Endoplasmic reticulum stress signals in the tumour and its microenvironment

X Chen, JR Cubillos-Ruiz - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2021 - nature.com
Protein handling, modification and folding in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) are tightly
regulated processes that determine cell function, fate and survival. In several tumour types …

Endoplasmic reticulum stress and unfolded protein response in cardiovascular diseases

J Ren, Y Bi, JR Sowers, C Hetz, Y Zhang - Nature Reviews Cardiology, 2021 - nature.com
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), such as ischaemic heart disease, cardiomyopathy,
atherosclerosis, hypertension, stroke and heart failure, are among the leading causes of …

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 …

Sublethal cytochrome c release generates drug-tolerant persister cells

H Kalkavan, MJ Chen, JC Crawford, G Quarato… - Cell, 2022 - cell.com
Drug-tolerant persister cells (persisters) evade apoptosis upon targeted and conventional
cancer therapies and represent a major non-genetic barrier to effective cancer treatment …

Endoplasmic reticulum stress in liver diseases

A Ajoolabady, N Kaplowitz, C Lebeaupin, G Kroemer… - Hepatology, 2023 - journals.lww.com
The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is an intracellular organelle that fosters the correct folding
of linear polypeptides and proteins, a process tightly governed by the ER‐resident enzymes …

ER stress and UPR in Alzheimer's disease: mechanisms, pathogenesis, treatments

A Ajoolabady, D Lindholm, J Ren, D Pratico - Cell death & disease, 2022 - nature.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a devastating neurodegenerative disorder characterized by
gradual loss of memory and cognitive function, which constitutes a heavy burden on the …

[HTML][HTML] Endoplasmic reticulum stress signaling in cancer cells

SA Oakes - The American journal of pathology, 2020 - Elsevier
To survive, cancer cells must resist numerous internal and environmental insults associated
with neoplasia that jeopardize proteostasis within the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). Solid and …

Control of immune cell function by the unfolded protein response

G Di Conza, PC Ho, JR Cubillos-Ruiz… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Initiating and maintaining optimal immune responses requires high levels of protein
synthesis, folding, modification and trafficking in leukocytes, which are processes …

Hypoxia, endoplasmic reticulum stress and chemoresistance: dangerous liaisons

M Akman, DC Belisario, IC Salaroglio… - Journal of Experimental …, 2021 - Springer
Solid tumors often grow in a micro-environment characterized by< 2% O 2 tension. This
condition, together with the aberrant activation of specific oncogenic patwhays, increases …

The PERKs of mitochondria protection during stress: insights for PERK modulation in neurodegenerative and metabolic diseases

LM Almeida, BR Pinho, MR Duchen… - Biological …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Protein kinase RNA‐like ER kinase (PERK) is an endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress sensor
that responds to the accumulation of misfolded proteins. Once activated, PERK initiates …