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Using Caenorhabditis elegans as a Model System to Study Protein Homeostasis in a Multicellular Organism
Published on: December 18, 2013
Better Together: Interorganellar Communication in the Regulation of Proteostasis
Andreas Kohler1, Verena Kohler2
1Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Umeå University, 901 87 Umeå, Sweden.
Abstract:
An extensive network of chaperones and folding factors is responsible for maintaining a functional proteome, which is the basis for cellular life. The underlying proteostatic mechanisms are not isolated within organelles, rather they are connected over organellar borders via signalling processes or direct association via contact sites. This review aims to provide a conceptual understanding of proteostatic mechanisms across organelle borders, not focussing on individual organelles. This discussion highlights the precision of these finely tuned systems, emphasising the complicated balance between cellular protection and adaptation to stress. In this review, we discuss widely accepted aspects while shedding light on newly discovered perspectives.
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