Abstract
Recent clinical, genetic and experimental evidence indicates that dysregulation of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) homeostasis plays an important role in the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases and psychiatric illness. Protein flux through the ER must be carefully monitored to prevent dysregulation of ER homeostasis and stress. ER stress elicits a signaling cascade known as the unfolded protein response (UPR) which functions in influencing both cellular life and death decisions. In this chapter, we address the transition from the physiological ER stress response to the pathological response and explore the mechanisms of ER stress-mediated dysfunction and death of neurons during the progression of neurodegenerative diseases and psychiatric illness.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress in Health and Disease |
Publisher | Springer Netherlands |
Pages | 299-321 |
Number of pages | 23 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9789400743519 |
ISBN (Print) | 9400743505, 9789400743502 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 1 2014 |
Keywords
- Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress (ER stress)
- Neurodegenerative disease
- Neuronal cell dysfunction and death
- Psychiatric illness
- Unfolded Protein Response (UPR)