The Cys/N-degron pathway in the ubiquitin–proteasome system and autophagy

AJ Heo, CH Ji, YT Kwon - Trends in Cell Biology, 2023 - cell.com
The N-degron pathway is a degradative system in which the N-terminal residues of proteins
modulate the half-lives of proteins and other cellular materials. The majority of amino acids …

Autophagy and cancer: Basic mechanisms and inhibitor development

Y Hama, Y Ogasawara, NN Noda - Cancer Science, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Autophagy is a lysosomal degradation system of cytoplasmic components that contributes to
cellular homeostasis through the turnover of various biomolecules and organelles, often in a …

A central chaperone-like role for 14-3-3 proteins in human cells

D Segal, S Maier, GJ Mastromarco, WW Qian… - Molecular cell, 2023 - cell.com
3-3 proteins are highly conserved regulatory proteins that interact with hundreds of
structurally diverse clients and act as central hubs of signaling networks. However, how 14-3 …

[HTML][HTML] The selective autophagy adaptor p62/SQSTM1 forms phase condensates regulated by HSP27 that facilitate the clearance of damaged lysosomes via …

ER Gallagher, ELF Holzbaur - Cell reports, 2023 - cell.com
In response to lysosomal damage, cells engage several quality-control mechanisms,
including the selective isolation and degradation of damaged lysosomes by lysophagy …

[HTML][HTML] Passively-targeted mitochondrial tungsten-based nanodots for efficient acute kidney injury treatment

Q Huang, Y Yang, T Zhao, Q Chen, M Liu, S Ji, Y Zhu… - Bioactive materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Acute kidney injury (AKI) can lead to loss of kidney function and a substantial increase in
mortality. The burst of reactive oxygen species (ROS) plays a key role in the pathological …

DOPAL initiates αSynuclein-dependent impaired proteostasis and degeneration of neuronal projections in Parkinson's disease

A Masato, N Plotegher, F Terrin, M Sandre… - npj Parkinson's …, 2023 - nature.com
Dopamine dyshomeostasis has been acknowledged among the determinants of nigrostriatal
neuron degeneration in Parkinson's disease (PD). Several studies in experimental models …

S-acylation of p62 promotes p62 droplet recruitment into autophagosomes in mammalian autophagy

X Huang, J Yao, L Liu, J Chen, L Mei, J Huangfu, D Luo… - Molecular Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Summary p62 is a well-characterized autophagy receptor that recognizes and sequesters
specific cargoes into autophagosomes for degradation. p62 promotes the assembly and …

Local membrane source gathering by p62 body drives autophagosome formation

X Feng, D Sun, Y Li, J Zhang, S Liu, D Zhang… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Autophagosomes are double-membrane vesicles generated intracellularly to encapsulate
substrates for lysosomal degradation during autophagy. Phase separated p62 body plays …

Autophagosome membrane expansion is mediated by the N-terminus and cis-membrane association of human ATG8s

W Zhang, T Nishimura, D Gahlot, C Saito, C Davis… - Elife, 2023 - elifesciences.org
Autophagy is an essential catabolic pathway which sequesters and engulfs cytosolic
substrates via autophagosomes, unique double-membraned structures. ATG8 proteins are …

NEMO reshapes the α-Synuclein aggregate interface and acts as an autophagy adapter by co-condensation with p62

N Furthmann, V Bader, L Angersbach, A Blusch… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
NEMO is a ubiquitin-binding protein which regulates canonical NF-κB pathway activation in
innate immune signaling, cell death regulation and host-pathogen interactions. Here we …