Protein Homeostasis in Physiology

Dear Colleagues, 

Protein homeostasis (proteostasis) is an essential cellular mechanism that controls the biogenesis, trafficking, folding and degradation of proteins in cells. Perturbations in protein homeostasis may lead to the aberrant accumulation/aggregation of misfolded proteins, trigger stress responses, or excessive protein degradation. Dysregulation of proteostasis has been implicated in many human diseases and aging as well as organismal health.

For this Special issue, we welcome original research and mini-review articles covering the mechanistic aspects of  protein homoestasis including proteostasis in organelles, proteostasis in disease and aging. Articles discussing methodological approaches with test tubes, living cells or organisms are also encouraged. 

Dr. Min-ji Kang
Dr. Peter Chang-Whan Lee
Guest Editors

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