Constitutive protein degradation induces acute cell death via proteolysis products
S.-H. Chen, S. Prakash, E. Helgason, C. L. Gilchrist, L. R. Kenner, R. Srinivasan, T. Sterne-Weiler, M. Hafner, R. Piskol, E. C. Dueber, H. Hamidi, N. Endres, X. Ye, W. J. Fairbrother, I. E. Wertz
This study shows proteasome-generated peptides from degraded proteins induce cell death by neutralizing IAPs, explaining the efficacy of proteolysis-modulating drugs like thalidomide analogs and bortezomib.
bioRxiv · Feb 6, 2023 · PreprintCell Biology