Protein folding and disulfide bond formation in the eukaryotic cell: meeting report based on the presentations at the European Network Meeting on Protein Folding and Disulfide Bond Formation 2009 (Elsinore, Denmark).
The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) plays a critical role as a compartment for protein folding in eukaryotic cells. Defects in protein folding contribute to a growing list of diseases, and advances in our understanding of the molecular details of protein folding are helping to provide more efficient ways of producing recombinant proteins for industrial and medicinal use. Moreover, research performed in recent years has shown the importance of the ER as a signalling compartment that contributes to overall cellular homeostasis. Hamlet's castle provided a stunning backdrop for the latest European network meeting to discuss this subject matter in Elsinore, Denmark, from 3 to 5 June 2009. Organized by researchers at the Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, the meeting featured 20 talks by both established names and younger scientists, focusing on topics such as oxidative protein folding and maturation (in particular in the ER, but also in other compartments), cellular redox regulation, ER-associated degradation, and the unfolded protein response. Exciting new advances were presented, and the intimate setting with about 50 participants provided an excellent opportunity to discuss current key questions in the field.
Benham
Adam M
AM
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Durham University, UK. Adam.Benham@durham.ac.uk
D000818:Animals; D003718:Denmark; D004220:Disulfides / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D004721:Endoplasmic Reticulum / Q000378:metabolism; D005057:Eukaryotic Cells / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D019704:Protein Disulfide-Isomerases / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D017510:Protein Folding; D011499:Protein Processing, Post-Translational
D004220:Disulfides; D019704:Protein Disulfide-Isomerases