内质网应激响应在脂肪组织中的代谢调节作用

在真核细胞中,内质网是蛋白合成、加工及质量监控的关键细胞器,也是Ca2+储存及脂质合成的重要场所.细胞通过未折叠蛋白响应(unfolded protein response,UPR)感应外界不同刺激引发的内质网应激,在维持细胞功能稳态中发挥至关重要的作用.在哺乳动物中,三个位于内质网的跨膜蛋白——肌醇依赖酶la(ino...     

内质网应激偶联炎症反应与慢性病发病机制

内质网是合成细胞内分泌蛋白和膜蛋白并进行蛋白折叠的主要细胞器。新近研究证明,当内质网蛋白质合成与折叠的负担增加、非折叠或错误折叠蛋白质堆积,可激活内质网的几组特定信号转导通路,将这些应激信号传递到细胞浆和细胞核,引起未/错误折叠蛋白反应。这对维持细胞动态平衡和生物体的发育具有重要意义。更为重要的是,未/错误折叠蛋白反应能够与细胞内炎症反应信号转导通路偶联,是非感染性致病原引发炎症反应的主要原因。因此,内质网应激-未/错误折叠蛋白反应-炎症反应在特定的细胞发生偶联是许多炎症疾病的发病机制。本文综述该领域的研究进展,并介绍了内质网应激信号和炎症反应偶联参与一些慢性病发病的分子细胞机制。这些研究不仅加深人们对这些慢性病发病机制的了解,也有助于对调节内质网应激-炎症反应的药物的研发。     

未折叠蛋白响应的激活机制

未折叠蛋白在内质网（endoplasmic reticulum,ER）腔中累积造成ER应激，此时细胞启动未折叠蛋白响应（unfolded protein response,UPR）以恢复蛋白质稳态。目前已知有三种UPR感受器，即IRE1、PERK和ATF6，它们均为ER跨膜蛋白，在ER应激时被激活并启动下游UPR信号通路。虽然UPR感受器最早是在研究细胞如何应对ER应激时发现的，但它们如何感知ER应激至今未得到完满的回答。随着研究的深入，人们发现UPR的功能不仅限于维持蛋白质稳态，而UPR感受器也不是只对未折叠蛋白累积作出响应。本文对UPR的发现及其经典通路作一介绍，着重阐述目前已知的UPR感受器的激活机制，并就UPR和ER应激关系以及该领域存在的问题进行讨论。     

Endoplasmic reticulum proteostasis impairment in aging

Perturbed neuronal proteostasis is a salient feature shared by both aging and protein misfolding disorders. The proteostasis network controls the health of the proteome by integrating pathways involved in protein synthesis, folding, trafficking, secretion, and their degradation. A reduction in the buffering capacity of the proteostasis network during aging may increase the risk to undergo neurodegeneration by enhancing the accumulation of misfolded proteins. As almost one‐third of the proteome is synthetized at the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), maintenance of its proper function is fundamental to sustain neuronal function. In fact, ER stress is a common feature of most neurodegenerative diseases. The unfolded protein response (UPR) operates as central player to maintain ER homeostasis or the induction of cell death of chronically damaged cells. Here, we discuss recent evidence placing ER stress as a driver of brain aging, and the emerging impact of neuronal UPR in controlling global proteostasis at the whole organismal level. Finally, we discuss possible therapeutic interventions to improve proteostasis and prevent pathological brain aging.     

The role of MAPK signalling pathways in the response to endoplasmic reticulum stress

Perturbations in endoplasmic reticulum (ER) homeostasis, including depletion of Ca^2 + or altered redox status, induce ER stress due to protein accumulation, misfolding and oxidation. This activates the unfolded protein response (UPR) to re-establish the balance between ER protein folding capacity and protein load, resulting in cell survival or, following chronic ER stress, promotes cell death. The mechanisms for the transition between adaptation to ER stress and ER stress-induced cell death are still being understood. However, the identification of numerous points of cross-talk between the UPR and mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signalling pathways may contribute to our understanding of the consequences of ER stress. Indeed, the MAPK signalling network is known to regulate cell cycle progression and cell survival or death responses following a variety of stresses. In this article, we review UPR signalling and the activation of MAPK signalling pathways in response to ER stress. In addition, we highlight components of the UPR that are modulated in response to MAPK signalling and the consequences of this cross-talk. We also describe several diseases, including cancer, type II diabetes and retinal degeneration, where activation of the UPR and MAPK signalling contribute to disease progression and highlight potential avenues for therapeutic intervention. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Calcium Signaling In Health and Disease. Guest Editors: Geert Bultynck, Jacques Haiech, Claus W. Heizmann, Joachim Krebs, and Marc Moreau.     

疱疹病毒与内质网应激

内质网是分泌型蛋白和膜蛋白折叠及翻译后修饰的主要场所.病毒感染所引起的宿主细胞内环境的改变可使细胞或病毒的未折叠和/或错误折叠蛋白在内质网中大量聚集,使内质网处于生理功能紊乱的应激状态.为了缓解这种应激压力,细胞会启动未折叠蛋白反应(UPR),并通过一系列分子的信号转导维持内质网稳态;同时病毒也会通过对UPR的精密调控...     

细胞内质网应激与糖脂代谢紊乱的机制关联

在真核细胞中,内质网是蛋白质合成、折叠、加工及其质量监控的重要场所。当内质网难以承担蛋白折叠的高负荷时则引发内质网应激(ER stress),激活细胞的未折叠蛋白响应(unfoldedprotein response,UPR)。细胞通过内质网跨膜蛋白ATF6、PERK和IRE1介导的三条极为关键的UPR信号通路,调控下游相关基因的表达,以增强内质网对蛋白折叠的处理能力。因此,UPR通路在细胞的稳态平衡中具有举足轻重的作用,而这一动态过程的调控对于维持机体的正常生理功能至关重要。近来大量研究表明,在哺乳动物中内质网应激与机体的营养感应和糖脂代谢的调控过程密切相关。在肝脏、脂肪、胰岛以及下丘脑等不同的组织器官中,内质网应激均影响代谢通路的调节机制,因此在糖脂代谢紊乱的发生发展中扮演重要的角色。综上所述,进一步深入了解内质网应激引发代谢异常的生理学机制,可以为肥胖、脂肪肝及2型糖尿病等相关代谢性疾病的防治提供新的潜在药物靶点和重要的理论线索。     

Endoplasmic reticulum: the unfolded protein response is tangled in neurodegeneration

The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is involved in the folding and maturation of membrane-bound and secreted proteins. Disturbed homeostasis in the ER can lead to accumulation of misfolded proteins, which trigger a stress response called the unfolded protein response (UPR). In neurodegenerative diseases that are classified as tauopathies, activation of the UPR coincides with the pathogenic accumulation of the microtubule associated protein tau. Several lines of evidence indicate that UPR activation contributes to increased levels of phosphorylated tau, a prerequisite for the formation of tau aggregates. Increased understanding of the crosstalk between signaling pathways involved in protein quality control in the ER and tau phosphorylation will support the development of new therapeutic targets that promote neuronal survival.     

Aerobic exercise training rescues cardiac protein quality control and blunts endoplasmic reticulum stress in heart failure rats

Cardiac endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress through accumulation of misfolded proteins plays a pivotal role in cardiovascular diseases. In an attempt to reestablish ER homoeostasis, the unfolded protein response (UPR) is activated. However, if ER stress persists, sustained UPR activation leads to apoptosis. There is no available therapy for ER stress relief. Considering that aerobic exercise training (AET) attenuates oxidative stress, mitochondrial dysfunction and calcium imbalance, it may be a potential strategy to reestablish cardiac ER homoeostasis. We test the hypothesis that AET would attenuate impaired cardiac ER stress after myocardial infarction (MI). Wistar rats underwent to either MI or sham surgeries. Four weeks later, rats underwent to 8 weeks of moderate‐intensity AET. Myocardial infarction rats displayed cardiac dysfunction and lung oedema, suggesting heart failure. Cardiac dysfunction in MI rats was paralleled by increased protein levels of UPR markers (GRP78, DERLIN‐1 and CHOP), accumulation of misfolded and polyubiquitinated proteins, and reduced chymotrypsin‐like proteasome activity. These results suggest an impaired cardiac protein quality control. Aerobic exercise training improved exercise capacity and cardiac function of MI animals. Interestingly, AET blunted MI‐induced ER stress by reducing protein levels of UPR markers, and accumulation of both misfolded and polyubiquinated proteins, which was associated with restored proteasome activity. Taken together, our study provide evidence for AET attenuation of ER stress through the reestablishment of cardiac protein quality control, which contributes to better cardiac function in post‐MI heart failure rats. These results reinforce the importance of AET as primary non‐pharmacological therapy to cardiovascular disease.     

Oxidative Protein Folding in the Secretory Pathway and Redox Signaling Across Compartments and Cells

The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is central for many essential cellular activities, such as folding, assembly and quality control of secretory and membrane proteins, disulfide bond formation, glycosylation, lipid biosynthesis, Ca²⁺ storage and signaling. In addition, this multifunctional organelle integrates many adaptive and/or maladaptive signaling cues reporting on metabolism, proteostasis, Ca²⁺ and redox homeostasis. We are beginning to understand how these functions and pathways are integrated with one another to regulate homeostasis at cell, tissue and organism levels. The mechanisms underlying the introduction of the proper set of disulfide bonds into secretory proteins (oxidative folding) are strictly related to redox homeostasis, ER stress sensing and signaling and provide a good example of the integration systems operative in the early secretory compartment.     

酿酒酵母细胞中内质网应激与未折叠蛋白反应的研究进展

内质网应激激活的未折叠蛋白反应(Unfolded protein response,UPR)途径在酿酒酵母和哺乳动物细胞中是非常保守的。内质网(Endoplasmic reticulum,ER)是蛋白质合成、折叠和修饰的细胞器,也是贮存钙的主要场所之一。酵母细胞内质网钙平衡与UPR的作用是相互的;两个MAPK途径——HOG途径和CWI途径都是细胞应答内质网应激压力时生存所必需的;重金属镉离子能够激活UPR途径,它通过激活钙离子通道Cch1/Mid1进入细胞影响钙离子的功能。本文结合最新研究进展对酿酒酵母细胞中的两个MAPK途径、镉离子和钙离子稳态与内质网应激激活的UPR途径之间相互关系进行综述。     

Three branches to rule them all? UPR signalling in response to chemically versus misfolded proteins‐induced ER stress

Study of the unfolded protein responses (UPR) is mainly addressed by challenging eukaryotic cells with chemical compounds that impair calcium, redox or glycan homeostasis. These dramatically alter the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) environment and function, but also trigger pleiotropic effects that may result in multi‐organellar failure and cell death. Recent works showed that UPR induced by the accumulation of unfolded polypeptides in the ER lumen drastically differs from chemically induced UPR. Unfolded proteins are tolerated by cells, which activate a finely tuned UPR without entering apoptotic programs. How cells adapt the UPR to the burden of misfolded proteins, what structural features of the accumulating proteins determine UPR intensity and how these mechanisms translate into disease are crucial questions to be address in the future.     

未折叠蛋白质应答

内质网是真核细胞中蛋白质合成、折叠与分泌的重要细胞器.细胞进化出一套完整的机制来监督和帮助内质网内蛋白质的折叠与修饰.而当错误折叠的蛋白质累积时,细胞通过一系列信号转导途径,对其进行应答,包括增强蛋白质折叠能力、停滞大多数蛋白质的翻译、加速蛋白质的降解等.如果内质网功能素乱持续,细胞将最终启动凋亡程序.这些反应被统称为未折叠蛋白质应答(unfolded protein response,UPR).UPR是多个信号转导通路的总称,包括IRE1-XBP1、PERK-ATF4以及ATF6等信号途径.除了应激条件外,UPR还被用于正常生理条件下的调节,例如胆固醇合成代谢的负反馈调控.     

Inhibition of endoplasmic reticulum associated degradation reduces endoplasmic reticulum stress and alters lysosomal morphology and distribution

Disturbances in proteostasis are observed in many neurodegenerative diseases. This leads to activation of protein quality control to restore proteostasis, with a key role for the removal of aberrant proteins by proteolysis. The unfolded protein response (UPR) is a protein quality control mechanism of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) that is activated in several neurodegenerative diseases. Recently we showed that the major proteolytic pathway during UPR activation is via the autophagy/lysosomal system. Here we investigate UPR induction if the other major proteolytic pathway of the ER -ER associated degradation (ERAD)-is inhibited. Surprisingly, impairment of ERAD results in decreased UPR activation and protects against ER stress toxicity. Autophagy induction is not affected under these conditions, however, a striking relocalization of the lysosomes is observed. Our data suggest that a protective UPR-modulating mechanism is activated if ERAD is inhibited, which involves lysosomes. Our data provide insight in the cross-talk between proteolytic pathways involved in ER proteostasis. This has implications for neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s disease where disturbed ER proteostasis and proteolytic impairment are early phenomena in the pathology.     

Inter‐regulation of the unfolded protein response and auxin signaling

The unfolded protein response (UPR) is a signaling network triggered by overload of protein‐folding demand in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), a condition termed ER stress. The UPR is critical for growth and development; nonetheless, connections between the UPR and other cellular regulatory processes remain largely unknown. Here, we identify a link between the UPR and the phytohormone auxin, a master regulator of plant physiology. We show that ER stress triggers down‐regulation of auxin receptors and transporters in Arabidopsis thaliana. We also demonstrate that an Arabidopsis mutant of a conserved ER stress sensor IRE1 exhibits defects in the auxin response and levels. These data not only support that the plant IRE1 is required for auxin homeostasis, they also reveal a species‐specific feature of IRE1 in multicellular eukaryotes. Furthermore, by establishing that UPR activation is reduced in mutants of ER‐localized auxin transporters, including PIN5, we define a long‐neglected biological significance of ER‐based auxin regulation. We further examine the functional relationship of IRE1 and PIN5 by showing that an ire1 pin5 triple mutant enhances defects of UPR activation and auxin homeostasis in ire1 or pin5. Our results imply that the plant UPR has evolved a hormone‐dependent strategy for coordinating ER function with physiological processes.     

内质网应激与疾病

内质网是蛋白质合成与折叠、维持Ca²⁺动态平衡及合成脂类和固醇的场所。遗传或环境损伤引起内质网功能紊乱导致内质网应激,激活未折叠蛋白反应。未折叠蛋白反应是一种细胞自我保护性措施,但是内质网应激过强或持续时间过久可引起细胞凋亡。因此,内质网应激与众多人类疾病的发生发展密切相关。最近研究证明,癌症、炎症性疾病、代谢性疾病、骨质疏松症及神经退行性疾病等有内质网应激信号传递参与。然而内质网应激作为一个有效靶点参与各种疾病发挥作用的功能和机制仍然有待进一步研究。在近年来发表的文献基础上对内质网应激与疾病的关系,以及其可能的作用机制进行综述。