory behavior, metabolism, apoptosis, autophagy, etc. (Berridge et al., 2000; Bagur and Hajnóczky, 2017; Giorgi et al., 2018; Wacquier et al., 2019; Bootman and Bultynck, 2020). The activity of the various members of the so-called Ca²⁺-signaling toolkit and their mutual functional and/or structural interactions determine the spatio-temporal properties of the Ca²⁺ signals and thus their eventual physiological effect. This toolkit effectively consists of a plethora of Ca²⁺ pumps and exchangers, Ca²⁺ channels and Ca²⁺-binding proteins located in the cytosol, the plasma membrane or various organelles (Berridge et al., 2003).

The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) forms the largest intracellular Ca²⁺ store and the Ca²⁺ ions released from the ER play an important role in the occurrence of the above-mentioned complex spatio-temporal Ca²⁺ signals (Berridge, 2002; Lam and Galione,
2013). Members of two related families of Ca²⁺-release channels are expressed in the ER (and the SR, the sarcoplasmic reticulum), i.e. inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP₃) receptors (IP₃R) and ryanodine receptors (RyR). While the RyR is expressed in a predominant way in only a limited number of tissues, especially skeletal and cardiac muscle as well as the brain (Lanner, 2012), the IP₃R is ubiquitously expressed (Foskett et al., 2007; Berridge, 2016; Prole and Taylor, 2019; Hamada and Mikoshiba, 2020). The latter are therefore considered the main ER Ca²⁺-release channels involved in intracellular Ca²⁺ signaling. To perform this function, they form large tetrameric structures (4 x ~300 kDa) that are activated by IP₃ and that additionally are exquisitely regulated by Ca²⁺ itself, by phosphorylation/dephosphorylation processes and by multiple protein-protein interactions (Foskett et al., 2007; Vanderheyden et al., 2009; Prole and Taylor, 2016; Prole and Taylor, 2019; Hamada and Mikoshiba, 2020).

Less well understood, though physiologically at least even important, are the so-called Ca²⁺-leak channels that, depending on the cell type and the intracellular milieu, modulate the basal permeability of the ER for Ca²⁺ (Camello et al., 2002; Sammels et al., 2010; Takeshima et al., 2015; Lemos et al., 2021). These Ca²⁺-leak channels can affect intracellular Ca²⁺ signaling in multiple ways (Lemos et al., 2021). First, even a very low level of leak activity will impact cell behavior in stress situations wherein the SERCA (sarco- and endoplasmic reticulum Ca²⁺ ATPase) pumps can no longer compensate for the Ca²⁺ leakage, thereby leading to decreased filling of the ER Ca²⁺ store. Second, if the latter occurs or if the endogenous leak activity is anyway exceeding the capacity of the SERCA pumps, the setpoint for the ER Ca²⁺ concentration ([Ca²⁺]ᵢER) will lower and thus directly or indirectly lead to decreased IP₃-dependent Ca²⁺ release. Finally, highly active Ca²⁺-leak channels may themselves produce small Ca²⁺ signals interfering in a positive or negative way with intracellular Ca²⁺ signaling.

Surprisingly, the Ca²⁺-leak channels form a large though very heterogenous group of proteins that share as their only common characteristic, their potency to increase the permeability of the ER membrane for Ca²⁺ (Lemos et al., 2021). Some of them are dysfunctional versions of proteins involved in physiological Ca²⁺ handling such as IP₃R or RyR. Dysfunctions can originate from (excessive) post-translational modifications, protease-mediated cleavages or mutations. Ca²⁺ signaling events such as Ca²⁺ puffs and sparks can also be considered to result from Ca²⁺-leak activity, although the channels involved (IP₃R and RyR, respectively) are not dysfunctional, and their activity strongly depend on the local environment, especially [Ca²⁺]ᵢcyt and [Ca²⁺]ᵢER (Berridge, 2006; Cheng and Lederer, 2008; Konieczny et al., 2012). Even SERCA pumps can participate in Ca²⁺ leakage from the ER either by increased slippage of the pump (Inesi and de Meis, 1989) or when truncated (Chami et al., 2008). A second group of Ca²⁺-leak channels is formed by ion channels that are at least partially expressed in the ER, as some TRP, Orai and pannexin channels, members of the Bax-inhibitor 1 family or

some less-studied proteins, such as mitsugumin 23. Finally, a third group consists of proteins that are well known for a physiological function that is absolutely unrelated to Ca²⁺ handling, but that have also been shown to function as Ca²⁺-leak channels.

The importance of some of the proteins of the latter group in Ca²⁺ handling has recently emerged (Lemos et al., 2021). Presenilins form a first example. Presenilins 1 and 2 are expressed in the ER and Golgi apparatus (Annaert et al., 1999). They represent the catalytic core of the γ-secretase complex, a protease involved in the cleavage of multiple proteins including the amyloid precursor protein (De Strooper et al., 1998). Presenilins have been shown to function as bona fide ER Ca²⁺-leak channels (Tu et al., 2006; Zatti et al., 2006; Bandara et al., 2013; Klec et al., 2019). However, other studies suggest that they regulate other Ca²⁺-handling proteins, e.g., IP₃Rs (Shilling et al., 2012; Shilling et al., 2014). Of course, these two functions are not mutually exclusive. A second example, for which evidence of its role as a Ca²⁺-leak channel has accumulated over the years, is the Sec61 complex/translocon (hereafter called the 'Sec61 complex'). Its primary function is of course related to protein import in the ER during translation (Lang et al., 2017; Gemmer and Förster, 2020), but its role in Ca²⁺ handling is increasingly evident and has recently also been linked to pathological situations. It will therefore be the subject of the present review.

## 2 Structure and role of the Sec61 complex in protein translation/ translocation and in the ER-associated degradation process (ERAD)

### 2.1 Function of the Sec61 complex

In eukaryotic cells, some proteins must be translocated or inserted into the ER membrane. The precursors of these proteins are characterized by a signal peptide, a hydrophobic N-terminal sequence or a transmembrane helix of 20-30 amino acids (Simon and Blobel, 1991). The nascent polypeptide chain exits from the ribosome with its signal peptide. Its recognition by the signal recognition particle (SRP) causes elongation arrest (Grudnik et al., 2009). Subsequently, this ribosome-nascent chain complex is, in a GTP-dependent manner, targeted to the membrane via interactions between SRP and its receptor. After the ribosomes dock to the Sec61 complex, the signal peptide is released from the SRP, and the SRP dissociates from its receptor (for review, see Egea et al., 2005). Interestingly, protein translocation through the Sec61 complex is also intricately associated with the Sec62/Sec63 complex (Jung and Kim, 2021).
The transport of proteins in parallel with their translation, membrane insertion and processing via the Sec61 complex requires the coordinated action of different cofactors and enzymes. The functional core of the Sec61 complex in mammals is formed by three different subunits (α, β and γ), allowing the proteins to cross or insert into the ER membrane (for review, see Lang et al., 2017). This basic function is complemented by accessory components, which are physically associated with it (Grudnik et al., 2009; Dejgaard et al., 2010; Shen et al., 2012). These accessory components, including SPC (signal peptidase complex), OST (oligosaccharyltransferase), TRAM (translocating chain-associated membrane protein), Sec62/63 complex and TRAP (translocon-associated protein complex), assist the passage of proteins through the channel formed by the Sec61 complex, where they allow maturation of nascent chains by covalent modifications and their chaperone-like function (Haßdenteufel et al., 2018; Ichhaporia and Hendershot, 2021).

During translocation, nascent proteins are correctly folded by ER luminal chaperones. BiP (a Ca²⁺- and ATP-dependent HSP70 chaperone also named GRP78) is one of the major ER chaperones that assists nascent proteins in the folding process (Pobre et al., 2019). BiP is also involved in controlling Sec61 complex permeability during translocation (Lièvremont et al., 1997; Hamman et al., 1998; Schäuble et al., 2012; Hammadi et al., 2013). Other auxiliary proteins are also associated with the Sec61 complex, such as Sec63 (Müller et al., 2010; Lang et al., 2012; Conti et al., 2015) and ERj1 (Blau et al., 2005; Dudek et al., 2005). Calnexin, a lectin-type chaperone of the ER, allows the maturation and oligomerization of secretory glycoproteins, and may associate with the Sec61 complex core, at least transiently or in a substrate-specific manner (Chevet et al., 1999; Schnell and Hebert, 2003; Lakkaraju et al., 2012).

The tertiary structure of newly synthesized proteins is under the control of molecular chaperone proteins. Inappropriate folding and accumulation of misfolded proteins first trigger the unfolded protein response (UPR) leading to a decrease in protein synthesis and an increase in chaperone expression (Ma and Hendershot, 2001; Hwang and Qi, 2018; Zhang et al., 2019). In parallel, during ERAD, unfolded proteins are retrotranslocated from the ER to the cytoplasm, poly-ubiquitinated and degraded by the 26S proteasome (Needham et al., 2019). The main channel for retrograde transport of proteins during ERAD is formed by the multispanning ubiquitin ligase Hrd1 (Schoebel et al., 2017; Wu and Rapoport, 2018), although the Sec61 complex can also be involved (Römisch, 2017).

## 2.2 Architecture of the Sec61 complex

The transient nature of the many interactions at the Sec61 complex level made it difficult to determine its

structure. Even in the case of the Sec61 complex core, the composition, architecture, and mechanism of operation remain difficult to determine. However, technical advances, particularly in the field of cryo-electron microscopy, have made it recently possible to increase the understanding of the heterotrimeric Sec61 complex.

Studies on human cells have shown that the main components of the Sec61 complex are Sec61 (α, β and γ), TRAP and OST (Pfeffer et al., 2014). A secondary structure can be defined at the subnanometer scale, including the protein-conducting channel (Pfeffer et al., 2015). It has not yet been clearly defined whether OST transiently associates with the Sec61 complex for a specific phase of translocation or whether different types of Sec61 complexes coexist in the cell. It has, however, been shown that initiation of translation strengthens the association between OST and Sec61 (Conti et al., 2015; Bai et al., 2018), which tends towards the first hypothesis. However, no such conclusive pattern could be revealed *in vivo* (Mahamid et al., 2016).

### 2.2.1 The pore

The main feature of the ER Sec61 complex is the existence of an aqueous pore across the membrane. Thanks to experiments using puromycin treatment, the Sec61 complex has been seen as a channel gated by the ribosome. Indeed, these ER transmembrane pores were detected by conductivity measurements, and the dependence of these channels on puromycin suggested that the nascent polypeptide chain must be released from the ribosome to allow the transmembrane passage of ions (Simon and Blobel, 1991). Since the channel is closed when the ribosomes are detached from the membrane, the passage of ions through the channel is dependent on both the nascent chain and the ribosome (Simon and Blobel, 1991; Van Coppenolle et al., 2004).

Since the lumen of the ER, and not the cytoplasm, forms a continuum with the Sec61 complex pore upon protein translocation, the ribosome itself must form the permeability barrier by strongly binding the cytoplasmic surface of the Sec61 complex and sealing the pore from there (Crowley et al., 1994).

The experiments conducted by Hamman et al. (Hamman et al., 1998) indicate that the ribosome remains in place on the Sec61 complex until the translation is complete. At this stage, the pore of the Sec61 complex linked to the ribosome had a diameter of 40–60 Å, potentially allowing Ca²⁺ leakage. In contrast, the pore of the Sec61 complex has an internal diameter of 9–15 Å when not bound to the ribosome (Hamman et al., 1997).

### 2.2.2 The components of the Sec61 complex

#### 2.2.2.1 Sec61

Sec61 has a heterotrimeric structure forming a channel allowing the passage of proteins (Figure 1). The Sec61α subunit consists of 10 transmembrane helices, arranged in two pseudosymmetrical N- and C-terminal halves around a central
<figure><img src="image_3.png" /><figcaption>FIGURE 1</figcaption></figure>

Structure of Sec61α, highlighting elements relevant for its function as ER Ca²⁺-leak channel. Sec61α is characterized by having 10 transmembrane domains (TMD1-10, in orange) arranged in two pseudo-symmetrical N- and C-terminal halves (delineated by the vertical dashed line) with both the N and C termini located in the cytosol. The two sterically adjacent TMD2 and TMD7 (in dark orange) form the lateral gate. The interaction of Ca²⁺/calmodulin (Ca²⁺/CaM) at the N-terminus and of BiP at loop 7 is shown. In addition, the luminal binding site for the translocon-associated protein complex (TRAP BS) on loop 5, at the interphase between the N- and C-terminal halves, and of the ribosome (R BS) on loops 6 and 8 are indicated.

pore, impermeable to passive ion flow. The Sec61β and Sec61γ subunits are located at the periphery of the Sec61 complex, and each has a transmembrane helix (Berg et al., 2004; Egea and Stroud, 2010; Li et al., 2016).

During protein transport and translation, the ribosome binds to cytosolic loops 6 and 8 of Sec61α (Figure 1). A recent mechanistic model shows that Sec61 transiently opens to allow insertion of the transmembrane helix or nascent protein signal sequence into the ER membrane while remaining impermeable to low-molecular-weight proteins (Becker et al., 2009; Gogala et al., 2014; Park et al., 2014; Voorhees et al., 2014; Voorhees and Hegde, 2016).

The pore of the Sec61 complex formed by Sec61 completely encompasses the ER lipid bilayer through which the newly synthesized secretory proteins are translocated (Swanton and Bulleid, 2003). The heteromeric Sec61 complex forms the nucleus of this pore, which can be blocked by BiP on the luminal side. The ribosome binds to the cytosolic side, and the Sec61 complex can be considered an SRP-ribosome gated channel.

### 2.2.2.2 TRAP

TRAP is a heterotetrameric membrane protein complex, the role of which is to assist Sec61 with protein insertion and more

specifically in the topogenesis of polytopic membrane proteins (Sommer et al., 2013). It is made up of three subunits (α, β, δ) forming a transmembrane helix and a luminal domain, while TRAPγ forms a set of four transmembrane helices with a small cytosolic domain (von Heijne and Gavel, 1988). The luminal part of TRAP binds Sec61α at the level of the two N- and C-terminal halves (Figure 1) and could thus influence the conformation of Sec61α and interact with the newly synthesized proteins that are translocated. Interestingly, in TRAPβ-depleted HeLa cells, thapsigargin induced via the Sec61 complex a smaller increase in [Ca²⁺]ᵢcyt than in control cells (Nguyen et al., 2018). It would therefore be interesting to compare in further experiments simultaneously [Ca²⁺]ᵢcyt and [Ca²⁺]ᵢER to decipher whether the absence of TRAPβ decreases the Ca²⁺ leak and/or partly depletes the Ca²⁺ stores.

### 2.2.2.3 OST

The OST complex is made up of at least seven proteins. OST catalyzes the glycosylation of newly synthesized proteins (Kelleher and Gilmore, 2006). One of the subunits of OST is STT3. It occurs in two paralogous forms STT3A and STT3B, which are involved in glycosylation during and after translation respectively (Ruiz-Canada et al., 2009). They are associated with
at least six accessory subunits of OST, the function or structure of which are not yet completely understood: ribophorin I, ribophorin II, OST48, DAD1, N33 (or IAP) and OST4. The N33 subunit of OST has oxidoreductase activity and is believed to increase glycosylation efficiency by slowing the conformational changes of glycoproteins (Mohorko et al., 2014). Recent findings using high-resolution cryoelectron microscopy revealed that OST binds to Sec61α and partially penetrates the lumen of the ER (Braunger et al., 2018; Ramírez et al., 2019). However, its interaction with the Sec61 complex has yet to be further determined.

### 2.2.2.4 Other important ER proteins

Calnexin, an intraluminal ER membrane protein acting as a chaperone during nascent protein conformation (Chen et al., 1995), may be linked to nascent polypeptide chains (Chen et al., 1995; Oliver et al., 1996; Tatu and Helenius, 1997). Calnexin therefore appears to be close to the Sec61 complex, but there is as yet no evidence of its participation in the complex.

Further ER proteins such as calreticulin, protein disulfide isomerase, BiP and ERp57 also transiently interact with the nascent protein chain (Niccitta and Zheng, 1997; Oliver et al., 1997; Tatu and Helenius, 1997), but it was arbitrarily decided to consider only membrane proteins associated with the Sec61 complex.

### 2.2.3 The ribosome

Sec61α is located in the center of the Sec61 complex and binds the ribosome via its loops 6 and 8, close to the exit peptide of the ribosome (Raden et al., 2000; Song et al., 2000). While TRAP specifically binds a region of Sec61α, OST interacts with Sec61 via a larger interface in the ER membrane. On the cytosolic face of the Sec61 complex, the small cytosolic domains of TRAP and OST interact with the large ribosomal subunit via specific cytosolic contact sites (Silberstein and Gilmore, 1996; Wang and Dobberstein, 1999; Kriegler et al., 2020; Mohanty et al., 2020).

## 3 Sec61 complex, Ca²⁺ leakage and pharmacology

As some antibiotics inhibit translation by acting on the Sec61 complex, these compounds turned out to be very useful to modulate Sec61 complex opening, either inducing or inhibiting Ca²⁺ leakage. Nevertheless, it is important to note that acute pharmacological modulation of Sec61 complex opening with those antibiotics during short-term Ca²⁺-imaging experiments is too brief to significantly affect protein translation/translocation (Van Coppenolle et al., 2004). Indeed, these molecules act on the Ca²⁺ permeability of the Sec61 complex in the order of minutes, while they will take a longer time to act on protein translation in a detectable way. Similarly, during long-term treatment of cells with these

compounds it is necessary to pay attention to use a concentration that is able to modify Sec61 complex permeability to Ca²⁺ without significantly affecting protein translation.

### 3.1 Three states for one complex

There are three known conformations of Sec61α: idle, intermediate and open. In its non-translating state, Sec61α binds to the ribosome with a plugged gate corresponding to the idle conformation (Voorhees et al., 2014). Ca²⁺ leakage via the Sec61 complex probably does not occur in this state (Wirth et al., 2003). After binding to the ribosome and just before signal peptide engagement, Sec61α moves toward the intermediate state (Bhadra et al., 2021). Here, the Sec61α complex “breathe” along the opened lateral gate (Li et al., 2016), which may trigger Ca²⁺ permeability. Once nascent protein translocation occurs through the channel, Ca²⁺ cannot cross the pore. After translocation, when the peptidic chain has been released, the Sec61 complex remains transiently in an open post-translocation state that allows Ca²⁺ leakage via the aqueous pore. Indeed, the time between the ribosome detaches from the Sec61 complex, and the reformation of a luminal plug corresponds to the time period during which Ca²⁺ leakage can occur through the wide-open pore with a 50 Å diameter. Subsequently, the Sec61 complex returns again to the idle state when the ribosomes come off (Bhadra et al., 2021).

## 3.2 Pharmacological aspects

Puromycin is a structural analog of phenylalanyl-tRNA, causing the formation of an abnormal peptidyl-puromycin. The newly synthetized polypeptide chains are therefore incomplete, which causes their detachment from the Sec61 complex and the inhibition of protein synthesis (Traut and Monro, 1964). At this level, the ribosome is still linked to the Sec61 complex (Pestova and Hellen, 2001; Van Coppenolle et al., 2004), and the pore is open, allowing Ca²⁺ leakage (Van Coppenolle et al., 2004; Wonderlin, 2009).

Concerning pactamycin, its mode of action is still debated. During translation, all tRNA substrates attach to three ribosome binding sites named A (aminoacyl), P (peptidyl) and E (exit). These three sites are located at the junction between the ribosomal subunit and the tRNA (Yusupov et al., 2001). Indeed, the first studies showed that pactamycin associates with the ribosome, thereby preventing tRNA from entering the P site. This would be due to a change in the conformation of the ribosome or by direct competition, thus inhibiting protein translation (Eida and Mahmud, 2019). Regardless, the peptidic chain is released in the presence of pactamycin during translation, allowing Ca²⁺ leakage (Al-Mawla et al., 2020).
Anisomycin is a translation inhibitor that acts by binding to a part of the 60S subunit (Hummel et al., 1987; Rodriguez-Fonseca et al., 1995) of the ribosome that has been suggested to be the peptidyl transferase center (Rodriguez-Fonseca et al., 1995; Iordanov et al., 1997). Anisomycin has been shown to inhibit puromycin reaction in an *in vitro* system (Ioannou et al., 1998). The inhibition of the peptidyl transferase activity by anisomycin prevents elongation of the peptide chain and any Ca²⁺ leakage through the Sec61 complex (Van Coppenolle et al., 2004; Hammadi et al., 2013).

Emetine interacts with the 40S ribosome subunit at the E site, inhibiting the progression of the ribosome on mRNA. This molecule is therefore an irreversible inhibitor of translation elongation, which stabilizes the ribosome/nascent chain complex, causing the pore of the Sec61 complex to close (Al-Mawla et al., 2020). It should be noted that emetine also seems to mobilize Ca²⁺ from the Golgi apparatus, although the Ca²⁺ channel involved was not identified (Gallegos-Gómez et al., 2018). The latter point should be taken into consideration when using the compound.

Cycloheximide is commonly used for control purposes. This antibiotic acts as an inhibitor of elongation, binding the E site of the ribosome without any modulation of Sec61 complex permeability to Ca²⁺ (Van Coppenolle et al., 2004).

It is now also possible to modulate the permeability of the Sec61 complex with molecules other than antibiotics. Indeed, recently, the *Mycobacterium ulcerans* exotoxin mycolactone has been shown to enhance ER Ca²⁺ leakage via the Sec61 complex (Bhadra et al., 2021). The mechanisms of action of mycolactone on the Sec61 complex are detailed in Section 3.5.

Another molecule of interest is eeyarestatin, a chemical inhibitor of protein degradation via the ERAD system (Wang et al., 2008; Wang et al., 2009) and of translocation of nascent polypeptides into the ER via the Sec61 complex (Cross et al., 2009). Recently, eeyarestatin analogs have also been found to mediate ER Ca²⁺ leakage via the Sec61 complex (Gamayun et al., 2019). In this interesting study, eeyarestatin was proposed to bind Sec61α in the open state, where it would prevent the closure of the lateral gate, keeping Sec61α in a Ca²⁺-permeable state.

The list of drugs acting on the Ca²⁺ permeability of the Sec61 complex is gradually increasing, thereby widening the scope of studies in this field.

## 3.3 The Sec61 complex: A new functional, ER Ca²⁺-leak channel

As mentioned above (see Section 2.2.1), the pore of the Sec61 complex is the largest in the ER, with a diameter of 40–60 Å in the ribosome-bound state and a smaller diameter of 9–15 Å in the ribosome-free state (Hamman et al., 1997; Hamman et al., 1998). Subsequently, the role of the Sec61 complex as an ER Ca²⁺-leak channel emerged thanks to the work of Wonderlin's group

showing that small polarized molecules could cross the ER membrane through the Sec61 complex (Heritage and Wonderlin, 2001; Roy and Wonderlin, 2003). We therefore hypothesized that Ca²⁺ ions would also move across the ER membrane via the Sec61 complex. To verify this hypothesis, the main experimental problem was how to best open the Sec61 complex pore to directly measure ER Ca²⁺ leakage. Similar to Wonderlin and collaborators, we started by using puromycin to, for the first time, directly detect Ca²⁺ leakage through the Sec61 complex in mouse pancreatic acinar cells (Lomax et al., 2002).

In subsequent experiments, we continued the investigation of the cell physiological role of the Sec61 complex as an ER Ca²⁺ leak channel. Using human cancerous prostate cells (the LNCaP cell line), we determined that puromycin induced Ca²⁺ leakage through the Sec61 complex independently of IP₃Rs or RyRs (Van Coppenolle et al., 2004). Moreover, for this study, we systematically used anisomycin to counteract puromycin's action to control the specificity of action of these compounds on the Sec61 complex. In a similar way, other studies used pactamycin instead of puromycin and emetine instead of anisomycin (Ong et al., 2007; Al-Mawla et al., 2020). The fundamental cell physiological role of the Sec61 complex was elucidated in a second study using LNCaP cells (Flourakis et al., 2006). The [Ca²⁺]ᵢER at rest is the result of the equilibrium between Ca²⁺ uptake mediated by the SERCA pumps and passive Ca²⁺ leakage through Ca²⁺-leak channels. Inhibition of SERCA pumps by the specific inhibitor thapsigargin therefore fully reveals the passive Ca²⁺ release through ER Ca²⁺-leak channels, as it is not compensated by reuptake. The measured Ca²⁺ leak is, in those conditions, the result of all the ER Ca²⁺-leak channels open at this stage. This leak appeared to be mostly mediated by the Sec61 complex. Moreover, similar results were obtained using EGTA-AM (a cytosolic Ca²⁺ chelator) to enhance Ca²⁺ release. Altogether, these data highlight the role of the Sec61 complex as a major Ca²⁺-leak channel in the LNCaP cell model. In addition, it is well known that ER Ca²⁺ depletion can activate SOCs (store-operated channels). Interestingly, we have also demonstrated that Ca²⁺ release that occurs via the Sec61 complex activates SOCs. This was the first characterization of store-operated Ca²⁺ entry triggered by passive Ca²⁺-leak channels (Flourakis et al., 2006).

Giunti et al. elegantly studied the efflux of Ca²⁺ from ER-derived rat liver microsomal vesicles (Giunti et al., 2007). They detected two basal passive pathways for Ca²⁺ efflux. One of them is carried by the Sec61 complex since the leakage was stimulated by puromycin perfusion. The second efflux pathway is more mysterious and requires counterion influx. It does not involve inactive SERCA pumps, Bcl-2 proteins, or known Ca²⁺ channels such as IP₃Rs or RyRs. Interestingly, the authors also noticed that the efflux was largest in the rough microsomal subfractions, which are enriched in the Sec61 complex. Thanks to this approach, this work provides strong evidence for the role of the Sec61 complex as a functional ER Ca²⁺-leak channel at the organelar level.
In addition to these studies, we should mention the interesting work of Layhadi *et al.* (Layhadi and Fountain, 2017). They highlighted in THP-1 macrophages the role of the Sec61 complex in the control of the $[Ca^{2+}]_{cyt}$ at rest. In the absence of extracellular $Ca^{2+}$, inhibition of the Sec61 complex with anisomycin reduced the resting $[Ca^{2+}]_{cyt}$. In addition, the authors demonstrated that inhibition of the Sec61 complex by anisomycin enhances the response to ADP (via P2Y receptors) in human primary macrophages. Altogether, this work clearly indicates that the Sec61 complex is not only an ER $Ca^{2+}$-leak channel but also acts, at least in macrophages, as a regulator of ER $Ca^{2+}$ content and of the $[Ca^{2+}]_{cyt}$ at resting state.

Taken together, various studies have demonstrated that the Sec61 complex is a functional ER $Ca^{2+}$-leak channel in several cell types. Nevertheless, the $Ca^{2+}$-leakage rate depends on the dynamics of plug binding/dissociating the pore. An important question, therefore, is which factors will control $Ca^{2+}$ leakage?

## 3.4 Regulation of Sec61 complex $Ca^{2+}$ leakage from the ER by $Ca^{2+}$-binding proteins

A permanently open ER $Ca^{2+}$-leak channel would in the long run form a hazard for the cell as both ER $Ca^{2+}$ levels and cytosolic $Ca^{2+}$ levels control many aspects of cell function, including the occurrence of ER stress and/or the induction of cell death (Orrenius *et al.*, 2003; Pinton *et al.*, 2008; Krebs *et al.*, 2015; La Rovere *et al.*, 2016; Danese *et al.*, 2021). It can therefore be expected that intra-ER and/or cytosolic proteins sensing the local $[Ca^{2+}]$ control the $Ca^{2+}$ flux through the Sec61 complex.

### 3.4.1 The regulating role of BiP

As stated above (see Section 2.1), BiP is an important ER intraluminal heat shock protein. It has a chaperone function towards newly synthesized proteins, controls the protein flux through the Sec61 complex, and activates the UPR in ER stress conditions (Pobre *et al.*, 2019). Moreover, it participates in the regulation of intracellular $Ca^{2+}$ homeostasis by acting as an intraluminal $Ca^{2+}$-binding protein (Lièvremont *et al.*, 1997), by stabilizing the type 1 IP₃R (Higo *et al.*, 2010) and by controlling ER $Ca^{2+}$ leakage through the Sec61 complex (Schäuble *et al.*, 2012; Hammadi *et al.*, 2013). During ER stress, BiP preferentially targets accumulating unfolded or misfolded proteins, thereby releasing the three canonical ER-stress sensors, inositol-requiring enzyme 1 (IRE1), protein kinase RNA-like ER kinase (PERK), and activating transcription factor 6 (ATF6), which consequently become free to activate the UPR (Ron and Walter, 2007). In addition, during ER stress, BiP will also dissociate from both the IP₃R and the Sec61 complex, leading to complex changes in ER $Ca^{2+}$ handling. This includes first a decreased $Ca^{2+}$ release from the ER and

subsequently an increased $Ca^{2+}$ release that can lead to cell apoptosis (Kiviluoto *et al.*, 2013).

In relation to the Sec61 complex, BiP is an allosteric effector of the Sec61 channel, supporting the translocation of proteins through it (Lang *et al.*, 2017). A BiP-binding site on a minihelix located in loop 7 of Sec61α (Figure 1) appears to be involved in the gating of the Sec61 complex and in the regulation of ER $Ca^{2+}$ leakage through the Sec61 complex (Schäuble *et al.*, 2012; Schorr *et al.*, 2015). The expression in human HeLa cells of the Sec61α-Y344H mutant deficient in BiP binding (see Section 4.1) increased ER $Ca^{2+}$ leakage (Schäuble *et al.*, 2012). In the same study, an increased $Ca^{2+}$ leak was also observed in conditions in which BiP was made unavailable, either via siRNA-mediated gene silencing or via induction of protein misfolding by short-term treatment with dithiothreitol or tunicamycin. This effect could not be mimicked by other chaperones, such as protein disulfide isomerase, calreticulin or GRP94, indicating the specificity of BiP compared to other chaperones. However, in this role, BiP is assisted by two of its intraluminal co-chaperones of the Hsp40 family, ERj3 and ERj6. siRNA-induced depletion of HeLa cells of either one of these two proteins led to increased Sec61-mediated $Ca^{2+}$ leakage out of the ER (Schorr *et al.*, 2015). This regulation was specific for ERj3 and ERj6 as depleting the Hsp40 proteins ERj1, Sec63 (also known as ERj2), ERj5 and ERj7 had no such effect.

The control of ER $Ca^{2+}$ leakage by BiP has interesting functional consequences for the cell. First, as the presence of unfolded or misfolded proteins results in the release of BiP from the Sec61 complex, cells with a particularly high protein synthesis rate (e.g., β cells of the pancreas or hepatocytes) are particularly prone to experience increased $Ca^{2+}$ leakage out of the ER, potentially leading to apoptosis (Hammadi *et al.*, 2013; Kiviluoto *et al.*, 2013; Schorr *et al.*, 2015; Lang *et al.*, 2017; Lemos *et al.*, 2021) (Figure 2). In addition, since BiP is dependent on ATP for its function, it was proposed (Lang *et al.*, 2019) that low [ATP]~ER~ will lead to decreased BiP activity and thus increased $Ca^{2+}$ leakage out of the ER. The subsequent decrease in $[Ca^{2+}]_{ER}$ and increase in $[Ca^{2+}]_{cyt}$ will then activate the ADP/ATP exchanger of the ER (Klein *et al.*, 2018) to replenish ER ATP content.

In conclusion, BiP, the luminal plug of the Sec61 complex, might attach and detach from the pore with particular dynamics determining the $Ca^{2+}$-leakage rate depending on physiological cell conditions (such as ER stress, BiP expression or rate of translation).

### 3.4.2 The regulatory role of calmodulin (CaM)

CaM is a ubiquitously expressed cytosolic $Ca^{2+}$-binding protein. It contains four EF-hand motifs with an affinity for $Ca^{2+}$ in the physiological range (Kd's between 0.5 and 5 µM), making CaM ideally suited as an intracellular $Ca^{2+}$ sensor (Chin and Means, 2000). CaM therefore modulates a plethora of proteins, including various $Ca^{2+}$ pumps and channels.
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**FIGURE 2**
Involvement of the Sec61 complex/translocon in cell survival. In physiological condition, ER Ca²⁺ homeostasis is due to a balance between Ca²⁺ leak and Ca²⁺ re-uptake by SERCA pumps. ER stress triggers Ca²⁺ depletion of the ER Ca²⁺ stores via an increase in Ca²⁺ leakage through the Sec61 complex. Pharmacological inhibition of the Sec61 complex with anisomycin or emetine during ER stress restores ER Ca²⁺ homeostasis and protects cells from apoptosis. Adapted from Cassel et al., Plos One, 2016 (Cassel et al., 2016) licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

It is thus particularly interesting that Ca²⁺ leakage through the Sec61 complex is also modulated by CaM (Erdmann et al., 2011). Sec61α contains in its N-terminal domain a high-affinity binding site (a.a. 19–32) that specifically interacts with Ca²⁺/CaM but does not interact with apoCaM (Figure 1). Electrophysiological experiments determined that CaM induced Ca²⁺-dependent closure of the Sec61 channel. The reverse also holds, as treatment with the CaM antagonists ophiobolin A or trifluoperazine enhanced Ca²⁺ leakage. Moreover, molecular modeling suggested that Ca²⁺/CaM binds in the gap between the ribosome and the Sec61 complex.

## 3.5 Modulation of Sec61-mediated Ca²⁺ leakage by bacterial toxins

Mycolactone is an exotoxin produced by *Mycobacterium ulcerans* that causes Buruli ulcer, a chronic skin necrosis (Demangel et al., 2009; Sarfo et al., 2016; Demangel and High, 2018). Pre-ulcerative and ulcerative lesions are painless, often

delaying curative actions (En et al., 2008). *Mycobacterium ulcerans* infections lead to the suppression of the immune system allowing the multiplication of bacteria in the skin (Yotsu et al., 2018).

Many molecular targets of mycolactone have been identified, including the Sec61 complex (Baron et al., 2016; Morel et al., 2018; Gérard et al., 2020; Demangel, 2021; O'Keefe et al., 2022). Mycolactone inhibits Sec61-dependent protein translation/translocation into the ER (Hall et al., 2014). This has been linked to the mechanism of immunosuppression induced by mycolactone via inhibition of T cell activation and antigen presentation (Baron et al., 2016; Grotzke et al., 2017). Since the Sec61 complex is a target of mycolactone, the question arose as to the potential effects of this toxin on ER Ca²⁺ permeability. This aspect has been studied by Bhadra et al. (Bhadra et al., 2021). Using the HEK293 and HCT116 cell lines, they demonstrated that mycolactone enhances ER Ca²⁺ leakage via the Sec61 complex. The absence of Ca²⁺ depletion in cells expressing Sec61α mutants, resistant to mycolactone binding, corroborates the direct action of the toxin on the complex.
Interestingly, they postulate that among the three known conformations of Sec61α, idle, intermediate and open (see Section 3.1), mycolactone stabilizes the intermediate conformation, locking the Sec61 complex in a Ca²⁺-permeable conformation.

## 3.6 The regulatory role of Sec62

Evidence exists that for post-translational protein translocation, the Sec61 complex associates with the Sec62/Sec63 complex. Sec62 is a 399 a. a. protein characterized by having both its N- and C-terminal regions in the cytosol, flanking the two transmembrane domains (TMD) connected by a short intraluminal loop (Daimon et al., 1997; Tyedmers et al., 2000).

Analysis of various prostate cancer cell lines demonstrated that reduced Sec62 protein levels lead to larger Ca²⁺ leakage out of the ER and reduced cell viability while increased Sec62 expression correlated with protection against thapsigargin-induced apoptosis (Greiner et al., 2011). These results strongly suggest that Sec62 is an inhibitor of ER Ca²⁺ leakage, most likely via a direct or indirect action on the Sec61 complex. Subsequent work indicated that Ca²⁺ affected the binding of the C terminus of Sec62 to the N terminus of Sec61α (Linxweiler et al., 2013). Moreover, mutation of a putative Ca²⁺-binding motif (a.a. 308–319) in the C terminus of Sec62, increased thapsigargin-induced Ca²⁺ leakage out of the ER. Taking into account that Sec62 silencing and treatment with CaM antagonists lead to the same phenotype, the authors propose a model in which Sec62 binding to Sec61 is relieved by Ca²⁺, allowing Ca²⁺/CaM to occupy its binding site and thus to inhibit ER Ca²⁺ leakage through the Sec61 complex. Obviously, another possible mechanism would involve the recruitment of BiP at the luminal side, subsequent to Sec62/Sec63 binding.

Taken together, the regulation of Sec61 complex-mediated Ca²⁺ leakage by multiple Ca²⁺-dependent proteins may indicate the importance of keeping Ca²⁺ leakage under tight control, or may indicate that depending on the situation, e.g., the presence or absence of ER stress, the cell relies on a different mechanism for controlling Ca²⁺ leakage out of the ER.

# 4 Involvement of Sec61 complex-mediated ER Ca²⁺ leakage in pathological conditions

## 4.1 SEC61 mutations and related pathologies

Several pathogenic mutations have been detected, as well in the genes coding for the proteins forming the Sec61 complex as in those coding for proteins associated with the complex (Lang et al., 2017; Sicking et al., 2021). These mutations result in various

clinical phenotypes, including type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D), immunodeficiency, tubulo-interstitial kidney disease and neutropenia (for mutations in SEC61A1). The occurrence of polycystic liver disease and colorectal cancer has been linked to SEC61B and that of glioblastoma multiforme, hepatocellular and renal cell carcinoma to SEC61C expression levels. Interestingly, mutations in proteins associated with the SEC61 complex recapitulate some of the above-mentioned diseases (T2D, polycystic liver disease) but can also lead to other diseases, such as the so-called congenital disorder of glycosylation (Lang et al., 2017; Sicking et al., 2021). Obviously, these mutations can affect each of the various aspects of Sec61 complex function and do not necessarily imply dysfunctional cellular Ca²⁺ handling. Interestingly, however, a number of those mutations were determined to impact ER Ca²⁺ leakage in mice (Schäuble et al., 2012) and humans (Schubert et al., 2018; Van Nieuwenhove et al., 2020) (Table 1).

Common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) is a group of diseases of various origins that are generally characterized by impaired B-cell differentiation/function, resulting in low levels of antibody production and, consequently, recurrent infections. Two mutations in SEC61A1, a heterozygous missense mutation (V85D) and a nonsense mutation (E381*), have been linked to CVID (Schubert et al., 2018). SEC61A1-V85D, when expressed in HeLa cells, not only impaired protein translocation to the ER, but also resulted in a severe depletion of the ER Ca²⁺ store due to increased Ca²⁺ leakage out of the ER. SEC61A1-V85D expression selectively impaired the survival of plasma cells. This was due to the induction of unresolvable ER stress, leading to terminal UPR.

Autosomal dominant severe congenital neutropenia (SCN) forms another genetically heterogeneous group characterized by differentiation arrest in the formation of granulocytes. Mutations in over 20 genes are already involved in this pathology, while for many patients the responsible mutation has not yet been characterized. In a recent study, the point mutation Q92R in SEC61A1 was identified in a patient with severe congenital neutropenia (Van Nieuwenhove et al., 2020). Expression of SEC61A1-Q92R in HL-60 cells induced a 30% depletion of the ER Ca²⁺ store compared to wild-type SEC61A1. This was similar to the depletion observed when expressing in the same cells SEC61A1-V67G or SEC61A1-T185A, two heterozygous missense mutations already shown to result in autosomal-dominant tubulo-interstitial kidney disease (ADTKD) (Bolar et al., 2016). Additionally, SEC61A1-Q92R patient cells demonstrated an increased UPR and were more prone to apoptosis.

Interestingly, the ADTKD patients expressing the V67G mutation also displayed some neutropenia (Bolar et al., 2016). Similarly, the patient with the Q92R mutation was not only characterized by SCN, but also displayed B-cell maturation defects, reminiscent of the patients with SEC61A mutations
<table><caption>TABLE 1 Identified SEC61A1 disease mutations and their effects on the ER Ca²⁺ leak. Description of SEC61A mutations leading to various diseases affecting kidney function, immunological behavior and/or metabolism, with special attention to the structural and functional consequences for the ER Ca²⁺ leak. TMD2 forms part of the lateral gate, while the pore ring is the name of the central constriction of Sec61α, which in its closed conformation is occupied by Loop 1, called the plug domain.</caption><thead><tr><th>Mutation in SEC61A</th><th>Location mutated a.a</th><th>ER Ca²⁺ leak</th><th>Primary disease</th><th>Additional observations</th><th>References</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>V67G</td><td>Plug domain (Loop 1 between TMD1 and TMD2)</td><td>Increased</td><td>ADTKD</td><td>Also neutropenia</td><td>Van Nieuwenhove et al. (2020)</td></tr><tr><td>V85D</td><td>Pore ring in TMD2</td><td>Increased</td><td>CVID</td><td></td><td>Bolar et al. (2016)<br>Schubert et al. (2018)</td></tr><tr><td>Q92R</td><td>TMD2</td><td>Increased</td><td>SCN</td><td>Other leucocytes also affected but kidney function normal</td><td>Van Nieuwenhove et al. (2020)</td></tr><tr><td>T185A</td><td>TMD5 (very near to pore ring)</td><td>n.d</td><td>ADTKD</td><td></td><td>Bolar et al. (2016)</td></tr><tr><td>Y344H</td><td>Loop 7 (BiP-binding site)</td><td>Increased</td><td>Diabetes mellitus</td><td>Observed in mice</td><td>Schäuble et al. (2012)<br>Lloyd et al. (2010)</td></tr><tr><td>E381+</td><td>Premature stop codon leading to haploinsufficiency</td><td>n.d</td><td>CVID</td><td></td><td>Schubert et al. (2018)</td></tr></tbody></table>

Abbreviations used: TMD, transmembrane domain; n.d., not determined; ADTKD, autosomal-dominant tubulo-interstitial kidney disease; CVID, common variable immunodeficiency; SCN, severe congenital neutropenia.

leading to CVID, though harbored normal kidney function (Van Nieuwenhove et al., 2020).

Finally, investigation in a mouse model for T2D indicated that the missense mutation Y344H in loop 7 of murine Sec61α was linked to the occurrence in β cells of continuing ER stress leading to apoptosis and the subsequent development of T2D (Lloyd et al., 2010). The same mice also displayed hypercholesterolemia, hypertriglyceridemia, hepatomegaly, steatosis and, in older animals, hepatic cirrhosis. These observations are also relevant for humans, since the motif is fully conserved between mice and humans. Subsequent expression of Sec61α-Y344H in human HeLa cells led to increased ER Ca²⁺ leakage (Schäuble et al., 2012). Moreover, this mutation impairs binding of BiP to Sec61α, consistent with the observation that BiP limits ER Ca²⁺ leakage (see Section 3.4.1). Furthermore, these results strongly suggest that the gating of the Sec61 complex by BiP occurs via its binding to loop 7 of Sec61α. Interestingly, deletion of ERj6, one of the proteins assisting BiP in its regulation of Sec61 complex-mediated Ca²⁺ leakage, results in both mice (Ladiges et al., 2005) and humans (Synofzik et al., 2014) in pancreatic β cell failure and T2D, suggesting that increased Ca²⁺ leakage might form part of the mechanism involved.

It is presently not understood how the various SEC61A1 mutations form the origin of different clinical phenotypes, but this may be due to a combination of various functional effects, including but not limited to dysfunctional Ca²⁺ handling, and destabilization of the protein leading to lower expression levels. It is, however, clear that, with the exception of Y344H, which affects BiP binding, the other mutations linked to

dysfunctional Ca²⁺ handling (V67G, V85D, Q92R, Y344H) are thus far all located in or near TMD2 (Table 1). V67G is located in the loop between TMD1 and TMD2 that forms a plug that seals and stabilizes the pore during the closed state (Linxweiler et al., 2013). V85D and Q92R, on the other hand, introduce a charge in the hydrophobic TMD2, which will likely affect the pore conformation and modify Ca²⁺-channel properties. Moreover, TMD2 and TMD7 form the so-called lateral gate that can allow/ prevent lateral access to the central pore (Sicking et al., 2021).

In view of the structure of SEC61A, it may be expected that other mutations will be discovered that also affect its Ca²⁺ handling, which will help our understanding of the Ca²⁺-leak pathway.

## 4.2 Involvement of Sec61-mediated Ca²⁺ leakage in ER stress and UPR in disease

As detailed earlier, ER stress is due to either accumulation of unfolded or misfolded proteins in the ER lumen or due to Ca²⁺-store depletion. The UPR is an adaptive phenomenon aimed at reducing the unfolded protein burden (Hammadi et al., 2013; Hetz et al., 2020). A prolonged UPR is associated with ERAD. Unfolded proteins are retrotranslocated from the ER lumen to the cytoplasm, where they are degraded by the 26S proteasome (Wu and Rapoport, 2018). Prolonged ER stress will lead to apoptosis. Among all the signaling transduction pathways of ER stress and UPR, it is interesting here to focus on BiP overexpression. In the absence of ER stress, BiP maintains IRE1, PERK and ATF6 (Behnke et al., 2015; Pobre et al.,
2019) in an inactive state. BiP also plugs the pore of the luminal side of the Sec61 complex (Hamman et al., 1997; Haigh and Johnson, 2002; Alder et al., 2005) and stabilizes the type 1 IP₃R (Higo et al., 2010). During ER stress and UPR, a reorientation of BiP occurs: the chaperone binds to unfolded proteins and thus unhooks from the Sec61 complex, type 1 IP₃R, IRE1, PERK and ATF6, concomitantly triggering Ca²⁺ leakage from the ER via the Sec61 complex (Figure 2). Very recently, using GCamP6, a genetically encoded Ca²⁺ indicator tethered to the ER membrane, evidence was presented that during the early phase of the UPR, the Sec61 complex evoked Ca²⁺ signals (Feliziani et al., 2022). Interestingly, these Ca²⁺ signals had physiological significance, as they contributed to PERK activation.

Ca²⁺ dysregulations as well as UPR perturbations have been associated with many diseases such as T2D (Özcan et al., 2006; Hotamisligil, 2010), cardiac pathologies (Minamino and Kitakaze, 2010; Hammadi et al., 2013; Luo et al., 2015) and cancer (Tsai and Weissman, 2010; Hammadi et al., 2013). Further questions arise now. Are ER stress and Ca²⁺ homeostasis independent mechanisms? What could be the link between these two mechanisms, and how could they be involved in these pathologies?

The involvement of the Sec61 complex in pathological contexts is beginning to be investigated. In the following sections, we will focus on cancer, T2D, cardiac ischemia-reperfusion and stunned myocardium with the Sec61 complex as a potential therapeutic target.

## 4.2.1 Sec61 complex and cancer

Resistance to apoptosis is one of the major hallmarks of cancerous cells. New therapeutic strategies must focus on the induction of cell death. There is a direct link between ER Ca²⁺ homeostasis and cell survival. Any disruption of Ca²⁺ exchange between the ER and cytoplasm will have important consequences on the initiation of apoptosis. Cell death due to ER stress and a prolonged UPR is linked to ER Ca²⁺-store depletion (Zhang and Kaufman, 2008; Peters and Raghavan, 2011). In this context, the main route through which Ca²⁺ is released from the ER lumen during ER stress to switch the cell survival/apoptosis balance in favor of apoptosis is unknown. The Sec61 complex appears to be a good candidate to explain the mechanism of Ca²⁺-store depletion associated with ER stress and UPR.

The role of the Sec61 complex in cell death and ER stress has been investigated in the human cancerous cell line LNCaP (Hammadi et al., 2013). In this study, its involvement in ER stress as an ER Ca²⁺-leak channel was assessed using multiple ER stress/UPR inducers: brefeldin A, dithiothreitol and tunicamycin to trigger UPR as well as thapsigargin and puromycin to deplete ER Ca²⁺ stores in the absence of misfolded protein accumulation. In each condition, anisomycin both reduced ER stress and prevented depletion of the ER Ca²⁺ store, demonstrating that the Sec61 complex acts as a major ER Ca²⁺-leak channel during

ER stress/UPR. Remarkably, inhibition of Sec61 complex-mediated Ca²⁺ leakage by anisomycin also inhibits apoptosis triggered by Ca²⁺ store depletion induced by thapsigargin and puromycin. As anisomycin can also activate a number of protein kinases, a puromycin/anisomycin pair (or equivalent) should always be used in these types of studies. Since the effect of one molecule blocks that of the other, their use allows us to rule out any non-specific action that would impede the correct interpretation of the results. The study by Hammadi et al. (Hammadi et al., 2013) therefore showed for the first time that the Sec61 complex controls ER Ca²⁺ content in stressed conditions. This finding indicates that pharmacological modulation of the Sec61 complex could promote cell survival.

Returning to the apoptosis resistance of cancer cells, BiP has been correlated with cancer malignancy (Virrey et al., 2008; Ni et al., 2011). Indeed, most cancerous cells overexpress BiP compared to normal cells. A study by Reddy et al. (Reddy et al., 2003) highlighted the link between BiP overexpression and drug resistance in cancer cells. Other studies clearly demonstrate that BiP is involved in the resistance of breast cancer cells to etoposide (an inhibitor of topoisomerase 2, used in chemotherapy) (Mandic et al., 2003) and to apoptosis (Fu et al., 2007). Moreover, BiP is overexpressed in ER stress, during UPR and in cancer cells (Ni et al., 2011; Farshbaf et al., 2020). On the one hand, BiP seals the luminal pore of the Sec61 complex (Hamman et al., 1998) and thus inhibits ER Ca²⁺ leakage (Schäuble et al., 2012; Hammadi et al., 2013). On the other hand, UPR and ER stress trigger BiP overexpression (Hammadi et al., 2013). Therefore, apoptosis resistance of cancerous cells could be partly due to a reduced ER Ca²⁺ leak at resting state involving the tandem Sec61 complex/BiP. Pharmacological modulation of the Ca²⁺ leak though the Sec61 complex could thus form a potential approach to force apoptosis-resistant cancer cells to undergo cell death and to enhance chemotherapy efficiency.

## 4.2.2 Protection of human pancreatic islets from lipotoxicity by modulation of the Sec61 complex

T2D is associated with pancreatic β cell dysfunction and insulin resistance. This pathology is a major concern in health care worldwide. Its prevalence and incidence are rising, especially in developed countries such as western Europe (Khan et al., 2020). One of the major causes of T2D is a high-fat, high-sucrose diet. Indeed, excessive consumption of free fatty acids (FFAs) is correlated with a high risk for developing T2D (Risérus et al., 2009). In this context, palmitate is one of the main FFA in blood (Dey et al., 2007; Hommelberg et al., 2011; Leamy et al., 2014) that triggers deleterious effects called “lipotoxicity” (Bensellam et al., 2012). Palmitate-induced β cell lipotoxicity is associated with apoptosis involving numerous mechanisms, such as reactive oxygen species (ROS) production (Cnop, 2008; Fonseca et al., 2011), inflammation (Eguchi et al., 2012) and autophagy (Martino et al., 2012). Chronic exposure to FFA enhances ER
stress/UPR in β cells (Özcan et al., 2006). In T2D, high insulin protein synthesis also triggers ER stress/UPR (Song et al., 2008; Åkerfeldt et al., 2008), as evidenced by ER stress marker overexpression (Back and Kaufman, 2012; Papa, 2012). Similarly, chemical chaperones used in a mouse model of T2D reduce ER stress and restore glucose homeostasis (Özcan et al., 2006). On the other hand, dysregulation of Ca²⁺ homeostasis is also associated with defective insulin release (Gwiazda et al., 2009). Interestingly, Cnop et al. (Cnop et al., 2014) analyzed the transcriptome of human islets after palmitate treatment. They demonstrated an enhanced level of SEC61α and BIP transcripts. Taken together, these data support the involvement of the Sec61 complex and Ca²⁺ leakage from the ER in palmitate-induced lipotoxicity in pancreatic β cells.

This hypothesis has been checked in the MIN6B1 cell line, obtained from a mouse insulinoma (Miyazaki et al., 1990; Ishihara et al., 1993). In these studies, the authors established and characterized a pancreatic β cell line that exhibits morphological and physiological characteristics (glucose metabolism and glucose-stimulated insulin secretion (GSIS)) similar to normal β cells. Physiologically more relevant, pharmacological modulation of the Sec61 complex was also performed in human pancreatic islets obtained from non-diabetic donors (Cassel et al., 2016). In this study, inhibition of the Sec61 complex with anisomycin prevented palmitate-induced ER Ca²⁺ depletion and reduced ER stress. It is well known that under physiological conditions, glucose stimulates insulin secretion by β cells. The GSIS assay is a method to investigate the physiological functionality of islets. One of the deleterious effects of palmitate-induced lipotoxicity is the decrease in insulin secretion in response to glucose. Using the GSIS method, it has been shown that the inhibition of the Sec61 complex by anisomycin restores glucose-induced insulin secretion in human islets treated with palmitate (Cassel et al., 2016).

In conclusion, Ca²⁺ leakage through the Sec61 complex appears to be a key element involved in T2D. One of the mechanisms by which palmitate causes lipotoxicity in pancreatic β cells occurs via ER stress associated with an increase in ER Ca²⁺-store depletion through the Sec61 complex. Therefore, pharmacological modulation of Sec61 opening could be a promising strategy for the treatment of ER stress-linked pathologies such as T2D (Figure 2).

### 4.2.3 Cardioprotective role of the modulation of Sec61-mediated Ca²⁺ leakage during heart ischemia-reperfusion and cardiac infarcts

Cardiac infarction is one of the leading causes of mortality. Obstruction of a coronary artery induces ischemia in an area at risk, which is responsible for lesions due to apoptosis of cardiomyocytes. Reflow triggers further reperfusion injuries (Hausenloy et al., 2016). The role of ER Ca²⁺ handling in the regulation of heart rate, myocardial contraction, blood pressure

and blood flow is the subject of considerable investigation. Ca²⁺ signaling is central for heart function, through its physiological role in excitation-contraction coupling as well as by its detrimental impact during heart failure and myocardial ischemia-reperfusion. During this latter condition, it is well accepted that the cytosolic accumulation of Ca²⁺ due to ER Ca²⁺ depletion via Ca²⁺-leak channels results in mitochondrial Ca²⁺ overload, which can trigger the opening of the mitochondrial permeability transition pore (mPTP), leading to cell death (Ovize et al., 2010; Al-Mawla et al., 2020; Ramachandra et al., 2020). During ischemia, the decrease in O₂ uptake induces cellular acidosis, stimulating Na⁺/H⁺ exchange (for review, see Allen and Xiao, 2003). As a consequence, Na⁺ influx will be counterbalanced by the activity of the Na⁺/Ca²⁺ exchanger, further contributing to the [Ca²⁺]cyt increase during ischemia. The initial Ca²⁺ release via ER Ca²⁺-leak channels is a crucial step in the cascade of events responsible for Ca²⁺ dysregulation and cell death. The dynamics and the amplitude of Ca²⁺ exchanged between subcellular compartments and especially between the ER and mitochondria are capital determinants of cell fate. Nevertheless, the overall signaling pathways are still not fully understood.

The role of the Sec61 complex in myocardial infarction has been investigated in mice (Al-Mawla et al., 2020). Mice were subjected to ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) protocols. In a complementary way, in vitro experiments were conducted on primary mouse cardiomyocytes in hypoxia/reperfusion (H/R) protocols, mimicking I/R at the cellular level. In these cells, the Sec61 complex was first shown to function as a Ca²⁺-leak channel. In cardiomyocytes, it is well known that during excitation-contraction coupling, type 2 RyRs are involved in Ca²⁺ release via a Ca²⁺-induced Ca²⁺ release mechanism. Interestingly, Sec61 complex activation mobilizes a RyR-independent Ca²⁺ pool that affects neither contraction nor RyR-dependent Ca²⁺ stores (Al-Mawla et al., 2020). These data are compatible with a compartmentalization of the Ca²⁺ stores: a puromycin-sensitive Ca²⁺ pool where Sec61 complexes are located (probably the ER) and a caffeine-sensitive Ca²⁺ pool containing RyR channels, located in the SR. Pharmacological pre-activation of the Sec61 complex with puromycin induces a preventive ER Ca²⁺ release from RyR-independent stores that consequently decreases the rate of Ca²⁺ increase in the cytosol as well as mitochondrial Ca²⁺ overload and mPTP opening during hypoxia. These data explain how puromycin, applied before H/R (pre-conditioning), significantly reduces cell death. In vivo cardioprotective experiments show that pharmacological modulation of the Sec61 complex (pre-conditioning) protects the mouse heart from I/R injury and reduces infarct size after I/R (Al-Mawla et al., 2020).

In conclusion, the Sec61 complex and its Ca²⁺ leak form a new paradigm in cardioprotection and in I/R injuries by functionally uncoupling Ca²⁺-dependent contraction from Ca²⁺-dependent cell fate.
### 4.2.4 Pharmacological inhibition of the Sec61 complex improves contractile recovery in stunned myocardium

In the heart, ER stress and cytosolic $Ca^{2+}$ overload also occur in myocardial stunning (Bolli and Marbán, 1999; Mariángelo et al., 2020). This contractile dysfunction occurs after brief episodes of ischemia with negative consequences on myocardium contraction despite the absence of cell death. Recently, an interesting article highlighted the beneficial effects of Sec61 complex inhibition (with emetine) in $Ca^{2+}$ dysregulation and post-ischemic contractile dysfunction in stunned myocardium (Mariángelo et al., 2022). First, the authors show that inhibition of the Sec61 complex prior to I/R, prevents stunning-induced ER stress in rat hearts and improves post-ischemic mechanical recovery in stunned myocardium. In addition, Sec61 complex blockage reduced the I/R-induced increase in diastolic $Ca^{2+}$ in mouse hearts.

Altogether, these data point out the capital role of $Ca^{2+}$ leakage via the Sec61 complex in stunned myocardium. This work reinforces the potential therapeutic value of pharmacological modulation of $Ca^{2+}$ leakage via the Sec61 complex to cope with the deleterious consequences of cardiac I/R.

## 5 Future perspectives and concluding remarks

From the above it thus appears that the Sec61 complex plays an important role in intracellular $Ca^{2+}$ homeostasis beyond its central role in protein translocation through the ER membrane. This role in $Ca^{2+}$ homeostasis is due to its functioning as a major ER $Ca^{2+}$-leak channel. An uncontrolled $Ca^{2+}$ leak from the ER to cytosol or mitochondria would be highly disruptive for normal cell behavior, and the Sec61 complex $Ca^{2+}$-leak function is consequently controlled by various mechanisms. Channel closure is physiologically achieved by BiP from the luminal side (see Section 3.4.1) and by $Ca^{2+}$/CaM from the cytosolic side (see Section 3.4.2). These regulatory mechanisms allow the Sec61 complex to modulate $Ca^{2+}$ signaling, both in physiological and in patho (physio)logical settings.

As mentioned above, the ER $Ca^{2+}$ content results from the dynamic equilibrium existing between $Ca^{2+}$ release from the ER and its reuptake by SERCA pumps. The activity of both the $Ca^{2+}$-release channels and SERCAs is finely regulated and depends to a large degree on [$Ca^{2+}$]cyt and [$Ca^{2+}$]ER (Berridge et al., 2003; Berridge, 2016), so that the ER $Ca^{2+}$-store content is regulated in a dynamic way. Inhibition of the SERCA pumps by specific inhibitors (e.g., thapsigargin) incapacitates $Ca^{2+}$ reuptake, uncovering the (normally compensated) activity of the ER $Ca^{2+}$-leak channels. How does $Ca^{2+}$ leakage via the Sec61 complex now fit in ER $Ca^{2+}$ homeostasis? To answer this question, we can consider two scenarios.

In the first scenario, we assume in the cell a single, non-compartmentalized $Ca^{2+}$ pool. This is, for example, the case in the human prostate cancer cell line LNCaP. In this cellular model, it has been shown that the acute activation of the Sec61 complex by puromycin induces partial emptying of a non-compartmentalized $Ca^{2+}$ store. The rate of $Ca^{2+}$ release is slower than that of $IP_3R$- or RyR-mediated $Ca^{2+}$ release (Van Coppenolle et al., 2004). After the puromycin response, the [$Ca^{2+}$]ER stabilizes to a lower value than at resting state. This value results from a new balance between $Ca^{2+}$ leakage (via an undefined number of Sec61 complexes kept open by puromycin as well as by other types of ER $Ca^{2+}$-leak channels that are presumably present) and SERCA reuptake activity. One element to consider is that during the acute action of puromycin (or emetine), only the Sec61 complexes involved in translation are sensitive to puromycin. Complexes that do not participate in translation remain impermeable to $Ca^{2+}$. During chronic puromycin or emetine perfusion, their concentration should therefore be chosen so that it does modulate the ER $Ca^{2+}$ levels without any effect on translation (Hammadi et al., 2013). Beyond that, the cytotoxic effects of these antibiotics will take over. Thus, contrary to what we might initially consider given the pore diameter of the Sec61 complex, puromycin, at the concentration used, whether acute or chronic, does not cause a total emptying of the ER $Ca^{2+}$ stores. This does not exclude the possibility that other modulatory mechanisms can also act on the Sec61 complex during long-term perfusion. This point requires further investigation. Subsequently, the residual ER $Ca^{2+}$-store content can be mobilized following $IP_3R$ or RyR activation, thereby generating a new $Ca^{2+}$ steady-state at an even lower value (Van Coppenolle et al., 2004). At this point, it is important to note that the activation of the $Ca^{2+}$-leak channels, the $IP_3Rs$, the RyRs or the inhibition of SERCAs do not manage to completely drain the ER. Complete release of ER $Ca^{2+}$ will only be possible with $Ca^{2+}$ ionophores, e.g., ionomycin.

A second scenario takes into account the compartmentalization of the $Ca^{2+}$ store in an ER and an SR $Ca^{2+}$ pool, which can function in an either partially or totally independent way. This case was discussed in primary mouse cardiomyocytes (Al-Mawla et al., 2020) in Section 4.2.3. The modes of action of puromycin and emetine will be similar to those described in the previous paragraph. However, in such a cellular model, there is a functional dichotomy between ER and SR. Thus, the action of emetine, acting on the Sec61 complex of the ER, would have no significant impact on the caffeine-sensitive pool of the SR, expressing RyRs and thus controlling excitation-contraction coupling.

ER stress has a complex relationship with intracellular $Ca^{2+}$ handling (Kiviluoto et al., 2013; Carreras-Sureda et al., 2018; Groenendyk et al., 2021). On the one hand, one of the consequences of unalleviated ER stress is that it leads to increased $Ca^{2+}$ release from the ER, though on the other
hand, ER Ca²⁺-store depletion is also a trigger for ER stress. Independent of its origin, in ER stress conditions, BiP will detach from its various physiological binding partners to help alleviate ER stress by binding to unfolded or misfolded proteins as well as to allow the UPR to start. Consequently, the regulation of ER Ca²⁺ leakage through the Sec61 complex is abrogated as BiP dissociates, and Ca²⁺ leakage increases. This increase in Ca²⁺ leakage is a factor that can lead to cell death. As we have highlighted above (see Section 4.2), inhibition of Sec61 Ca²⁺ leakage can antagonize these effects and lead to cell survival (Figure 2).

As Sec61 complex-mediated Ca²⁺ leakage appears dysregulated in various pathological situations, we pose that Sec61 forms a valid therapeutic target and that its modulation, activation in cancer (see section 4.2.1) and inhibition in T2D (see section 4.2.2) can lead to beneficial effects. Although more complex, Sec61 complex modulation can also have a role in cardioprotection (see section 4.2.3 and section 4.2.4).

From all these studies, what therapeutic conclusions, based on pharmacological modulation of Ca²⁺ leakage via the Sec61 complex, can be inferred? First, it is necessary to determine, on a case-by-case basis, the concentration and time of action of molecules of interest that do not significantly alter protein translation while acting on Ca²⁺ permeability. As ER Ca²⁺ leakage modulates the cellular death/survival balance, we must therefore consider the intended objective of the treatments. In cancer, it will be to promote cell death, but in other cases (e.g., during ischemic stress (heart, brain, kidney) or gluco-lipotoxicity (T2D)), it will be to promote cell survival. In the case of cancer, it would therefore likely be necessary to use Ca²⁺-leakage inducers, which could be used in combination with existing therapies to act preferentially on cancer cells rather than on healthy cells. We assume that a small dose of these molecules could already tip the scales towards cell death. In the case of T2D or stunned myocardium, however, it is likely that longer-term treatments would be more effective. Conversely, in the framework of cardiac I/R in a mouse model, a puromycin bolus has already shown its efficacy, both *in vivo* and *in vitro*.

Moreover, we anticipate that future research will uncover the role of Sec61 complex-mediated Ca²⁺ leakage in additional pathological situations. Since the basis of neurodegenerative diseases lies in the accumulation of unfolded proteins and Ca²⁺ dysregulation, neuroprotective strategies involving the regulation of Ca²⁺-leak channels in general and the Sec61 complex in particular will probably emerge. Obvious possible candidates include neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, Huntington's disease, and Creutzfeld-Jacob disease. The role of intracellular Ca²⁺ in general and of ER Ca²⁺ in particular (Ureshino et al., 2019; da Costa et al., 2020; Lim et al., 2021; Callens et al., 2021; Kovacs et al., 2021; Guan et al., 2021; Huang et al., 2022; Ge et al., 2022; Kim et al., 2022) as well as of ER stress and accumulation of misfolded proteins (da Costa et al., 2020; Guan et al., 2021; Kim et al., 2022; Ren et al., 2021; Yasmeen et al., 2022; Shacham et al.,

2019; Chakraborty et al., 2005) have indeed already been demonstrated in several neurodegenerative diseases.

Expanding from T2D, we can also expect a role for Sec61 complex-mediated Ca²⁺ leakage in other diseases in which a relation with ER stress and Ca²⁺ signaling was demonstrated, such as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (Lebeaupin et al., 2018; Chen et al., 2021).

A separate avenue for future research constitutes lysosomal diseases. Indeed, the ER and lysosomes are in close connection and at least small Ca²⁺ signals originating from IP₃R can feed into lysosomes (Atakpa et al., 2018). It is therefore possible that Ca²⁺ ions leaking from the ER by the Sec61 complex can similarly impact lysosomal Ca²⁺. This understanding could be relevant for various lysosomal storage diseases, including Niemann-Pick type C disease and Gaucher disease, in which ER and/or lysosomal Ca²⁺ appears dysregulated (Lloyd-Evans and Platt, 2011; Liu and Lieberman, 2019).

Finally, until now, only a limited number of mutations in Sec61 genes and in other components of the complex have been described (see section 4.1). We therefore anticipate that future work will uncover additional (human) mutations, which will shed new light on the mechanism of action, regulation and physiological and pathological roles of the Sec61 complex in Ca²⁺ homeostasis.

Taken together, these findings strengthen the evidence that Sec61 complex-mediated Ca²⁺ leakage plays an important role in intracellular Ca²⁺ homeostasis, is involved in major pathologies when performing in an unregulated way, and thus forms a promising therapeutic target. Further research on the topic will therefore be of great importance to fully elucidate its physiological as well as its patho (physio)logical role.

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