(Thermo Fisher) supplemented with a Protease inhibitor tablet cocktail according to
manufacturer's instructions (Pierce™, Thermo Fisher). Protein concentrations were
calculated using DC Protein Assay (Bio-Rad Hercules, CA, USA) following the manufacture
instructions. Isolated proteins were stored at −80°C until use. Ten micrograms of protein
were resolved in an SDS-PAGE (10–12% gradient gels) followed by transferring of proteins
onto nitrocellulose membranes. After appropriate blocking (5% nonfat dried milk) the blots
were probed with primary antibodies for TRPC1 (Santa Cruz, Dallas, TX, USA, sc-133076),
TRPC6 (Santa Cruz, sc-515837), STIM1 (Santa Cruz, sc-166840), ORAI2 (Santa Cruz,
sc-376757), and ORAI1 (Santa Cruz, sc-377281), diluted 1:1000 in 5% powdered nonfat dry
milk overnight at 4°C. After washing, membranes were incubated with horseradish
peroxidase-conjugated secondary anti-mouse antibody (Jackson ImmunoResearch, West Grove,
PA, USA) diluted 1:5000 in 5% powdered nonfat dry milk. Levels of proteins were normalized
to the β-actin (Sigma-Aldrich, AC-74) content of the same sample. The signals obtained
were scanned with densitometry through a detection device by chemiluminescence (Odyssey
Imaging System LI-COR Biosciences, Lincoln, NE, USA) quantified with the Image J software
(NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA).