S-Nitrosylation of cathepsin B affects autophagic flux and accumulation of protein aggregates in neurodegenerative disorders
Kim K, Cho E, Eom J, Oh S, Nakamura T, Oh C, Lipton S, Kim Y. S-Nitrosylation of cathepsin B affects autophagic flux and accumulation of protein aggregates in neurodegenerative disorders. Cell Death & Differentiation 2022, 29: 2137-2150. PMID: 35462559, PMCID: PMC9613756, DOI: 10.1038/s41418-022-01004-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsS-nitrosylationProtein aggregatesAutophagic fluxProtein S-nitrosylationBlocks autophagic fluxCathepsin BCaspase-dependent neuronal apoptosisPosttranslational modificationsProtease cathepsin BEnzymatic functionLysosomal protease cathepsin BCTSB activityChemical inhibitorsCA-074MeHuman AD brainsEnzymatic activityCysteineNeurodegenerative disordersPostmortem human AD brainTransgenic miceNeuronal apoptosisCTSBAccumulationAD pathogenesisAlzheimer's disease