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| Citation | Kang, M.J., Chung, J., Ryoo, H.D. (2012). CDK5 and MEKK1 mediate pro-apoptotic signalling following endoplasmic reticulum stress in an autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa model. Nat. Cell Biol. 14(4): 409--415. (Export to RIS) | ||
| FlyBase ID | FBrf0217924 | ||
| Publication Type | Research paper | ||
| PubMed ID | 22388889 | ||
| PubMed Abstract | Chronic stress in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) underlies many degenerative and metabolic diseases involving apoptosis of vital cells. A well-established example is autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa (ADRP), an age-related retinal degenerative disease caused by mutant rhodopsins. Similar mutant alleles of Drosophila Rhodopsin-1 also impose stress on the ER and cause age-related retinal degeneration in that organism. Well-characterized signalling responses to ER stress, referred to as the unfolded protein response (UPR), induce various ER quality control genes that can suppress such retinal degeneration. However, how cells activate cell death programs after chronic ER stress remains poorly understood. Here, we report the identification of a signalling pathway mediated by cdk5 and mekk1 required for ER-stress-induced apoptosis. Inactivation of these genes specifically suppressed apoptosis, without affecting other protective branches of the UPR. CDK5 phosphorylates MEKK1, and together, they activate the JNK pathway for apoptosis. Moreover, disruption of this pathway can delay the course of age-related retinal degeneration in a Drosophila model of ADRP. These findings establish a previously unrecognized branch of ER-stress response signalling involved in degenerative diseases. | ||
| DOI | 10.1038/ncb2447 | ||
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| Editorial | Pro-apoptotic signaling pathway by CDK5 and MEKK1. Ryoo, 2012, Cell Cycle 11(9): 1746--1747 [FBrf0219626] |
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| Language of Publication | English | ||
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| Publication Type | Journal | ||
| Abbreviation | Nat. Cell Biol. | ||
| Title | Nature Cell Biology | ||
| Publication Year | 1999- | ||
| ISBN/ISSN | 1465-7392 1476-4679 | ||
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