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Pathomechanisms of ATF6-Associated Cone Photoreceptor Diseases.
Advances in experimental medicine and biology - 1 Jan 2019
Chiang Wei-Chieh Jerry, Kroeger Heike, Chea Lulu, Lin Jonathan H
Abstract excerpt
Activating transcription factor 6 (ATF6) is a key regulator of the unfolded protein response (UPR). In response to endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress, ATF6 is transported from the ER to the Golgi apparatus where it is cleaved by intramembrane proteolysis, releasing its cytosolic fragment. The cleaved ATF6 fragment, which is a basic leucine zipper (bZip) transcription factor, translocates to the nucleus and...
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