scholarly journals A subset of UPR-induced transmembrane proteins are prematurely degraded during lipid perturbation

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benjamin S.H. Ng ◽  
Peter Shyu ◽  
Nurulain Ho ◽  
Ruijie Chaw ◽  
Seah Yi Ling ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Endoplasmic Reticulum ◽  
Metabolic Disorders ◽  
Protein Quality ◽  
Transmembrane Domain ◽  
Biological Significance ◽  
Transmembrane Proteins ◽  
Dependent Manner ◽  
Alcoholic Fatty Liver ◽  
Unfolded Protein ◽  
The Unfolded Protein Response

ABSTRACTBackgroundPhospholipid homeostasis in biological membranes is essential to maintain functions of organelles such as the endoplasmic reticulum. Phospholipid perturbation has been associated to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, obesity and other metabolic disorders. However, in most cases, the biological significance of lipid disequilibrium remains unclear. Previously, we reported that Saccharomyces cerevisiae adapts to lipid disequilibrium by upregulating several protein quality control pathways such as the endoplasmic reticulum-associated degradation (ERAD) pathway and the unfolded protein response (UPR).ResultsSurprisingly, we observed certain ER-resident transmembrane proteins (TPs), which form part of the UPR programme, to be destabilised under lipid perturbation (LP). Among these, Sbh1 was prematurely degraded by fatty acid remodelling and membrane stiffening of the ER. Moreover, the protein translocon subunit Sbh1 is targeted for degradation through its transmembrane domain in an unconventional Doa10-dependent manner.ConclusionPremature removal of key ER-resident TPs might be an underlying cause of chronic ER stress in metabolic disorders.

scholarly journals Specificity in endoplasmic reticulum-stress signaling in yeast entails a step-wise engagement of HAC1 mRNA to clusters of the stress sensor Ire1

eLife ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eelco van Anken ◽  
David Pincus ◽  
Scott Coyle ◽  
Tomás Aragón ◽  
Christof Osman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Endoplasmic Reticulum ◽  
Er Stress ◽  
Target Genes ◽  
Transmembrane Domain ◽  
Transcription Activator ◽  
Stress Sensor ◽  
Unfolded Protein ◽  
Oligomeric Assembly ◽  
The Unfolded Protein Response ◽  
Linker Domain

Insufficient protein-folding capacity in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) induces the unfolded protein response (UPR). In the ER lumen, accumulation of unfolded proteins activates the transmembrane ER-stress sensor Ire1 and drives its oligomerization. In the cytosol, Ire1 recruits HAC1 mRNA, mediating its non-conventional splicing. The spliced mRNA is translated into Hac1, the key transcription activator of UPR target genes that mitigate ER-stress. In this study, we report that oligomeric assembly of the ER-lumenal domain is sufficient to drive Ire1 clustering. Clustering facilitates Ire1's cytosolic oligomeric assembly and HAC1 mRNA docking onto a positively charged motif in Ire1's cytosolic linker domain that tethers the kinase/RNase to the transmembrane domain. By the use of a synthetic bypass, we demonstrate that mRNA docking per se is a pre-requisite for initiating Ire1's RNase activity and, hence, splicing. We posit that such step-wise engagement between Ire1 and its mRNA substrate contributes to selectivity and efficiency in UPR signaling.

scholarly journals Multilevel regulation of endoplasmic reticulum stress responses in plants: where old roads and new paths meet

2019 ◽  
Vol 71 (5) ◽  
pp. 1659-1667 ◽  
Author(s):  
Taiaba Afrin ◽  
Danish Diwan ◽  
Katrina Sahawneh ◽  
Karolina Pajerowska-Mukhtar
Keyword(s):  
Endoplasmic Reticulum ◽  
Stress Response ◽  
Er Stress ◽  
Stress Responses ◽  
Translational Control ◽  
Protein Quality ◽  
Unfolded Protein ◽  
Transcriptional Gene Regulation ◽  
The Unfolded Protein Response ◽  
Protein Response

Abstract The sessile lifestyle of plants requires them to cope with a multitude of stresses in situ. In response to diverse environmental and intracellular cues, plant cells respond by massive reprogramming of transcription and translation of stress response regulators, many of which rely on endoplasmic reticulum (ER) processing. This increased protein synthesis could exceed the capacity of precise protein quality control, leading to the accumulation of unfolded and/or misfolded proteins that triggers the unfolded protein response (UPR). Such cellular stress responses are multilayered and executed in different cellular compartments. Here, we will discuss the three main branches of UPR signaling in diverse eukaryotic systems, and describe various levels of ER stress response regulation that encompass transcriptional gene regulation by master transcription factors, post-transcriptional activities including cytoplasmic splicing, translational control, and multiple post-translational events such as peptide modifications and cleavage. In addition, we will discuss the roles of plant ER stress sensors in abiotic and biotic stress responses and speculate on the future prospects of engineering these signaling events for heightened stress tolerance.

scholarly journals Possible involvement of endoplasmic reticulum stress in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Toru Hosoi ◽  
Jun Nomura ◽  
Koichiro Ozawa ◽  
Akinori Nishi ◽  
Yasuyuki Nomura
Keyword(s):  
Alzheimer’S Disease ◽  
Alzheimer's Disease ◽  
Quality Control ◽  
Endoplasmic Reticulum ◽  
Er Stress ◽  
Protein Quality ◽  
Unfolded Proteins ◽  
Unfolded Protein ◽  
The Unfolded Protein Response ◽  
Protein Response

AbstractThe endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is an organelle that plays a crucial role in protein quality control such as protein folding. Evidence to indicate the involvement of ER in maintaining cellular homeostasis is increasing. However, when cells are exposed to stressful conditions, which perturb ER function, unfolded proteins accumulate leading to ER stress. Cells then activate the unfolded protein response (UPR) to cope with this stressful condition. In the present review, we will discuss and summarize recent advances in research on the basic mechanisms of the UPR. We also discuss the possible involvement of ER stress in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Potential therapeutic opportunities for diseases targeting ER stress is also described.

scholarly journals Protein Quality Control in the Endoplasmic Reticulum and Cancer

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (10) ◽  
pp. 3020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hye Won Moon ◽  
Hye Gyeong Han ◽  
Young Joo Jeon
Keyword(s):  
Quality Control ◽  
Endoplasmic Reticulum ◽  
Er Stress ◽  
Protein Quality ◽  
Current Knowledge ◽  
Tumor Development ◽  
Protein Quality Control ◽  
Unfolded Protein ◽  
Physiological Relevance ◽  
The Unfolded Protein Response

The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is an essential compartment of the biosynthesis, folding, assembly, and trafficking of secretory and transmembrane proteins, and consequently, eukaryotic cells possess specialized machineries to ensure that the ER enables the proteins to acquire adequate folding and maturation for maintaining protein homeostasis, a process which is termed proteostasis. However, a large variety of physiological and pathological perturbations lead to the accumulation of misfolded proteins in the ER, which is referred to as ER stress. To resolve ER stress and restore proteostasis, cells have evolutionary conserved protein quality-control machineries of the ER, consisting of the unfolded protein response (UPR) of the ER, ER-associated degradation (ERAD), and autophagy. Furthermore, protein quality-control machineries of the ER play pivotal roles in the control of differentiation, progression of cell cycle, inflammation, immunity, and aging. Therefore, severe and non-resolvable ER stress is closely associated with tumor development, aggressiveness, and response to therapies for cancer. In this review, we highlight current knowledge in the molecular understanding and physiological relevance of protein quality control of the ER and discuss new insights into how protein quality control of the ER is implicated in the pathogenesis of cancer, which could contribute to therapeutic intervention in cancer.

Cellular Mechanisms of Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Signaling in Health and Disease. 3. Orchestrating the unfolded protein response in oncogenesis: an update

2014 ◽  
Vol 307 (10) ◽  
pp. C901-C907 ◽  
Author(s):  
Serge N. Manié ◽  
Justine Lebeau ◽  
Eric Chevet
Keyword(s):  
Endoplasmic Reticulum ◽  
Unfolded Protein Response ◽  
Dependent Manner ◽  
Cellular Mechanisms ◽  
Unfolded Protein ◽  
Stress Sensors ◽  
Plasma Membrane Receptor ◽  
The Unfolded Protein Response ◽  
Stress Dependent ◽  
Protein Response

The endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-induced unfolded protein response (UPR) is an adaptive mechanism that is activated upon accumulation of misfolded proteins in the ER and aims at restoring ER homeostasis. In the past 10 years, the UPR has emerged as an important actor in the different phases of tumor growth. The UPR is transduced by three major ER resident stress sensors, which are protein kinase RNA-like ER kinase (PERK), activating transcription factor 6 (ATF6), and inositol-requiring enzyme-1 (IRE1). The signaling pathways elicited by those stress sensors have connections with metabolic pathways and with other plasma membrane receptor signaling networks. As such, the ER has an essential position as a signal integrator in the cell and is instrumental in the different phases of tumor progression. Herein, we describe and discuss the characteristics of an integrated signaling network that might condition the UPR biological outputs in a tissue- or stress-dependent manner. We discuss these issues in the context of the pathophysiological roles of UPR signaling in cancers.

scholarly journals Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress in Metabolic Liver Diseases and Hepatic Fibrosis

2019 ◽  
Vol 39 (02) ◽  
pp. 235-248 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica Maiers ◽  
Harmeet Malhi
Keyword(s):  
Endoplasmic Reticulum ◽  
Liver Disease ◽  
Er Stress ◽  
Hepatic Fibrosis ◽  
Liver Diseases ◽  
Alcoholic Fatty Liver ◽  
Downstream Signaling ◽  
Antifibrotic Therapy ◽  
Unfolded Protein ◽  
The Unfolded Protein Response

AbstractEndoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress is a major contributor to liver disease and hepatic fibrosis, but the role it plays varies depending on the cause and progression of the disease. Furthermore, ER stress plays a distinct role in hepatocytes versus hepatic stellate cells (HSCs), which adds to the complexity of understanding ER stress and its downstream signaling through the unfolded protein response (UPR) in liver disease. Here, the authors focus on the current literature of ER stress in nonalcoholic and alcoholic fatty liver diseases, how ER stress impacts hepatocyte injury, and the role of ER stress in HSC activation and hepatic fibrosis. This review provides insight into the complex signaling and regulation of the UPR, parallels and distinctions between different liver diseases, and how ER stress may be targeted as an antisteatotic or antifibrotic therapy to limit the progression of liver disease.

scholarly journals Molecular targets regulating endoplasmic reticulum-mitochondria crosstalk for NAFLD treatment

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chunye Zhang ◽  
Ming Yang
Keyword(s):  
Endoplasmic Reticulum ◽  
Liver Disease ◽  
Er Stress ◽  
Mitochondrial Dysfunction ◽  
Preventive Intervention ◽  
Treatment Options ◽  
Public Healthcare ◽  
Alcoholic Fatty Liver ◽  
Unfolded Protein ◽  
The Unfolded Protein Response

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) as the most common chronic liver disease poses a significant impact on public healthcare and economic risk worldwide. As a multifactorial disease, NAFLD is usually associated with many comorbidities such as obesity, insulin resistance, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. Without effectively preventive intervention, the advanced stage of NAFLD, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), can progress to cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, there is no approved therapeutic treatment. Excessive fat accumulation in the liver is the hallmark of NAFLD, which can lead to mitochondrial dysfunction and endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress. Dysfunction of two organelles also induces the upregulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), activation of the unfolded protein response (UPR), and disruption of calcium transport, which promote NAFLD progression. Herein, this review summarized the current understanding of the roles of mitochondrial dysfunction and ER stress in the pathogenesis of NAFLD. Specifically, this review focused on the key molecules associated with the ER-mitochondria communication and different treatment options by targeting ER stress and mitochondrial dysfunction to treat NAFLD or NASH. Clinical trials to evaluate the therapeutic efficacy of representative agents, such as natural products, metabolites, and modulators of stress, have been reviewed and analyzed. Overall, recent findings suggest that targeting ER stress and mitochondrial dysfunction holds a promise for NAFLD treatment.

scholarly journals Membrane aberrancy and unfolded proteins activate the endoplasmic reticulum stress sensor Ire1 in different ways

2011 ◽  
Vol 22 (18) ◽  
pp. 3520-3532 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thanyarat Promlek ◽  
Yuki Ishiwata-Kimata ◽  
Masahiro Shido ◽  
Mitsuru Sakuramoto ◽  
Kenji Kohno ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Endoplasmic Reticulum ◽  
Transmembrane Domain ◽  
Membrane Lipid ◽  
Yeast Cells ◽  
Wild Type ◽  
Unfolded Proteins ◽  
Unfolded Protein ◽  
The Unfolded Protein Response ◽  
Protein Response

Eukaryotic cells activate the unfolded-protein response (UPR) upon endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress, where the stress is assumed to be the accumulation of unfolded proteins in the ER. Consistent with previous in vitro studies of the ER-luminal domain of the mutant UPR initiator Ire1, our study show its association with a model unfolded protein in yeast cells. An Ire1 luminal domain mutation that compromises Ire1's unfolded-protein–associating ability weakens its ability to respond to stress stimuli, likely resulting in the accumulation of unfolded proteins in the ER. In contrast, this mutant was activated like wild-type Ire1 by depletion of the membrane lipid component inositol or by deletion of genes involved in lipid homeostasis. Another Ire1 mutant lacking the authentic luminal domain was up-regulated by inositol depletion as strongly as wild-type Ire1. We therefore conclude that the cytosolic (or transmembrane) domain of Ire1 senses membrane aberrancy, while, as proposed previously, unfolded proteins accumulating in the ER interact with and activate Ire1.

scholarly journals Calnexin Is Involved in Apoptosis Induced by Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress in the Fission Yeast

2008 ◽  
Vol 19 (10) ◽  
pp. 4404-4420 ◽  
Author(s):  
Renée Guérin ◽  
Geneviève Arseneault ◽  
Stéphane Dumont ◽  
Luis A. Rokeach
Keyword(s):  
Endoplasmic Reticulum ◽  
Cell Death ◽  
Er Stress ◽  
Transmembrane Domain ◽  
Unfolded Proteins ◽  
Unfolded Protein ◽  
Apoptotic Death ◽  
Apoptosis Markers ◽  
The Unfolded Protein Response ◽  
Protein Response

Stress conditions affecting the functions of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) cause the accumulation of unfolded proteins. ER stress is counteracted by the unfolded-protein response (UPR). However, under prolonged stress the UPR initiates a proapoptotic response. Mounting evidence indicate that the ER chaperone calnexin is involved in apoptosis caused by ER stress. Here, we report that overexpression of calnexin in Schizosaccharomyces pombe induces cell death with apoptosis markers. Cell death was partially dependent on the Ire1p ER-stress transducer. Apoptotic death caused by calnexin overexpression required its transmembrane domain (TM), and involved sequences on either side of the ER membrane. Apoptotic death caused by tunicamycin was dramatically reduced in a strain expressing endogenous levels of calnexin lacking its TM and cytosolic tail. This demonstrates the involvement of calnexin in apoptosis triggered by ER stress. A genetic screen identified the S. pombe homologue of the human antiapoptotic protein HMGB1 as a suppressor of apoptotic death due to calnexin overexpression. Remarkably, overexpression of human calnexin in S. pombe also provoked apoptotic death. Our results argue for the conservation of the role of calnexin in apoptosis triggered by ER stress, and validate S. pombe as a model to elucidate the mechanisms of calnexin-mediated cell death.

scholarly journals Ceapins block the unfolded protein response sensor ATF6α by inducing a neomorphic inter-organelle tether

eLife ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra Elizabeth Torres ◽  
Ciara M Gallagher ◽  
Lars Plate ◽  
Meghna Gupta ◽  
Christina R Liem ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Endoplasmic Reticulum ◽  
Unfolded Protein Response ◽  
Dependent Manner ◽  
Unknown Mechanism ◽  
Unfolded Protein ◽  
Genome Wide ◽  
Transmembrane Regions ◽  
The Unfolded Protein Response ◽  
Protein Response

The unfolded protein response (UPR) detects and restores deficits in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) protein folding capacity. Ceapins specifically inhibit the UPR sensor ATF6α, an ER-tethered transcription factor, by retaining it at the ER through an unknown mechanism. Our genome-wide CRISPR interference (CRISPRi) screen reveals that Ceapins function is completely dependent on the ABCD3 peroxisomal transporter. Proteomics studies establish that ABCD3 physically associates with ER-resident ATF6α in cells and in vitro in a Ceapin-dependent manner. Ceapins induce the neomorphic association of ER and peroxisomes by directly tethering the cytosolic domain of ATF6α to ABCD3’s transmembrane regions without inhibiting or depending on ABCD3 transporter activity. Thus, our studies reveal that Ceapins function by chemical-induced misdirection which explains their remarkable specificity and opens up new mechanistic routes for drug development and synthetic biology.

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