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Ubiquitination of ATF6 by disease-associated RNF186 promotes the innate receptor-induced unfolded protein response
Ranjan K, Hedl M, Sinha S, Zhang X, Abraham C. Ubiquitination of ATF6 by disease-associated RNF186 promotes the innate receptor-induced unfolded protein response. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2021, 131: e145472. PMID: 34623328, PMCID: PMC8409591, DOI: 10.1172/jci145472.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActivating Transcription Factor 6AnimalsEndoplasmic Reticulum StressGenetic VariationHost Microbial InteractionsHumansImmunity, InnateInflammatory Bowel DiseasesMacrophagesMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutNod2 Signaling Adaptor ProteinReceptors, Pattern RecognitionRisk FactorsSignal TransductionUbiquitinationUbiquitin-Protein LigasesUnfolded Protein ResponseConceptsPattern recognition receptorsUnfolded protein responseInflammatory bowel diseaseER stress sensorsHuman macrophagesIntestinal immune homeostasisProtein responseInnate immune systemRisk variantsKey macrophage functionsBowel diseaseOral challengeTranscription factor 6Immune homeostasisCytokine secretionColonic tissueMacrophage functionStress sensorImmune systemRecognition receptorsEffective clearanceMicrobial responsesWeight lossMacrophagesUbiquitinationInsights of Endocytosis Signaling in Health and Disease
Pathak C, Vaidya F, Waghela B, Jaiswara P, Gupta V, Kumar A, Rajendran B, Ranjan K. Insights of Endocytosis Signaling in Health and Disease. International Journal Of Molecular Sciences 2023, 24: 2971. PMID: 36769293, PMCID: PMC9918140, DOI: 10.3390/ijms24032971.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBiological TransportCaveolaeCell MembraneEndocytosisHumansMammalsSignal TransductionConceptsEndocytic machineryPlasma membraneCellular defenseFundamental cellular machinerySignal transduction modulesDifferent cellular compartmentsVital physiological processesProcess of endocytosisEndocytic proteinsIndependent endocytosisEndocytosis machineryTransduction modulesEukaryotic cellsCaveolar pathwayCellular machineryMammalian cellsEndocytic pathwayCell divisionCellular compartmentsComplex proteinsFunctional characterizationPhysiological processesMachinery resultsHuman diseasesEndocytosisLACC1 Required for NOD2-Induced, ER Stress-Mediated Innate Immune Outcomes in Human Macrophages and LACC1 Risk Variants Modulate These Outcomes
Huang C, Hedl M, Ranjan K, Abraham C. LACC1 Required for NOD2-Induced, ER Stress-Mediated Innate Immune Outcomes in Human Macrophages and LACC1 Risk Variants Modulate These Outcomes. Cell Reports 2019, 29: 4525-4539.e4. PMID: 31875558, PMCID: PMC7372507, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2019.11.105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActivating Transcription Factor 6EIF-2 KinaseEndoplasmic ReticulumEndoplasmic Reticulum StressEndoribonucleasesEnterococcus faecalisEscherichia coliGene Expression RegulationHeLa CellsHost-Pathogen InteractionsHumansImmunity, InnateIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMacrophagesNod2 Signaling Adaptor ProteinPhagocytosisPrimary Cell CultureProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesRiskSignal TransductionConceptsEndoplasmic reticulumER stressER stress sensorsHuman macrophagesInnate immune outcomesDisease risk variantsMultiple immune-mediated diseasesLaccase domainPattern recognition receptor NOD2HeLa cellsAntimicrobial pathwaysRisk variantsGenetic variantsLACC1Critical roleVariantsMacrophagesATF6IRE1αArg284SignalingReticulumStressTransfectionPERK
2016
Expression of FADD and cFLIPL balances mitochondrial integrity and redox signaling to substantiate apoptotic cell death
Ranjan K, Pathak C. Expression of FADD and cFLIPL balances mitochondrial integrity and redox signaling to substantiate apoptotic cell death. Molecular And Cellular Biochemistry 2016, 422: 135-150. PMID: 27619661, DOI: 10.1007/s11010-016-2813-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExpression of FADDMitochondrial integrityCell deathDeath receptorsMutant of FADDInduced expressionNon-apoptotic functionsDeath receptor signalingFate of cellsMitochondrial-associated apoptosisApoptotic cell deathCancer cellsCellular signalingEctopic expressionJNK1 activationFADDCellular respirationHA14-1Independent pathwaysReceptor signalingCFLIPCFLIPLBcl-2ApoptosisIntracellular ROS