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ReviewFrontiers in physiology2017

An Update on Sec61 Channel Functions, Mechanisms, and Related Diseases.

Sven Lang, Stefan Pfeffer, Po-Hsien Lee, Adolfo Cavalié, Volkhard Helms, Friedrich Förster, Richard Zimmermann

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Review in Frontiers in physiology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 91 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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91citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

91 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 156 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Sven LangCompetence Center for Molecular Medicine, Saarland University Medical School, Homburg, Germany.
Stefan PfefferDepartment of Molecular Structural Biology, Max-Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Martinsried, Germany.
Po-Hsien LeeCenter for Bioinformatics, Saarland University, Saarbrücken, Germany.
Adolfo CavaliéExperimental and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Saarland University, Homburg, Germany.
Volkhard HelmsCenter for Bioinformatics, Saarland University, Saarbrücken, Germany.
Friedrich FörsterBijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands.
Richard ZimmermannCompetence Center for Molecular Medicine, Saarland University Medical School, Homburg, Germany.
Saarland University · DEMax Planck Institute of Biochemistry · DEUtrecht University · NL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The membrane of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) of nucleated human cells harbors the protein translocon, which facilitates membrane integration or translocation of almost every newly synthesized polypeptide targeted to organelles of the endo- and exocytotic pathway. The translocon comprises the polypeptide-conducting Sec61 channel and several additional proteins and complexes that are permanently or transiently associated with the heterotrimeric Sec61 complex. This ensemble of proteins facilitates ER targeting of precursor polypeptides, modification of precursor polypeptides in transit through the Sec61 complex, and Sec61 channel gating, i.e., dynamic regulation of the pore forming subunit to mediate precursor transport and calcium efflux. Recently, cryoelectron tomography of translocons in native ER membrane vesicles, derived from human cell lines or patient fibroblasts, and even intact cells has given unprecedented insights into the architecture and dynamics of the native translocon and the Sec61 channel. These structural data are discussed in light of different Sec61 channel activities including ribosome receptor function, membrane insertion, and translocation of newly synthesized polypeptides as well as the putative physiological roles of the Sec61 channel as a passive ER calcium leak channel. Furthermore, the structural insights into the Sec61 channel are incorporated into an overview and update on Sec61 channel-related diseases-the Sec61 channelopathies-and novel therapeutic concepts for their treatment.

Indexed as

ATP importBiPcalcium leakageendoplasmic reticulumprotein biogenesisSec61 complex

Identifiers

PMID29163222
PMCPMC5672155
OpenAlexW2765558995

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