ER-phagy, ER homeostasis, and ER quality control: implications for disease

S Ferro-Novick, F Reggiori, JL Brodsky - Trends in biochemical sciences, 2021 - cell.com
Lysosomal degradation of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) fragments by autophagy, termed ER-
phagy or reticulophagy, occurs under normal as well as stress conditions. The recent …

[HTML][HTML] Autophagy: regulator of cell death

SZ Liu, SJ Yao, H Yang, SJ Liu, YJ Wang - Cell Death & Disease, 2023 - nature.com
Autophagy is the process by which cells degrade and recycle proteins and organelles to
maintain intracellular homeostasis. Generally, autophagy plays a protective role in cells, but …

Mitophagy in aging and longevity

J Guo, WC Chiang - IUBMB life, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The clearance of damaged or unwanted mitochondria by autophagy (also known as
mitophagy) is a mitochondrial quality control mechanism postulated to play an essential role …

[HTML][HTML] Critical roles of FAM134B in ER-phagy and diseases

J Mo, J Chen, B Zhang - Cell Death & Disease, 2020 - nature.com
Abstract FAM134B (also called JK-1, RETREG1), a member of the family with sequence
similarity 134, was originally discovered as an oncogene in esophageal squamous cell …

[HTML][HTML] Gasdermin D mediates endoplasmic reticulum stress via FAM134B to regulate cardiomyocyte autophagy and apoptosis in doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity

Y Qu, R Gao, X Wei, X Sun, K Yang, H Shi, Y Gao… - Cell death & …, 2022 - nature.com
Cardiomyocyte pyroptosis and apoptosis play a vital role in the pathophysiology of several
cardiovascular diseases. Our recent study revealed that gasdermin D (GSDMD) can …

[HTML][HTML] ER-misfolded proteins become sequestered with mitochondria and impair mitochondrial function

A Cortés Sanchón, H Santhosh Kumar… - Communications …, 2021 - nature.com
Proteostasis is a challenge for cellular organisms, as all known protein synthesis
machineries are error-prone. Here we show by cell fractionation and microscopy studies that …

MITOL-mediated DRP1 ubiquitylation and degradation promotes mitochondrial hyperfusion in a CMT2A-linked MFN2 mutant

R Das, IM Kamal, S Das, S Chakrabarti… - Journal of Cell …, 2022 - journals.biologists.com
ABSTRACT Mutations in mitofusin 2 (MFN2) that are associated with the pathology of the
debilitating neuropathy Charcot–Marie–Tooth type 2A (CMT2A) are known to alter …

[HTML][HTML] Canagliflozin attenuates hepatic steatosis and atherosclerosis progression in Western Diet-Fed ApoE-Knockout Mice

Q Zuo, G Zhang, L He, S Ma, H Ma, J Zhai… - Drug Design …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Purpose To investigate the effect of canagliflozin (20 mg/kg) on hepatic steatosis and
atherosclerosis, and further to explore its possible mechanism. Methods Blood glucose …

ER‐phagy in neurodegeneration

MA Hill, AM Sykes, GD Mellick - Journal of Neuroscience …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
There are many cellular mechanisms implicated in the initiation and progression of
neurodegenerative disorders. However, age and the accumulation of unwanted cellular …

Sirtuin4 impacts mitochondrial homeostasis in pancreatic cancer cells by reducing the stability of AlkB homolog 1 via deacetylation of the HRD1-SEL1L complex

D Ping, X Pu, G Ding, C Zhang, J Jin, C Xu, J Liu… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2023 - Elsevier
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a highly malignant tumor with a poor
prognosis. As a tumor inhibitor, the specific tumor suppressor mechanism of Sirtuin4 (SIRT4) …