MolinariLab-ER

@molinarilab-er.bsky.social

Endoplasmic reticulum; protein folding and quality control; ERAD and ERLAD for proteasomal and lysosomal protein degradation from the ER; ER-phagy, Recov-ER-phagy and ONM-phagy; organelle fragmentation; IDRs; HaloTag; … My opinions

Congratulations to Misha Rudinskiy, who got the prestigious ETH Zürich Medal for his PhD thesis. Misha discovered the functional conservation of the citosolic intrinsically disordered modules of ERphagy and mitophagy receptors in organelle fragmentation and lysosomal delivery.

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Our last work on ER-to-Lysosome-Associated Degradation (ERLAD). CNX:FAM134B:VAPA:ORP1L:RAB7 contact site between the biosynthetic compartment (ER) and the degradative endolysosomes. Removing disease-causing, proteasome-resistant misfolded proteins from our cells. www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10....

CNX:FAM134B-driven ERLAD of ATZ polymers proceeds via enhanced formation of VAPA:ORP1L:RAB7 contact sites between ER and endolysosomes

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Organellophagy receptors display cytoplasmic intrinsically disordered regions (IDRS). The IDRs of ER-phagy and mitophagy receptors are interchangeable, required and sufficient for ER and mitochondria fragmentation that precedes lysosomal clearance of the organelle’s portions. rdcu.be/eF5DR

The intrinsically disordered regions of organellophagy receptors are interchangeable and control organelle fragmentation, ER-phagy and mitophagy flux

Nature Cell Biology - Rudinskiy et al. examine organellophagy receptor features, finding modules of functionally conserved intrinsically disordered regions and defining shared features despite...

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The ESCRT complexes are a fascinating membrane cutting machine with roles in countless cell pathways, but they are also ubiquitous in disease and offer new opportunities as drug targets. See our new review with Alyssa Coyne, Marta Miączyńska, and Harald Stenmark at tinyurl.com/yex3trem

The expanding repertoire of ESCRT functions in cell biology and disease - Nature

This Review examines recently gained insights into the roles of ESCRT complexes in viral infection, immunity, cancer and neurological disease.

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I would like to warmly thank the ALPHA-1 Foundation for the important support allocated to our research project “Understanding the Molecular Mechanisms of Lysosomal Clearance of ATZ Polymers". A1F recognizes 2025 Grant Award Recipients during ATS alpha1.org/a1f-recogniz...

A1F recognizes 2025 Grant Award Recipients during ATS  - Alpha-1 Foundation

On Monday, May 19th, 2025, the Alpha-1 Foundation (A1F) hosted its annual A1F Grants Award Reception at the San Francisco [...]Read More... from A1F recognizes 2025 Grant Award Recipients during ATS

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Excited to see our N&V w/ @mikelangelipid.bsky.social published in Nature, highlighting new work from Raphael Rodriguez and team. A heterofunctional molecule that activates lysosomal iron triggers lipid peroxidation and ferroptosis in therapy-resistant cancer cells. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Lipid-degrading small molecule kills cancer cells by ferroptosis

A molecule designed to activate iron locked up in organelles called lysosomes and thereby induce cell death might offer a way to tackle treatment-resistant cancer.

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