Mechanisms and pathology of protein misfolding and aggregation

N Louros, J Schymkowitz, F Rousseau - Nature Reviews Molecular Cell …, 2023 - nature.com
Despite advances in machine learning-based protein structure prediction, we are still far
from fully understanding how proteins fold into their native conformation. The conventional …

Aging hallmarks and the role of oxidative stress

E Maldonado, S Morales-Pison, F Urbina, A Solari - Antioxidants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Aging is a complex biological process accompanied by a progressive decline in the physical
function of the organism and an increased risk of age-related chronic diseases such as …

Ageing exacerbates ribosome pausing to disrupt cotranslational proteostasis

KC Stein, F Morales-Polanco, J van der Lienden… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Ageing is accompanied by a decline in cellular proteostasis, which underlies many age-
related protein misfolding diseases,. Yet, how ageing impairs proteostasis remains unclear …

[HTML][HTML] Phase separation and neurodegenerative diseases: a disturbance in the force

A Zbinden, M Pérez-Berlanga, P De Rossi… - Developmental cell, 2020 - cell.com
Protein aggregation is the main hallmark of neurodegenerative diseases. Many proteins
found in pathological inclusions are known to undergo liquid-liquid phase separation, a …

The Hsp70 chaperone network

R Rosenzweig, NB Nillegoda, MP Mayer… - … reviews molecular cell …, 2019 - nature.com
The 70-kDa heat shock proteins (Hsp70s) are ubiquitous molecular chaperones that act in a
large variety of cellular protein folding and remodelling processes. They function virtually at …

The proteostasis network and its decline in ageing

MS Hipp, P Kasturi, FU Hartl - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2019 - nature.com
Ageing is a major risk factor for the development of many diseases, prominently including
neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer disease and Parkinson disease. A hallmark …

A new era for understanding amyloid structures and disease

MG Iadanza, MP Jackson, EW Hewitt… - … reviews Molecular cell …, 2018 - nature.com
The aggregation of proteins into amyloid fibrils and their deposition into plaques and
intracellular inclusions is the hallmark of amyloid disease. The accumulation and deposition …

NAD+ in brain aging and neurodegenerative disorders

S Lautrup, DA Sinclair, MP Mattson, EF Fang - Cell metabolism, 2019 - cell.com
NAD+ is a pivotal metabolite involved in cellular bioenergetics, genomic stability,
mitochondrial homeostasis, adaptive stress responses, and cell survival. Multiple NAD+ …

[HTML][HTML] Gut microbiota remodeling improves natural aging-related disorders through Akkermansia muciniphila and its derived acetic acid

J Ma, Z Liu, X Gao, Y Bao, Y Hong, X He, W Zhu… - Pharmacological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Accumulating evidence indicates gut microbiota contributes to aging-related disorders.
However, the exact mechanism underlying gut dysbiosis-related pathophysiological …

Pathways of cellular proteostasis in aging and disease

CL Klaips, GG Jayaraj, FU Hartl - Journal of Cell Biology, 2018 - rupress.org
Ensuring cellular protein homeostasis, or proteostasis, requires precise control of protein
synthesis, folding, conformational maintenance, and degradation. A complex and adaptive …