Translation attenuation mechanism in unfolded protein response

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Endoplasmic Reticulum is a cellular organelle where membrane and extracellular proteins are folded with the help of chaperons. Insulin is one example of such extracellular proteins. Unfolded Protein Response (UPR) is a cell response to an increased level of unfolded proteins in ER. In pancreatic β-cells failure in UPR leads to accumulation of unfolded insulin in Endoplasmic reticulum and eventual cell death. This is thought to be one of the causes of type two diabetes.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationEvolution from Cellular to Social Scales
EditorsArne Skjeltorp, Arne Skjeltorp, Alexander Belushkin
Number of pages8
Publication date1 Dec 2008
Pages83-90
ISBN (Print)9781402087608
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Dec 2008
SeriesNATO Science for Peace and Security Series B: Physics and Biophysics
ISSN1874-6500

    Research areas

  • Stress response, Translational attenuation, Unfolded protein response, UPR

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