Selective autophagy receptor p62/SQSTM1, a pivotal player in stress and aging

AV Kumar, J Mills, LR Lapierre - Frontiers in cell and developmental …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Efficient proteostasis is crucial for somatic maintenance, and its decline during aging leads
to cellular dysfunction and disease. Selective autophagy is a form of autophagy mediated by …

Role of AMPK in autophagy

S Wang, H Li, M Yuan, H Fan, Z Cai - Frontiers in physiology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase (AMPK) is a significant energy sensor
in the maintenance of cellular energy homeostasis. Autophagy is a highly conserved …

Protein condensation diseases: therapeutic opportunities

M Vendruscolo, M Fuxreiter - Nature communications, 2022 - nature.com
Condensed states of proteins, including liquid-like membraneless organelles and solid-like
aggregates, contribute in fundamental ways to the organisation and function of the cell …

The interplay of autophagy and oxidative stress in the pathogenesis and therapy of retinal degenerative diseases

KC Chang, PF Liu, CH Chang, YC Lin, YJ Chen… - Cell & bioscience, 2022 - Springer
Oxidative stress is mainly caused by intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) production,
which is highly associated with normal physiological homeostasis and the pathogenesis of …

Orchestration of selective autophagy by cargo receptors

E Adriaenssens, L Ferrari, S Martens - Current Biology, 2022 - cell.com
Cellular homeostasis requires the swift and specific removal of damaged material. Selective
autophagy represents a major pathway for the degradation of such cargo material. This is …

Autophagy at the intersection of aging, senescence, and cancer

LD Cassidy, M Narita - Molecular Oncology, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Autophagy is an evolutionarily conserved cellular process in which macromolecules
undergo lysosomal degradation. It fulfills essential roles in quality controlling cellular …

p62 bodies: phase separation, NRF2 activation, and selective autophagic degradation

M Komatsu - Iubmb Life, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract When p62/Sequestosome‐1 binds to a ubiquitinated protein, it undergoes liquid–
liquid phase separation (LLPS) and forms a membraneless organelle, p62 body. There are …

Autophagy facilitates age-related cell apoptosis—a new insight from senile cataract

J Huang, W Yu, Q He, X He, M Yang, W Chen… - Cell Death & …, 2022 - nature.com
Age-related cell loss underpins many senescence-associated diseases. Apoptosis of lens
epithelial cells (LECs) is the important cellular basis of senile cataract resulted from …

Ginsenoside Rh4 inhibits colorectal cancer cell proliferation by inducing ferroptosis via autophagy activation

Y Wu, D Pi, Y Chen, Q Zuo, S Zhou… - Evidence‐Based …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a severe threat to human health. Ginsenosides such as
ginsenoside Rh4 have been widely studied in the antitumor field. Here, we investigated the …

Central role for p62/SQSTM1 in the elimination of toxic tau species in a mouse model of tauopathy

M Ono, M Komatsu, B Ji, Y Takado, M Shimojo… - Aging …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Intracellular accumulation of filamentous tau aggregates with progressive neuronal loss is a
common characteristic of tauopathies. Although the neurodegenerative mechanism of tau …