Membrane contact sites (MCS) between the plasma membrane (PM) and endoplasmic reticulum (ER) regulate Ca2+ influx. However, the mechanisms by which cells modulate ER-PM MCS density are not understood, and the role of Ca2+, if any, in regulating these is unknown. We report that in Drosophila photoreceptors, MCS density is regulated by the Ca2+ channels, TRP and TRPL. Regulation of MCS density by Ca2+ is mediated by Drosophila extended synaptotagmin (dEsyt), a protein localized to ER-PM MCS and previously shown to regulate MCS density. We find that the Ca2+-binding activity of dEsyt is required for its function in vivo. dEsytCaBM, a Ca2+ non-binding mutant of dEsyt is unable to modulate MCS structure. Further, reconstitution of dEsyt null photoreceptors with dEsytCaBM is unable to rescue ER-PM MCS density and other key phenotypes. Thus, our data supports a role for Ca2+ binding to dEsyt in regulating ER-PM MCS density in photoreceptors thus tuning signal transduction during light-activated Ca2+ influx.
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