Proteostasis and Autophagy
A special issue of Cells (ISSN 2073-4409). This special issue belongs to the section "Autophagy".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 November 2018) | Viewed by 140445
Special Issue Editors
Interests: autophagy and proteostasis; adaptation of neurons to cellular stress; oxidative stress; neurodegeneration; Alzheimer's disease
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Proteins belong to the most skilled but unstable components of the cell and their correct folding, ensuring the correct three-dimensional structure, is the basis of their function. Misfolding of proteins during translation, or as a consequence of internal or external challenges, calls for refolding mechanisms. Finally, if refolding fails, the rapid degradation of the target protein is mandatory. Therefore, folding, refolding, and degradation are the pillars of protein homeostasis (proteostasis) that needs to be tightly controlled to maintain proper cellular functions. A great effort has been made to understand the regulators of proteostasis, which has resulted in the definition of a fine-tuned network of factors, including molecular chaperones and the two main protein degradation routes, the ubiquitin proteasome system and the autophagy-lysosomal pathways. Recently, it became evident that both degradation pathways are not working independently of each other, but that there is cross-talk between them. While proteasomal degradation is rather well-defined, data on autophagic degradation of proteins and also intracellular organelles are currently exploding, precisely because there are many links of changes in autophagy to diseases, including neurodegeneration. The maintenance of cellular proteostasis and, in particular, the adequate degradation and removal of dysfunctional proteins is of distinct importance for post-mitotic cells such as neurons.
This Special Issue aims to depict the recent role of autophagy in the maintenance of proteostasis and the particular importance of the degradative pathway in cellular conditions or disorders that are linked to increased appearance of misfolded and aggregated proteins. We look forward to your contributions.
Prof. Dr. Christian Behl
Dr. Andreas Kern
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- selective macroautophagy
- proteostasis
- protein misfolding / aggregation / degradation
- disease
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