Complexity and specificity of Sec61-channelopathies: human diseases affecting gating of the Sec61 complex

M Sicking, S Lang, F Bochen, A Roos, JPH Drenth… - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
The rough endoplasmic reticulum (ER) of nucleated human cells has crucial functions in
protein biogenesis, calcium (Ca2+) homeostasis, and signal transduction. Among the …

Sec62 promotes stemness and chemoresistance of human colorectal cancer through activating Wnt/β-catenin pathway

X Liu, K Su, X Sun, Y Jiang, L Wang, C Hu… - Journal of Experimental …, 2021 - Springer
Background Cancer stem cell (CSC)-related chemoresistance leads to poor outcome of the
patients with colorectal cancer (CRC). In this study, we identified the chemoresistance …

Autophagy of the ER: the secretome finds the lysosome

J Knupp, ML Pletan, P Arvan, B Tsai - The FEBS journal, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Lysosomal degradation of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and its components through the
autophagy pathway has emerged as a major regulator of ER proteostasis. Commonly …

ESCRT-III-driven piecemeal micro-ER-phagy remodels the ER during recovery from ER stress

M Loi, A Raimondi, D Morone, M Molinari - Nature communications, 2019 - nature.com
The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) produces about 40% of the nucleated cell's proteome. ER
size and content in molecular chaperones increase upon physiologic and pathologic …

Sec62 promotes gastric cancer metastasis through mediating UPR-induced autophagy activation

S Su, YT Shi, Y Chu, MZ Jiang, N Wu, B Xu… - Cellular and Molecular …, 2022 - Springer
Background and aims Sec62 is a membrane protein of the endoplasmic reticulum that
facilitates protein transport. Its role in cancer is increasingly recognised, but remains largely …

Emerging view on the molecular functions of Sec62 and Sec63 in protein translocation

S Jung, H Kim - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Most secreted and membrane proteins are targeted to and translocated across the
endoplasmic reticulum (ER) membrane through the Sec61 protein-conducting channel …

Predictors of 90-day mortality following hepatic resection for hepatocellular carcinoma

GY Lei, L Shen, SP Junnarkar, CWT Huey, JK Low… - Visceral …, 2021 - karger.com
Abstract Background/Purpose: 90-day mortality is a key performance indicator for short-term
perioperative outcome of hepatic resection (HR). Although many preoperative …

The endoplasmic reticulum membrane protein Sec62 as potential therapeutic target in SEC62 overexpressing tumors

JSM Zimmermann, J Linxweiler, JC Radosa… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The human SEC62 gene is located on chromosome 3q, was characterized as a tumor driver
gene and is found to be overexpressed in an ever-growing number of tumors, particularly …

Antagonizing Sec62 function in intracellular Ca2+ homeostasis represents a novel therapeutic strategy for head and neck cancer

S Körner, T Pick, F Bochen, S Wemmert… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Various cancer types including head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCC) show a
frequent amplification of chromosomal region 3q26 that encodes, among others, for the …

Expression of SEC62 Oncogene in Benign, Malignant and Borderline Melanocytic Tumors—Unmasking the Wolf in Sheep's Clothing?

CSL Müller, C Pföhler, M Wahl, F Bochen, S Körner… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Amplification and overexpression of the SEC62 oncogene was reported in
a variety of human cancers and was associated with poor prognosis as well as lymph node …