10.7275/3W2G-4R67
Bradley-Graham, Jill
Jill
Bradley-Graham
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5665-5098
University of Massachusetts Amherst
TPR-CONTAINING PROTEINS CONTROL PROTEIN ORGANIZATION AND HOMEOSTASIS FOR THE ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM
University of Massachusetts Amherst
2020
Dissertation
The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is a complex, multifunctional organelle comprised of a continuous membrane and lumen that is organized into several functional regions. It plays various roles including protein translocation, folding, quality control, secretion, calcium signaling, and lipid biogenesis. Cellular protein homeostasis is maintained by a complicated chaperone network, and the largest functional family within this network consists of proteins containing tetratricopeptide repeats (TPRs). TPRs are well-studied structural motifs that mediate intermolecular protein-protein interactions, supporting interactions with a wide range of ligands or substrates. Nine TPR-containing proteins have been shown to localize to the ER and control protein organization and homeostasis within this multifunctional organelle. Here, we discuss the roles of SEL1L, ERdj6, FICD, TMTC1-4, TTC13 and TTC17 and how they contribute to controlling ER processes and organization. The crucial roles that TPR-containing proteins play in the ER are highlighted by diseases or defects associated with their mutation or disruption.