Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Review
. 2023 Dec;101(12):1499-1512.
doi: 10.1007/s00109-023-02382-9. Epub 2023 Oct 10.

Dual roles of UPRer and UPRmt in neurodegenerative diseases

Affiliations
Review

Dual roles of UPRer and UPRmt in neurodegenerative diseases

Si Xu et al. J Mol Med (Berl). 2023 Dec.

Abstract

The unfolded protein response (UPR) is a cellular stress response mechanism induced by the accumulation of unfolded or misfolded proteins. Within the endoplasmic reticulum and mitochondria, a dynamic balance exists between protein folding mechanisms and unfolded protein levels under normal conditions. Disruption of this balance or an accumulation of unfolded proteins in these organelles can result in stress responses and UPR. The UPR restores organelle homeostasis and promotes cell survival by increasing the expression of chaperone proteins, regulating protein quality control systems, and enhancing the protein degradation pathway. However, prolonged or abnormal UPR can also have negative effects, including cell death. Therefore, many diseases, especially neurodegenerative diseases, are associated with UPR dysfunction. Neurodegenerative diseases are characterized by misfolded proteins accumulating and aggregating, and neuronal cells are particularly sensitive to misfolded proteins and are prone to degeneration. Many studies have shown that the UPR plays an important role in the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases. Here, we will discuss the possible contributions of the endoplasmic reticulum unfolded protein response (UPRer) and the mitochondrial unfolded protein response (UPRmt) in the development of several neurodegenerative diseases.

Keywords: Endoplasmic reticulum; Mitochondrion; Neurodegenerative diseases; Unfolded protein responses.

PubMed Disclaimer

Similar articles

Cited by

References

    1. Hetz C, Chevet E, Oakes SA (2015) Proteostasis control by the unfolded protein response. Nat Cell Biol 17(7):829–838. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncb3184 - DOI - PubMed - PMC
    1. Fiorese CJ, Haynes CM (2017) Integrating the UPR(mt) into the mitochondrial maintenance network. Crit Rev Biochem Mol Biol 52(3):304–313. https://doi.org/10.1080/10409238.2017.1291577 - DOI - PubMed - PMC
    1. Dugger BN, Dickson DW (2017) Pathology of neurodegenerative diseases. Cold Spring Harb Perspect Biol 9(7). https://doi.org/10.1101/cshperspect.a028035
    1. Vincenz-Donnelly L, Hipp MS (2017) The endoplasmic reticulum: a hub of protein quality control in health and disease. Free Radical Biol Med 108:383–393. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2017.03.031 - DOI
    1. Fregno I, Molinari M (2019) Proteasomal and lysosomal clearance of faulty secretory proteins: ER-associated degradation (ERAD) and ER-to-lysosome-associated degradation (ERLAD) pathways. Crit Rev Biochem Mol Biol 54(2):153–163. https://doi.org/10.1080/10409238.2019.1610351 - DOI - PubMed

Publication types

MeSH terms

LinkOut - more resources