Proteostasis
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Recent papers in Proteostasis
The human B cell survival factor, B cell activation factor (BAFF), and its closely related homologue, a proliferation-inducing ligand (APRIL), modulate B cell functions by binding to three receptors, BAFFR, TACI and BCMA. APRIL binds more... more
Structural and Biochemical Characterization of Eukaryotic Protein Complexes Involved in
Inter-organelle Tethering, Phospholipid Transport, and Protein Quality Control
Inter-organelle Tethering, Phospholipid Transport, and Protein Quality Control
Protein folding in the cell is a complex process with a fine balance between productive and non-productive folding. To modulate, either up-regulating or down-regulating, the level of one specific protein with multiple approaches is... more
DegS peptidase acts as a chaperone at low temperatures but switches to a peptidase (heat shock protein) at higher temperatures. Molecular chaperones and peptidases control the folded state of proteins by recognizing hydrophobic stretches... more
Nrf2, a transcriptional activator of cell protection genes, is an attractive therapeutic target for the prevention of neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's disease (AD). Current Nrf2 activators, however, may exert toxicity and... more
Autophagy is a major cellular recycling process that delivers cellular material and entire organelles to lysosomes for degradation, in a selective or non-selective manner. This process is essential for the maintenance of cellular energy... more
Aging is one of the chief biomedical problems of the 21st century. After decades of basic research on biogerontology (the science of aging), the aging process still remains an enigma. Although hundreds of "theories" on aging have been... more
Transposable elements (TEs) comprise a large proportion of long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs). Here, we employed CRISPR to delete a short interspersed nuclear element (SINE) in Malat1, a cancer-associated lncRNA, to investigate its... more
Unlike most checkpoint proteins, Mec1, an ATM/ATR kinase, is essential. We utilized mec1-4, a missense allele (E2130K) that confers diminished kinase activity, to interrogate the question. Unbiased screen for genetic interactors of mec1-4... more
Abstract: Cellular homeostasis is maintained by several types of protein machinery, including molecular chaperones and proteolysis systems. Dysregulation of the proteome disrupts homeostasis in cells, tissues, and the organism as a whole,... more
Predicting and constraining RNA virus evolution require understanding the molecular factors that define the mutational landscape accessible to these pathogens. RNA viruses typically have high mutation rates, resulting in frequent... more
Aggregation is a sequence-specific process, nucleated by short aggregation-prone regions (APRs) that can be exploited to induce aggregation of proteins containing the same APR. Here, we find that most APRs are unique within a proteome,... more
Imbalances in endoplasmic reticulum (ER) proteostasis are associated with etiologically-diverse degenerative diseases linked to excessive extracellular protein misfolding and aggregation. Reprogramming of the ER proteostasis environment... more
Imbalances in endoplasmic reticulum (ER) proteostasis are associated with etiologically-diverse degenerative diseases linked to excessive extracellular protein misfolding and aggregation. Reprogramming of the ER proteostasis environment... more
The pathogenic drivers of sporadic and familial motor neuron disease (MND), such ALS, are unknown. MND impair the Ran GTPase cycle, which controls nucleocytoplasmic transport, ribostasis and proteostasis; however, cause-effect mechanisms... more
Autosomal Recessive Spastic Ataxia of Charlevoix-Saguenay (ARSACS) is caused by mutations in the gene SACS, encoding the 520 kDa protein sacsin. Although sacsin's physiological role is largely unknown, its sequence domains suggest a... more
Cellular homoeostatic pathways such as macroautophagy (hereinafter autophagy) are regulated by basic mechanisms that are conserved throughout the eukaryotic kingdom. However, it remains poorly understood how these mechanisms further... more
Chaperones are protein complexes that help to fold and disaggregate a cell's proteins. It is not understood how four major chaperone systems of Escherichia coli work together in proteostasis: the recognition, sorting, folding, and... more