Autophagy in major human diseases

DJ Klionsky, G Petroni, RK Amaravadi… - The EMBO …, 2021 - embopress.org
Autophagy is a core molecular pathway for the preservation of cellular and organismal
homeostasis. Pharmacological and genetic interventions impairing autophagy responses …

Mechanisms, regulation and functions of the unfolded protein response

C Hetz, K Zhang, RJ Kaufman - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2020 - nature.com
Cellular stress induced by the abnormal accumulation of unfolded or misfolded proteins at
the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is emerging as a possible driver of human diseases …

Endoplasmic reticulum stress and unfolded protein response in neurodegenerative diseases

R Ghemrawi, M Khair - International journal of molecular sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is an important organelle involved in protein quality control
and cellular homeostasis. The accumulation of unfolded proteins leads to an ER stress …

ER stress and the unfolded protein response in neurodegeneration

C Hetz, S Saxena - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2017 - nature.com
The clinical manifestation of neurodegenerative diseases is initiated by the selective
alteration in the functionality of distinct neuronal populations. The pathology of many …

Roles of XBP1s in transcriptional regulation of target genes

SM Park, TI Kang, JS So - Biomedicines, 2021 - mdpi.com
The spliced form of X-box binding protein 1 (XBP1s) is an active transcription factor that
plays a vital role in the unfolded protein response (UPR). Under endoplasmic reticulum (ER) …

The unfolded protein response in immunity and inflammation

J Grootjans, A Kaser, RJ Kaufman… - Nature Reviews …, 2016 - nature.com
The unfolded protein response (UPR) is a highly conserved pathway that allows the cell to
manage endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress that is imposed by the secretory demands …

ER stress: Autophagy induction, inhibition and selection

HO Rashid, RK Yadav, HR Kim, HJ Chae - Autophagy, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
An accumulation of unfolded or misfolded proteins in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) leads
to stress conditions. To mitigate such circumstances, stressed cells activate a homeostatic …

Self-consumption: the interplay of autophagy and apoptosis

G Marino, M Niso-Santano, EH Baehrecke… - … reviews Molecular cell …, 2014 - nature.com
Autophagy and apoptosis control the turnover of organelles and proteins within cells, and of
cells within organisms, respectively, and many stress pathways sequentially elicit …

The impact of the endoplasmic reticulum protein-folding environment on cancer development

M Wang, RJ Kaufman - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2014 - nature.com
The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is an essential organelle in eukaryotic cells for the storage
and regulated release of calcium and as the entrance to the secretory pathway. Protein …

Autophagy induction as a therapeutic strategy for neurodegenerative diseases

A Djajadikerta, S Keshri, M Pavel, R Prestil… - Journal of molecular …, 2020 - Elsevier
Autophagy is a major, conserved cellular pathway by which cells deliver cytoplasmic
contents to lysosomes for degradation. Genetic studies have revealed extensive links …