Neuromuscular diseases due to chaperone mutations: a review and some new results

J Sarparanta, PH Jonson, S Kawan, B Udd - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Skeletal muscle and the nervous system depend on efficient protein quality control, and they
express chaperones and cochaperones at high levels to maintain protein homeostasis …

Clearance of variant Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease prions in vivo by the Hsp70 disaggregase system

AM Thackray, B Lam, EE McNulty, AV Nalls… - Brain, 2022 - academic.oup.com
The metazoan Hsp70 disaggregase protects neurons from proteotoxicity that arises from the
accumulation of misfolded protein aggregates. Hsp70 and its co-chaperones disassemble …

From Drosophila Blood Cells to Human Leukemia

M Boulet, M Miller, L Vandel, L Waltzer - Drosophila Models for Human …, 2018 - Springer
The hematopoietic system plays a critical role in establishing the proper response against
invading pathogens or in removing cancerous cells. Furthermore, deregulations of the …

Control of RUNX-induced repression of Notch signaling by MLF and its partner DnaJ-1 during Drosophila hematopoiesis

M Miller, A Chen, V Gobert, B Augé, M Beau… - PLoS …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
A tight regulation of transcription factor activity is critical for proper development. For
instance, modifications of RUNX transcription factors dosage are associated with several …

Identification of a DnaJC3 gene in Apis cerana cerana and its involvement in various stress responses

X Zhang, G Li, X Yang, L Wang, Y Wang, X Guo… - Pesticide biochemistry …, 2019 - Elsevier
As molecular chaperones, DnaJs play critical roles in maintaining cytoplasmic structure and
resisting various stresses. However, the functions of DnaJs in insects are poorly understood …

CRL4DCAF8 and USP11 oppositely regulate the stability of myeloid leukemia factors (MLFs)

D Huang, C Liu, X Sun, X Sun, Y Qu, Y Tang… - Biochemical and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Myeloid leukemia factors (MLF1 and MLF2) are proteins associated with leukemia and
several other cancers. However, little is known about the regulatory mechanisms underlying …

Metabolic strategy of macrophages under homeostasis or immune stress in Drosophila

W Luo, S Liu, F Zhang, L Zhao, Y Su - Marine Life Science & Technology, 2022 - Springer
Macrophages are well known for their phagocytic functions in innate immunity across
species. In mammals, they rapidly consume a large amount of energy by shifting their …

A myeloid leukemia factor homolog is involved in tolerance to stresses and stress-induced protein metabolism in Giardia lamblia

JH Wu, JC Lee, CC Ho, PW Chiu, CH Sun - Biology Direct, 2023 - Springer
Background The eukaryotic membrane vesicles contain specific sets of proteins that
determine vesicle function and shuttle with specific destination. Giardia lamblia contains …

CRISPR screen decodes SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling complex assembly

H Schwaemmle, H Soldati, NMR Lykoskoufis… - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
The SWI/SNF (or BAF) complex is an essential chromatin remodeler that regulates DNA
accessibility at developmental genes and enhancers. SWI/SNF subunits are among the most …

Myeloid leukemia factor functions in anti-WSSV immune reaction of kuruma shrimp, Marsupenaeus japonicus

XW Feng, LJ Huo, JJ Sun, JD Xu, GJ Niu… - Fish & Shellfish …, 2017 - Elsevier
Myeloid leukemia factor (MLF) plays an important role in development, cell cycle, myeloid
differentiation, and regulates the RUNX transcription factors. However, the function of MLF in …