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Road to Ruin: Targeting Proteins for Degradation in the Endoplasmic Reticulum

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Smith, Melanie H., Ploegh, Hidde L., Weissman, Jonathan S.·2011·Science

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Some nascent proteins that fold within the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) never reach their native state. Misfolded proteins are removed from the folding machinery, dislocated from the ER into the cytosol, and degraded in a series of pathways collectively referred to as ER-associated degradation (ERAD). Distinct ERAD pathways centered on different E3 ubiquitin ligases survey the range of potential substrates. We now know many of the components of the ERAD machinery and pathways used to detect substrates and target them for degradation. Much less is known about the features used to identify terminally misfolded conformations and the broader role of these pathways in regulating protein half-lives.

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Authors
Smith, M. H., Ploegh, H. L., & Weissman, J. S.
Venue
Science
Published
2011-11-25
Volume
334
Issue
6059
Pages
1086-1090
ISSN
  • 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
  • 1095-9203
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W2078039611
Cited by
647
References
3
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32.00
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journal article
Language
en
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Smith, M. H., Ploegh, H. L., & Weissman, J. S. (2011). Road to Ruin: Targeting Proteins for Degradation in the Endoplasmic Reticulum. Science. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1209235

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