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Stress-induced protein disaggregation in the endoplasmic reticulum catalysed by BiP

Protein synthesis is supported by cellular machineries that ensure polypeptides fold to their native conformation, whilst eliminating misfolded, aggregation prone species. Protein aggregation underlies pathologies including neurodegeneration. Aggregates’ formation is antagonised by molecular chapero...

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Autores principales: Melo, Eduardo Pinho, Konno, Tasuku, Farace, Ilaria, Awadelkareem, Mosab Ali, Skov, Lise R., Teodoro, Fernando, Sancho, Teresa P., Paton, Adrienne W., Paton, James C., Fares, Matthew, Paulo, Pedro M. R., Zhang, Xin, Avezov, Edward
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9076838/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35523806
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-30238-2
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Sumario:Protein synthesis is supported by cellular machineries that ensure polypeptides fold to their native conformation, whilst eliminating misfolded, aggregation prone species. Protein aggregation underlies pathologies including neurodegeneration. Aggregates’ formation is antagonised by molecular chaperones, with cytoplasmic machinery resolving insoluble protein aggregates. However, it is unknown whether an analogous disaggregation system exists in the Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER) where ~30% of the proteome is synthesised. Here we show that the ER of a variety of mammalian cell types, including neurons, is endowed with the capability to resolve protein aggregates under stress. Utilising a purpose-developed protein aggregation probing system with a sub-organellar resolution, we observe steady-state aggregate accumulation in the ER. Pharmacological induction of ER stress does not augment aggregates, but rather stimulate their clearance within hours. We show that this dissagregation activity is catalysed by the stress-responsive ER molecular chaperone – BiP. This work reveals a hitherto unknow, non-redundant strand of the proteostasis-restorative ER stress response.