Participation of selenoproteins localized in the ER in the processes occurring in this organelle and in the regulation of carcinogenesis-associated processes

Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology : Organ of the Society for Minerals and Trace Elements (GMS)
Elena Gennadyevna Varlamova

Abstract

The functions performed by the ER are diverse: synthesis of steroid hormones, synthesis of proteins for the plasma membrane, lysosomes, as well as proteins meant for exocytosis, protein folding, formation of disulfide bonds, N-linked glycosylation, etc. Selenoproteins localized in this organelle are definitely involved in the processes occurring in it, and the most common of them include participation in protein degradation, regulation of ER stress and redox metabolism. ER stress has been registered in many types of cancer cells. The ability to persist under prolonged ER stress increases their survival, resistance to drugs and immunity. Disturbances in the redox regulation of the cell cycle, which result in the accumulation of misfolded proteins in the ER, viral infection, disruption of Ca2+ regulation, are known to cause an evolutionarily conserved reaction - unfolded protein response (UPR) and, ultimately, lead to ER stress. Since selenoproteins, as oxidoreductases, possess antioxidant properties, and their role in the regulation of important processes, such as carcinogenesis and ER stress, has been actively studied in the recent decades, the subject of this review is highly relevant.

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Sep 17, 2020·International Journal of Molecular Sciences·Francesca CaponeSusan Costantini

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