ERC Starting Grant · 2018
A need for speed: mechanisms to coordinate protein synthesis and folding in metazoans
Proteins function only after folding into complex three-dimensional shapes. Loss of protein conformation is detrimental for cellular health, and a hallmark of aging and diverse human diseases. To ensure proteome integrity, cells rely on an intricate interplay between protein synthesis, folding, and quality control. Since proteins often begin to fold during mRNA translation, codon choice and tRNA supply can promote this process by modulating translation speed. How metazoans exploit this mechanism to ensure protein homeostasis over a wide range of cells and tissues, or why some cell types are more vulnerable to translation defects and proteome damage remains unknown. Here, I will define how…
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