Lysosomes as dynamic regulators of cell and organismal homeostasis

A Ballabio, JS Bonifacino - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2020 - nature.com
Exciting new discoveries have transformed the view of the lysosome from a static organelle
dedicated to the disposal and recycling of cellular waste to a highly dynamic structure that …

Selective motor activation in organelle transport along axons

SE Cason, ELF Holzbaur - Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology, 2022 - nature.com
The active transport of organelles and other cargos along the axon is required to maintain
neuronal health and function, but we are just beginning to understand the complex …

Lysosome-targeting chimaeras for degradation of extracellular proteins

SM Banik, K Pedram, S Wisnovsky, G Ahn, NM Riley… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
The majority of therapies that target individual proteins rely on specific activity-modulating
interactions with the target protein—for example, enzyme inhibition or ligand blocking …

Senolysis by glutaminolysis inhibition ameliorates various age-associated disorders

Y Johmura, T Yamanaka, S Omori, TW Wang… - Science, 2021 - science.org
Removal of senescent cells (senolysis) has been proposed to be beneficial for improving
age-associated pathologies, but the molecular pathways for such senolytic activity have not …

Parkinson's disease-risk protein TMEM175 is a proton-activated proton channel in lysosomes

M Hu, P Li, C Wang, X Feng, Q Geng, W Chen… - Cell, 2022 - cell.com
Lysosomes require an acidic lumen between pH 4.5 and 5.0 for effective digestion of
macromolecules. This pH optimum is maintained by proton influx produced by the V-ATPase …

Lysosomes as a therapeutic target

SR Bonam, F Wang, S Muller - Nature reviews Drug discovery, 2019 - nature.com
Lysosomes are membrane-bound organelles with roles in processes involved in degrading
and recycling cellular waste, cellular signalling and energy metabolism. Defects in genes …

Wnt signaling in cancer: therapeutic targeting of Wnt signaling beyond β-catenin and the destruction complex

YS Jung, JI Park - Experimental & Molecular Medicine, 2020 - nature.com
Wnt/β-catenin signaling is implicated in many physiological processes, including
development, tissue homeostasis, and tissue regeneration. In human cancers, Wnt/β-catenin …

Lysosomal membrane permeabilization and cell death

F Wang, R Gómez‐Sintes, P Boya - Traffic, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Lysosomes are membrane‐enclosed organelles that mediate the intracellular degradation
of macromolecules. They play an essential role in calcium regulation and have emerged as …

Balancing lysosome abundance in health and disease

AP Mutvei, MJ Nagiec, J Blenis - Nature Cell Biology, 2023 - nature.com
Lysosomes are catabolic organelles that govern numerous cellular processes, including
macromolecule degradation, nutrient signalling and ion homeostasis. Aberrant changes in …

Disrupted degradative sorting of TLR7 is associated with human lupus

H Mishra, C Schlack-Leigers, EL Lim, O Thieck… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
Hyperactive TLR7 signaling has long been appreciated as driver of autoimmune disease in
mouse models. Recently, gain-of-function mutations in TLR7 were identified as a monogenic …