Hsp70 at the membrane: driving protein translocation

EA Craig - BMC biology, 2018 - Springer
Efficient movement of proteins across membranes is required for cell health. The
translocation process is particularly challenging when the channel in the membrane through …

An update on Sec61 channel functions, mechanisms, and related diseases

S Lang, S Pfeffer, PH Lee, A Cavalié, V Helms… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
The membrane of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) of nucleated human cells harbors the
protein translocon, which facilitates membrane integration or translocation of almost every …

The SND proteins constitute an alternative targeting route to the endoplasmic reticulum

N Aviram, T Ast, EA Costa, EC Arakel, SG Chuartzman… - Nature, 2016 - nature.com
In eukaryotes, up to one-third of cellular proteins are targeted to the endoplasmic reticulum,
where they undergo folding, processing, sorting and trafficking to subsequent …

Targeting and translocation of proteins to the endoplasmic reticulum at a glance

N Aviram, M Schuldiner - Journal of cell science, 2017 - journals.biologists.com
The evolutionary emergence of organelles was a defining process in diversifying
biochemical reactions within the cell and enabling multicellularity. However …

Mechanisms regulating protein localization

NC Bauer, PW Doetsch, AH Corbett - Traffic, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Cellular functions are dictated by protein content and activity. There are numerous strategies
to regulate proteins varying from modulating gene expression to post‐translational …

Identification of Oxa1 homologs operating in the eukaryotic endoplasmic reticulum

SA Anghel, PT McGilvray, RS Hegde, RJ Keenan - Cell reports, 2017 - cell.com
Members of the evolutionarily conserved Oxa1/Alb3/YidC family mediate membrane protein
biogenesis at the mitochondrial inner membrane, chloroplast thylakoid membrane, and …

[HTML][HTML] Pushing and pulling proteins into the yeast secretory pathway enhances recombinant protein secretion

RJ Zahrl, R Prielhofer, Ö Ata, K Baumann… - Metabolic …, 2022 - Elsevier
Yeasts and especially Pichia pastoris (syn Komagataella spp.) are popular microbial
expression systems for the production of recombinant proteins. One of the key advantages of …

The unfolded protein response as a target for anticancer therapeutics

M Wang, ME Law, RK Castellano, BK Law - Critical reviews in oncology …, 2018 - Elsevier
The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is an essential organelle in eukaryotic cells, responsible for
protein synthesis, folding, sorting, and transportation. ER stress is initiated when the …

Chaperone-mediated Sec61 channel gating during ER import of small precursor proteins overcomes Sec61 inhibitor-reinforced energy barrier

S Haßdenteufel, N Johnson, AW Paton, JC Paton… - Cell reports, 2018 - cell.com
Protein transport into the mammalian endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is mediated by the
heterotrimeric Sec61 channel. The signal recognition particle (SRP) and TRC systems and …

The protease Ste24 clears clogged translocons

T Ast, S Michaelis, M Schuldiner - Cell, 2016 - cell.com
Translocation into the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is the first step in the biogenesis of
thousands of eukaryotic endomembrane proteins. Although functional ER translocation has …