2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Molecular mechanism of ER stress-induced preemptive quality control
Project/Area Number |
21K06175
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
Section | 一般 |
Review Section |
Basic Section 44010:Cell biology-related
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Research Institution | University of Miyazaki |
Principal Investigator |
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Project Period (FY) |
2021-04-01 – 2024-03-31
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Keywords | 小胞体ストレス / タンパク質分解 / 新規合成タンパク質 |
Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Cells restore homeostasis by countering endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress through two main strategies. One is the activation of refolding and ER-associated degradation (ERAD) to mitigate unfolded and misfolded proteins in the ER. The other is translational attenutaion and mRNA degradation. However, these systems are not perfect and the translocation of escaped and synthesised proteins into the ER is a further burden. ER stress-induced preemptive quality control acts as a system to ameliorate this situation. ERpQC is a mechanism by which ER proteins are translated and immediately degraded in the cytosol. This study revealed that ERpQC dysfunction disrupts not only ER but also cytoplasmic protein quality control and may be involved in various pathological conditions caused by protein aggregation.
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Free Research Field |
細胞生物学
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Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements |
申請者は、小胞体ストレス時の翻訳では、シグナル配列を認識するSRPがトランスロコンと結合したDerlinにリクルートされることで、小胞体タンパク質の運命を小胞体内への輸送から細胞質での分解へと変えることを明らかとした。この運命決定機構の解明は、既知の小胞体への共翻訳輸送に加え、新たな生物学的事象の発見に繋がると期待される。 ERpQCは新規合成の小胞体タンパク質の分解により、小胞体へのタンパク質輸送を制限し、ストレスから回復するシステムである。この分子機構を示した本研究は、全真核生物に共通する翻訳と共役した新たな分解機構を提唱し、小胞体品質管理機構にも新規概念を提示する点で生物学的意義は大きい。
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