The proteostasis network and its decline in ageing

MS Hipp, P Kasturi, FU Hartl - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2019 - nature.com
Ageing is a major risk factor for the development of many diseases, prominently including
neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer disease and Parkinson disease. A hallmark …

In vivo aspects of protein folding and quality control

D Balchin, M Hayer-Hartl, FU Hartl - Science, 2016 - science.org
BACKGROUND Proteins are synthesized on ribosomes as linear chains of amino acids and
must fold into unique three-dimensional structures to fulfill their biological functions. Protein …

Mitochondrial biogenesis and clearance: a balancing act

C Ploumi, I Daskalaki, N Tavernarakis - The FEBS journal, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Mitochondria are semi‐autonomous organelles of prokaryotic origin that are postulated to
have been acquired by eukaryotic cells through an early endosymbiotic event. Except for …

Widespread proteome remodeling and aggregation in aging C. elegans

DM Walther, P Kasturi, M Zheng, S Pinkert, G Vecchi… - Cell, 2015 - cell.com
Aging has been associated with a progressive decline of proteostasis, but how this process
affects proteome composition remains largely unexplored. Here, we profiled more than …

Experimental observation of a generalized Gibbs ensemble

T Langen, S Erne, R Geiger, B Rauer, T Schweigler… - Science, 2015 - science.org
The description of the non-equilibrium dynamics of isolated quantum many-body systems
within the framework of statistical mechanics is a fundamental open question. Conventional …

Optimization of codon translation rates via tRNA modifications maintains proteome integrity

DD Nedialkova, SA Leidel - Cell, 2015 - cell.com
Proteins begin to fold as they emerge from translating ribosomes. The kinetics of ribosome
transit along a given mRNA can influence nascent chain folding, but the extent to which …

Crucial HSP70 co-chaperone complex unlocks metazoan protein disaggregation

NB Nillegoda, J Kirstein, A Szlachcic, M Berynskyy… - Nature, 2015 - nature.com
Protein aggregates are the hallmark of stressed and ageing cells, and characterize several
pathophysiological states,. Healthy metazoan cells effectively eliminate intracellular protein …

[HTML][HTML] Protein synthesis and quality control in aging

AS Anisimova, AI Alexandrov, NE Makarova… - Aging (Albany …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Aging is characterized by the accumulation of damage and other deleterious changes,
leading to the loss of functionality and fitness. Age-related changes occur at most levels of …

Mechanisms of cotranslational maturation of newly synthesized proteins

G Kramer, A Shiber, B Bukau - Annual review of biochemistry, 2019 - annualreviews.org
The timely production of functional proteins is of critical importance for the biological activity
of cells. To reach the functional state, newly synthesized polypeptides have to become …

Proteostasis in cardiac health and disease

RH Henning, BJJM Brundel - Nature Reviews Cardiology, 2017 - nature.com
The incidence and prevalence of cardiac diseases, which are the main cause of death
worldwide, are likely to increase because of population ageing. Prevailing theories about …