Autophagy in the cellular energetic balance

R Singh, AM Cuervo - Cell metabolism, 2011 - cell.com
Autophagy mediates the degradation of cellular components in lysosomes, assuring
removal of altered or dysfunctional proteins and organelles. Autophagy is not only activated …

The emerging role of autophagy in the pathophysiology of diabetes mellitus

CD Gonzalez, MS Lee, P Marchetti, M Pietropaolo… - Autophagy, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
An emerging body of evidence supports a role for autophagy in the pathophysiology of type
1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Persistent high concentrations of glucose lead to imbalances …

The VMP1-Beclin 1 interaction regulates autophagy induction

MI Molejon, A Ropolo, AL Re, V Boggio, MI Vaccaro - Scientific reports, 2013 - nature.com
Abstract The Vacuole Membrane Protein 1-VMP1-is a pancreatitis-associated
transmembrane protein whose expression triggers autophagy in several human diseases. In …

[HTML][HTML] VMP1 affects endoplasmic reticulum stress sensitivity via differential modulation of the three unfolded protein response arms

T Li, H Zhao, G Guo, S Xia, L Wang - Cell Reports, 2023 - cell.com
Consisting of three signaling pathways, the unfolded protein response (UPR) can be either
protective or detrimental to cells that undergo ER stress. Elaborate regulation of the UPR is …

Involvement of TGF-β and autophagy pathways in pathogenesis of diabetes: a comprehensive review on biological and pharmacological insights

F Heydarpour, S Sajadimajd, E Mirzarazi… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Despite recent advancements in clinical drugs, diabetes treatment still needs further
progress. As such, ongoing research has attempted to determine the precise molecular …

A novel source for miR-21 expression through the alternative polyadenylation of VMP1 gene transcripts

J Ribas, X Ni, M Castanares, MM Liu… - Nucleic acids …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Abstract miR-21 is the most commonly over-expressed microRNA (miRNA) in cancer and a
proven oncogene. Hsa-miR-21 is located on chromosome 17q23. 2, immediately …

Novel AKT1-GLI3-VMP1 pathway mediates KRAS oncogene-induced autophagy in cancer cells

AEL Ré, MG Fernández-Barrena, LL Almada… - Journal of Biological …, 2012 - ASBMB
Background: Autophagy plays a role in cancer development. Results: Oncogenic KRAS
induces Vacuole Membrane Protein 1 (VMP1) through a novel AKT1-GLI3-p300 pathway …

[HTML][HTML] Autophagy in pancreatic cancer pathogenesis and treatment

R Kang, D Tang - American journal of cancer research, 2012 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Pancreatic cancer is the fourth most common cancer to cause death due to advanced stage
at diagnosis and poor response to current treatment. Autophagy is the lysosome-mediated …

Ubiquitylation of nuclear receptors: new linkages and therapeutic implications

KT Helzer, C Hooper, S Miyamoto… - Journal of molecular …, 2015 - jme.bioscientifica.com
Autophagy is an important cellular process involving the degradation of intracellular
components. Its regulation is complex and while there are many methods available, there is …

A novel E2F1-EP300-VMP1 pathway mediates gemcitabine-induced autophagy in pancreatic cancer cells carrying oncogenic KRAS

A Ropolo, C Catrinacio, FJ Renna, V Boggio… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Autophagy is an evolutionarily preserved degradation process of cytoplasmic cellular
constituents, which participates in cell response to disease. We previously characterized …