The function of autophagy as a regulator of melanin homeostasis

KW Lee, M Kim, SH Lee, KD Kim - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Melanosomes are melanocyte-specific organelles that protect cells from ultraviolet (UV)-
induced deoxyribonucleic acid damage through the production and accumulation of melanin …

Autophagic control of skin aging

L Eckhart, E Tschachler, F Gruber - Frontiers in cell and …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The skin forms the barrier to the environment. Maintenance of this barrier during aging
requires orchestrated responses to variable types of stress, the continuous renewal of the …

Hypoxia‐stimulated ATM activation regulates autophagy‐associated exosome release from cancer‐associated fibroblasts to promote cancer cell invasion

L Xi, M Peng, S Liu, Y Liu, X Wan, Y Hou… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Cancer‐associated fibroblasts (CAFs) as a predominant cell component in the tumour
microenvironment (TME) play an essential role in tumour progression. Our earlier studies …

The kinase PERK and the transcription factor ATF4 play distinct and essential roles in autophagy resulting from tunicamycin-induced ER stress

M Luhr, ML Torgersen, P Szalai, A Hashim… - Journal of Biological …, 2019 - ASBMB
Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress is thought to activate autophagy via unfolded protein
response (UPR)-mediated transcriptional up-regulation of autophagy machinery …

Sodium butyrate causes α-synuclein degradation by an Atg5-dependent and PI3K/Akt/mTOR-related autophagy pathway

CM Qiao, MF Sun, XB Jia, Y Shi, BP Zhang… - Experimental Cell …, 2020 - Elsevier
Aggregation of α-Synuclein is central to the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease (PD).
However, these α-Synuclein inclusions are not only present in brain, but also in gut …

The spectrum of neurodevelopmental, neuromuscular and neurodegenerative disorders due to defective autophagy

C Deneubourg, M Ramm, LJ Smith, O Baron, K Singh… - Autophagy, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Primary dysfunction of autophagy due to Mendelian defects affecting core components of the
autophagy machinery or closely related proteins have recently emerged as an important …

Melanosome transport and regulation in development and disease

X Tian, Z Cui, S Liu, J Zhou, R Cui - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2021 - Elsevier
Melanosomes are specialized membrane-bound organelles that synthesize and organize
melanin, ultimately providing color to the skin, hair, and eyes. Disorders in melanogenesis …

Shining light on autophagy in skin pigmentation and pigmentary disorders

D Kovacs, G Cardinali, M Picardo, E Bastonini - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Autophagy is a vital process for cell survival and it preserves homeostasis by recycling or
disassembling unnecessary or dysfunctional cellular constituents. Autophagy ameliorates …

The Pigmentation of Blue Light Is Mediated by Both Melanogenesis Activation and Autophagy Inhibition through OPN3–TRPV1

E Yu, SW Oh, SH Park, K Kwon, SB Han… - Journal of Investigative …, 2024 - Elsevier
Blue light, a high-energy radiation in the visible light spectrum, was recently reported to
induce skin pigmentation. In this study, we investigated the involvement of TRPV1-mediated …

[HTML][HTML] Low-level contamination of deoxynivalenol: A threat from environmental toxins to porcine epidemic diarrhea virus infection

D Liu, L Ge, Q Wang, J Su, X Chen, C Wang… - Environment …, 2020 - Elsevier
Mycotoxins are toxic metabolites produced by fungal species that commonly present in the
global environment, especially in cereals and animal forages. The changing global …