Researchers find mistargeted mitochondrial proteins set off a proteostatic response in cytosol

Thursday, August 6, 2015 - 08:00 in Biology & Nature

(Phys.org)—A team of researchers with members from several research centers in Poland and Germany has found that certain mitochondrial proteins can set off a proteostatic response in cell cytosol. In their paper published in the journal Nature, the team describes their research results and suggests that if a means can be found to assist such responses, many diseases may be prevented. Cole Haynes with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center offers a News & Views piece on the work done by the team in the same journal edition.

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