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Endoplasmic reticulum stress and apoptosis

Cellular & Molecular Biology Letters volume 11, pages 488–505 (2006)Cite this article

Abstract

Cell death is an essential event in normal life and development, as well as in the pathophysiological processes that lead to disease. It has become clear that each of the main cellular organelles can participate in cell death signalling pathways, and recent advances have highlighted the importance of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) in cell death processes. In cells, the ER functions as the organelle where proteins mature, and as such, is very responsive to extracellular-intracellular changes of environment. This short overview focuses on the known pathways of programmed cell death triggering from or involving the ER.

Abbreviations

ATF6:

activating transcription factor 6

BAP31:

B-cell receptorassociated protein 31

BiP:

luminal binding protein

C/EBP:

CCAAT/enhancerbinding proteins

eIF-2α:

eukaryotic translation initiation factor

EOR:

ER overloaded response

ER:

endoplasmic reticulum

GADD 153:

growth arrest and DNA damage

GCN2:

general control of amino acid biosynthesis kinase

GRPs:

glucose-regulated protein family

GSK3β:

glycogen synthetase kinase-3β

HRI:

hemin-regulated inhibitor of protein synthesis

IP3:

inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate

IRE1:

inositolrequiring gene-1

IRF-1:

interferon regulatory factor 1

MEFs:

mouse embryonic fibroblasts

NF-κB:

nuclear factor-κB

PDI:

protein disulphide isomerase

PERK:

PKR-like ER kinase

PKR:

interferon-inducible

dsRNA:

activated protein kinase

PS1, 2:

presenilin-1,-2

SREBPs:

sterol-regulatory element-binding proteins

SRP 72:

72 kDa component of SRP (signal recognition particle)

UPR:

unfolded protein response

XBP1:

X-Box protein-1

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Faitova, J., Krekac, D., Hrstka, R. et al. Endoplasmic reticulum stress and apoptosis. Cell Mol Biol Lett 11, 488–505 (2006). https://doi.org/10.2478/s11658-006-0040-4

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  • Endoplasmic reticulum
  • Apoptosis
  • p53
  • Scotin

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