Biomolecular condensates at the nexus of cellular stress, protein aggregation disease and ageing

S Alberti, AA Hyman - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2021 - nature.com
Biomolecular condensates are membraneless intracellular assemblies that often form via
liquid− liquid phase separation and have the ability to concentrate biopolymers. Research …

Mechanisms governing autophagosome biogenesis

H Nakatogawa - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2020 - nature.com
Autophagosomes are double-membrane vesicles newly formed during autophagy to engulf
a wide range of intracellular material and transport this autophagic cargo to lysosomes (or …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Redox signaling and unfolded protein response coordinate cell fate decisions under ER stress

Z Zhang, L Zhang, L Zhou, Y Lei, Y Zhang, C Huang - Redox biology, 2019 - Elsevier
Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is a dynamic organelle orchestrating the folding and post-
translational maturation of almost all membrane proteins and most secreted proteins. These …

Genetic variation associated with condensate dysregulation in disease

SF Banani, LK Afeyan, SW Hawken, JE Henninger… - Developmental cell, 2022 - cell.com
A multitude of cellular processes involve biomolecular condensates, which has led to the
suggestion that diverse pathogenic mutations may dysregulate condensates. Although proof …

The role of oxidative stress in the pathogenesis of vitiligo: a culprit for melanocyte death

Y Xuan, Y Yang, L Xiang… - Oxidative Medicine and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Vitiligo is a common chronic acquired pigmentation disorder characterized by loss of
pigmentation. Among various hypotheses proposed for the pathogenesis of vitiligo, oxidative …

[HTML][HTML] Beyond repression of Nrf2: An update on Keap1

A Kopacz, D Kloska, HJ Forman, A Jozkowicz… - Free Radical Biology …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Nrf2 (NFE2L2–nuclear factor (erythroid-derived 2)-like 2) is a transcription factor,
which is repressed by interaction with a redox-sensitive protein Keap1 (Kelch-like ECH …

p62/SQSTM1–steering the cell through health and disease

P Sánchez-Martín, M Komatsu - Journal of cell science, 2018 - journals.biologists.com
ABSTRACT SQSTM1 (also known as p62) is a multifunctional stress-inducible scaffold
protein involved in diverse cellular processes. Its functions are tightly regulated through an …

p62/SQSTM 1:'Jack of all trades' in health and cancer

P Sánchez‐Martín, T Saito, M Komatsu - The FEBS journal, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
p62 is a stress‐inducible protein able to change among binding partners, cellular
localizations and form liquid droplet structures in a context‐dependent manner. This protein …

Protein phase separation and its role in tumorigenesis

S Jiang, JB Fagman, C Chen, S Alberti, B Liu - Elife, 2020 - elifesciences.org
Cancer is a disease characterized by uncontrolled cell proliferation, but the precise
pathological mechanisms underlying tumorigenesis often remain to be elucidated. In recent …