The mechanisms and roles of selective autophagy in mammals

JNS Vargas, M Hamasaki, T Kawabata… - … reviews Molecular cell …, 2023 - nature.com
Autophagy is a process that targets various intracellular elements for degradation.
Autophagy can be non-selective—associated with the indiscriminate engulfment of cytosolic …

Recent advances in targeting the “undruggable” proteins: from drug discovery to clinical trials

X Xie, T Yu, X Li, N Zhang, LJ Foster, C Peng… - Signal transduction and …, 2023 - nature.com
Undruggable proteins are a class of proteins that are often characterized by large, complex
structures or functions that are difficult to interfere with using conventional drug design …

The AUTOTAC chemical biology platform for targeted protein degradation via the autophagy-lysosome system

CH Ji, HY Kim, MJ Lee, AJ Heo, DY Park, S Lim… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Targeted protein degradation allows targeting undruggable proteins for therapeutic
applications as well as eliminating proteins of interest for research purposes. While several …

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 …

Ubiquitin signalling in neurodegeneration: mechanisms and therapeutic opportunities

MF Schmidt, ZY Gan, D Komander… - Cell Death & …, 2021 - nature.com
Neurodegenerative diseases are characterised by progressive damage to the nervous
system including the selective loss of vulnerable populations of neurons leading to motor …

Cellular and pathological heterogeneity of primary tauopathies

DC Chung, S Roemer, L Petrucelli… - Molecular …, 2021 - Springer
Microtubule-associated protein tau is abnormally aggregated in neuronal and glial cells in a
range of neurodegenerative diseases that are collectively referred to as tauopathies …

[HTML][HTML] X-linked ubiquitin-specific peptidase 11 increases tauopathy vulnerability in women

Y Yan, X Wang, D Chaput, MK Shin, Y Koh, L Gan… - Cell, 2022 - cell.com
Although women experience significantly higher tau burden and increased risk for
Alzheimer's disease (AD) than men, the underlying mechanism for this vulnerability has not …

[HTML][HTML] The pleiotropic neuroprotective effects of resveratrol in cognitive decline and Alzheimer's disease pathology: From antioxidant to epigenetic therapy

C Grinán-Ferré, A Bellver-Sanchis, V Izquierdo… - Ageing Research …, 2021 - Elsevier
While the elderly segment of the population continues growing in importance,
neurodegenerative diseases increase exponentially. Lifestyle factors such as nutrition …

Parkinson's disease: biomarkers, treatment, and risk factors

FN Emamzadeh, A Surguchov - Frontiers in neuroscience, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder caused mainly by
lack of dopamine in the brain. Dopamine is a neurotransmitter involved in movement …

A perspective on Nrf2 signaling pathway for neuroinflammation: a potential therapeutic target in Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases

S Saha, B Buttari, E Profumo, P Tucci… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Neuroinflammation plays a pivotal role in Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Parkinson's disease
(PD), the leading causes of dementia. These neurological disorders are characterized by the …