ERC Starting Grant · 2023
Mechanisms of human co-translational quality control and it’s role in neural tissue.
Ribosome-associated quality control (RQC) is crucial for degrading truncated nascent proteins produced on aberrant mRNAs. This is done by elongation of the nascent chain on the large ribosomal subunit in the absence of mRNA and the small ribosomal subunit (CAT tailing) and by marking the nascent chain for degradation. Mutations in RQC components cause neurodegeneration both in animal models and human patients. Moreover, RQC insufficiency and subsequent protein aggregation critically contribute to proteostasis impairment and systemic decline during ageing. Strikingly, we lack mechanistic understanding of this crucial process in humans. This project stems from my post-doctoral research, in…
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