Targeting the Intracellular Environment in Cystic Fibrosis: Restoring Autophagy as a Novel Strategy to Circumvent the CFTR Defect
Villella VR, Esposito S, Bruscia EM, Maiuri MC, Raia V, Kroemer G, Maiuri L. Targeting the Intracellular Environment in Cystic Fibrosis: Restoring Autophagy as a Novel Strategy to Circumvent the CFTR Defect. Frontiers In Pharmacology 2013, 4: 1. PMID: 23346057, PMCID: PMC3549520, DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2013.00001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCF transmembrane conductance regulatorIntracellular environmentMutant CF transmembrane conductance regulatorF508del-CFTR proteinBeclin-1CFTR channel activityTransmembrane conductance regulatorDefective CF transmembrane conductance regulatorDirect gene transferGeneral proteostasisProteostasis regulatorsConformational diseasesDisabled autophagyCFTR mutantsAutophagosome formationPlasma membraneConductance regulatorF508del-CFTRCommon deletion mutationsDeletion mutationsRecent pre-clinical evidenceIntracellular retentionGene transferCFTR defectProteostasis