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ReviewApoptosis : an international journal on programmed cell death2021

Heat shock proteins-driven stress granule dynamics: yet another avenue for cell survival.

Akanksha Verma, S Sumi, Mahendra Seervi

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Review in Apoptosis : an international journal on programmed cell death, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers.

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32citing papers in PubMed
2.3field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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32 citing papers in PubMed, 42 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Akanksha VermaDepartment of Biotechnology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, 110029, India.
S SumiCardiovascular Diseases and Diabetes Biology, Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (RGCB), Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.
Mahendra SeerviDepartment of Biotechnology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, 110029, India. mseervi12@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0002-0266-2062
Department of Biotechnology · INRajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology · IN

Funding

Science and Engineering Research Board CRG/2020/002009
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Heat shock proteins (HSPs) are evolutionary conserved 'stress-response' proteins that facilitate cell survival against various adverse conditions. HSP-mediated cytoprotection was hitherto reported to occur principally in two ways. Firstly, HSPs interact directly or indirectly with apoptosis signaling components and suppress apoptosis. Secondly, through chaperon activity, HSPs suppress proteotoxicity and maintain protein-homeostasis. Recent studies highlight the interaction of HSPs with cytoplasmic stress granules (SGs). SGs are conserved cytoplasmic mRNPs granules that aid in cell survival under stressful conditions. We primarily aim to describe the distinct cell survival strategy mediated by HSPs as the crucial regulators of SGs assembly and disassembly. Based on the growing evidence, HSPs and associated co-chaperones act as important determinants of SG assembly, composition and dissolution. Under cellular stress, as a 'stress-coping mechanism', the formation of SGs reprograms protein translation machinery and modulates signaling pathways indispensable for cell survival. Besides their role in suppressing apoptosis, HSPs also regulate protein-homeostasis by their chaperone activity as well as by their tight regulation of SG dynamics. The intricate molecular signaling in and around the nexus of HSPs-SGs and its importance in diseases has to be unearthed. These studies have significant implications in the management of chronic diseases such as cancer and neurodegenerative diseases where SGs possess pathological functions.

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Cytoplasmic GranulesHeat-Shock ProteinsApoptosisCell SurvivalStress GranulesHeat-Shock ProteinsApoptosisCell-survivalChaperoneHSPHSP70Stress granules

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PMID33978921
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