[PDF][PDF] Stress-independent activation of XBP1s and/or ATF6 reveals three functionally diverse ER proteostasis environments

MD Shoulders, LM Ryno, JC Genereux, JJ Moresco… - Cell reports, 2013 - cell.com
MD Shoulders, LM Ryno, JC Genereux, JJ Moresco, PG Tu, C Wu, JR Yates, AI Su, JW Kelly…
Cell reports, 2013cell.com
The unfolded protein response (UPR) maintains endoplasmic reticulum (ER) proteostasis
through the activation of transcription factors such as XBP1s and ATF6. The functional
consequences of these transcription factors for ER proteostasis remain poorly defined. Here,
we describe methodology that enables orthogonal, small-molecule-mediated activation of
the UPR-associated transcription factors XBP1s and/or ATF6 in the same cell independent
of stress. We employ transcriptomics and quantitative proteomics to evaluate ER …
Summary
The unfolded protein response (UPR) maintains endoplasmic reticulum (ER) proteostasis through the activation of transcription factors such as XBP1s and ATF6. The functional consequences of these transcription factors for ER proteostasis remain poorly defined. Here, we describe methodology that enables orthogonal, small-molecule-mediated activation of the UPR-associated transcription factors XBP1s and/or ATF6 in the same cell independent of stress. We employ transcriptomics and quantitative proteomics to evaluate ER proteostasis network remodeling owing to the XBP1s and/or ATF6 transcriptional programs. Furthermore, we demonstrate that the three ER proteostasis environments accessible by activating XBP1s and/or ATF6 differentially influence the folding, trafficking, and degradation of destabilized ER client proteins without globally affecting the endogenous proteome. Our data reveal how the ER proteostasis network is remodeled by the XBP1s and/or ATF6 transcriptional programs at the molecular level and demonstrate the potential for selective restoration of aberrant ER proteostasis of pathologic, destabilized proteins through arm-selective UPR activation.
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