intracellular ca 2+ levels are changed by influx from extracellular medium and release from intracellular stores. In the central nervous systems, Ca 2+ release is involved in various physiological events, such as neuronal excitability and transmitter release. Although stable Ca 2+ release in response to stimulus is critical for proper functions of the nervous systems, regulatory mechanisms relating to Ca 2+ release are not fully understood in central neurons. Here, we demonstrate that ShcB, an adaptor protein expressed in central neurons, has an essential role in functional maintenance of Ca 2+ store in cerebellar purkinje cells (pcs). ShcB-knockout (Ko) mice showed defects in cerebellar-dependent motor function and long-term depression (LTD) at cerebellar synapse. The reduced LTD was accompanied with an impairment of intracellular ca 2+ release. Although the expression of Ca 2+ release channels and morphology of Ca 2+ store looked intact, content of intracellular Ca 2+ store and activity of sarco/ endoplasmic reticular ca 2+-ATPase (SERCA) were largely decreased in the ShcB-deficient cerebellum. Furthermore, when ShcB was ectopically expressed in the ShcB-KO PCs, the Ca 2+ release and its SERCA-dependent component were restored. These data indicate that ShcB plays a key role in the functional maintenance of eR ca 2+ store in central neurons through regulation of SERCA activity. Ca 2+ signal is one of the most important intracellular signals. Intracellular Ca 2+ levels are affected by influx from extracellular fluid and release from intracellular stores such as the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). Along with Ca 2+ influx, Ca 2+ release is essential for a wide range of cellular responses, including muscle contraction, hormone secretion, and immune responses 1-4. Therefore, functional maintenance of ER Ca 2+ stores is essential for most eukaryotic cells 5-7. In the central nervous systems, Ca 2+ release is involved in various physiological events, such as excitation and transmitter release 6,8. Therefore, stable Ca 2+ release in response to stimuli is critical for proper functioning of the nervous system. However, the regulatory mechanisms behind Ca 2+ release have not been fully understood in neurons in the central nervous system (CNS). Specifically, signaling molecules involved in functional maintenance of Ca 2+ stores in CNS neurons are yet to be ascertained. Of the various candidates thought to contribute to ER Ca 2+-store maintenance, we aim to explore the involvement of signaling adaptor proteins 9 because previous studies have reported the possible binding of adaptor proteins to ER proteins that regulate intracellular Ca 2+ release systems in non-neuronal cells. For example, in skeletal and cardiac muscle cells, insulin receptor substrate (IRS)-1 and IRS-2 have been shown to bind to sarco/