RETREG1-mediated reticulophagy is activated by an ATF4-CEBPG/C/EBPγ heterodimer and confers protection against lipotoxicity

Excessive fatty acid triggers endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress, leading to lipotoxicity, which plays a vital role in the pathogenesis of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD). Reticulophagy is recently identified as an integral process in maintaining ER homeostasis during...

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Main Authors: Jin, Suwei (Author) , Yan, Mingzhu (Author) , Liu, Yongguang (Author) , Zhang, Shanshan (Author) , Song, Hongbin (Author) , Cao, Chenxi (Author) , Li, Yujia (Author) , Sun, Guibo (Author) , Ye, Linhu (Author) , Chen, Jianzhi (Author) , Han, Wen (Author) , Li, Lingyu (Author) , Chang, Qi (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 7 June 2025
In: Autophagy
Year: 2025, Pages: ?
ISSN:1554-8635
DOI:10.1080/15548627.2025.2512884
Online Access:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1080/15548627.2025.2512884
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Author Notes:Suwei Jin, Mingzhu Yan, Yongguang Liu, Shanshan Zhang, Hongbin Song, Chenxi Cao, Yujia Li, Guibo Sun, Linhu Ye, Jianzhi Chen, Wen Han, Lingyu Li, Qi Chang

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