A Conserved Proteostasis Network

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Abstract Proteostasis (protein homeostasis) is critical for cellular as well as organismal survival. It is strictly regulated by multiple conserved pathways including the ubiquitin-proteasome system, autophagy, the heat shock response, the integrated stress response, and the unfolded protein response. These overlapping proteostasis maintenance modules respond to various forms of cellular ...

bstract Introduction: Molecular chaperones and co-chaperones are highly conserved cellular components that perform a variety of duties related to the proper three-dimensional folding of the proteome. The web of factors that carries out this essential task is called the proteostasis network (PN).

Residual drug-tolerant cells must overcome imbalances in the proteostasis network to maintain survival. How a proteostasis network is orchestrated by driver oncogenes and the proteostasis reprogramming mechanisms that bypass oncogene addiction and allow for acquired resistance to targeted therapies remain largely unknown.

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A Conserved Proteostasis Network

Abstract Cells invest in an extensive network of factors to maintain protein homeostasis (proteostasis) and prevent the accumulation of potentially toxic protein aggregates. This proteostasis network (PN) comprises the machineries for the biogenesis, folding, conformational maintenance, and degradation of proteins with molecular chaperones as central coordinators. Here, we review recent ...

Cells maintain protein homeostasis, or proteostasis, through a conserved quality control system called the proteostatic network, which regulates protein synthesis, folding, trafficking, maintenance, and degradation.

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A Conserved Proteostasis Network

The collection of regulatory pathways in charge of controlling these processes is known as the proteostasis network.The unfolded protein response is an evolutionarily conserved regulatory network that oversees proper ER function and responds to cellular stress.

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