Endoplasmic reticulum protein folding and control of calcium homeostasis

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Michalak, Marek
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London Henry Stewart Talks 2007, 2007
Series:The endoplasmic reticulum : fundamentals and role in disease
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Collection: Henry Stewart Talks - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Quality control
  • Chaperone and folding enzyme system in the endoplasmic reticulum involved in prevention of deployment of misfolded proteins
  • Impaired protein folding is responsible for many pathologies in humans including Alzheimer's, CMT and cystic fibrosis
  • Deficiency in endoplasmic reticulum calcium binding chaperons impacts on embryonic development due to defect in calcium homeostasis and protein folding