Emerging degrader technologies engaging lysosomal pathways

Y Ding, D Xing, Y Fei, B Lu - Chemical Society Reviews, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Targeted protein degradation (TPD) provides unprecedented opportunities for drug
discovery. While the proteolysis-targeting chimera (PROTAC) technology has already …

ER-phagy: mechanisms, regulation, and diseases connected to the lysosomal clearance of the endoplasmic reticulum

F Reggiori, M Molinari - Physiological reviews, 2022 - journals.physiology.org
ER-phagy (reticulophagy) defines the degradation of portions of the endoplasmic reticulum
(ER) within lysosomes or vacuoles. It is part of the self-digestion (ie, autophagic) programs …

Biomarker-activatable probes based on smart AIEgens for fluorescence and optoacoustic imaging

J Ouyang, L Sun, F Zeng, S Wu - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
Fluorophores with aggregation-induced emission (AIE) are characterized by many
advantageous features for biomedical applications, including excellent photostability and …

Lipids as regulators of cellular senescence

S Hamsanathan, AU Gurkar - Frontiers in physiology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Lipids are key macromolecules that perform a multitude of biological functions ranging from
maintaining structural integrity of membranes, energy storage, to signaling molecules …

Newcastle disease virus degrades SIRT3 via PINK1-PRKN-dependent mitophagy to reprogram energy metabolism in infected cells

Y Gong, N Tang, P Liu, Y Sun, S Lu, W Liu, L Tan… - Autophagy, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Lacking a self-contained metabolism network, viruses have evolved multiple mechanisms
for rewiring the metabolic system of their host to hijack the host's metabolic resources for …

Destabilizing heterochromatin by APOE mediates senescence

H Zhao, Q Ji, Z Wu, S Wang, J Ren, K Yan, Z Wang… - Nature Aging, 2022 - nature.com
Apolipoprotein E (APOE) is a component of lipoprotein particles that function in the
homeostasis of cholesterol and other lipids. Although APOE is genetically associated with …

Autophagy at the intersection of aging, senescence, and cancer

LD Cassidy, M Narita - Molecular Oncology, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Autophagy is an evolutionarily conserved cellular process in which macromolecules
undergo lysosomal degradation. It fulfills essential roles in quality controlling cellular …

ADAR1 downregulation by autophagy drives senescence independently of RNA editing by enhancing p16INK4a levels

X Hao, Y Shiromoto, M Sakurai, M Towers, Q Zhang… - Nature cell …, 2022 - nature.com
Cellular senescence plays a causal role in ageing and, in mice, depletion of p16INK4a-
expressing senescent cells delays ageing-associated disorders,. Adenosine deaminases …

BMAL1 moonlighting as a gatekeeper for LINE1 repression and cellular senescence in primates

C Liang, Q Ke, Z Liu, J Ren, W Zhang, J Hu… - Nucleic acids …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Aging in humans is intricately linked with alterations in circadian rhythms concomitant with
physiological decline and stem cell exhaustion. However, whether the circadian machinery …

Age-associated decline of MondoA drives cellular senescence through impaired autophagy and mitochondrial homeostasis

H Yamamoto-Imoto, S Minami, T Shioda, Y Yamashita… - Cell Reports, 2022 - cell.com
Accumulation of senescent cells affects organismal aging and the prevalence of age-
associated disease. Emerging evidence suggests that activation of autophagy protects …