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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-1-21
pubmed:abstractText
Based on a functional categorization, proteins may be grouped into three types and sorted to either the proteasome or the macroautophagy pathway for degradation. The two pathways are mechanistically connected but their capacity seems different. Macroautophagy can degrade all forms of misfolded proteins whereas proteasomal degradation is likely limited to soluble ones. Unlike the bulk protein degradation that occurs during starvation, autophagic degradation of misfolded proteins can have a degree of specificity, determined by ubiquitin modification and the interactions of p62/SQSTM1 and HDAC6. Macroautophagy is initiated in response to endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress caused by misfolded proteins, via the ER-activated autophagy (ERAA) pathway, which activates a partial unfolded protein response involving PERK and/or IRE1, and a calcium-mediated signaling cascade. ERAA serves the function of mitigating ER stress and suppressing cell death, which may be explored for controlling protein conformational diseases. Conversely, inhibition of ERAA may be explored for sensitizing resistant tumor cells to cytotoxic agents.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
1554-8635
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
4
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
141-50
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-6-30
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Sorting, recognition and activation of the misfolded protein degradation pathways through macroautophagy and the proteasome.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15231, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural