title: New insights into the roles of CHOP-induced apoptosis in ER stress.
abstract: Endoplasmic reticulum stress (ER stress) is triggered due to a loss of homeostasis in the ER, resulting in accumulation of misfolded proteins in the ER lumen. ER stress activates a series of adaptive mechanisms known as the unfolded protein response. Perturbation of the ER is a powerful inducer of the transcription factor C/EBP homologous protein (CHOP). Although it has been proved that excessive or adverse stress to the ER triggers apoptosis, the specific mechanisms underlying these processes induced by CHOP remain unclear. By now, CHOP-induced apoptosis in ER stress has been implicated in numerous human diseases, such as neurodegenerative diseases, diabetes, ischemic diseases, tumor, and so on. In this review, we summarized the current understanding of the roles of CHOP in the development of several diseases from the laboratory to the clinic.
authors.forename: Yiming
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Yunshan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Juan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Jianli
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Zhinan
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D017209:Apoptosis / Q000502:physiology*; D004721:Endoplasmic Reticulum / Q000378:metabolism*; D020869:Gene Expression Profiling; D006801:Humans; D013312:Stress, Physiological; D051742:Transcription Factor CHOP / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: C497249:DDIT3 protein, human; D051742:Transcription Factor CHOP