TY - JOUR AU - Höhfeld, Jörg AU - Benzing, Thomas AU - Bloch, Wilhelm AU - Fürst, Dieter O AU - Gehlert, Sebastian AU - Hesse, Michael AU - Hoffmann, Bernd AU - Hoppe, Thorsten AU - Huesgen, Pitter F AU - Köhn, Maja AU - Kolanus, Waldemar AU - Merkel, Rudolf AU - Niessen, Carien M AU - Pokrzywa, Wojciech AU - Rinschen, Markus M AU - Wachten, Dagmar AU - Warscheid, Bettina TI - Maintaining proteostasis under mechanical stress JO - EMBO reports VL - 22 SN - 1469-3178 CY - Hoboken, NJ [u.a.] PB - Wiley M1 - FZJ-2021-03072 SP - e52507 PY - 2021 AB - Cell survival, tissue integrity and organismal health depend on the ability to maintain functional protein networks even under conditions that threaten protein integrity. Protection against such stress conditions involves the adaptation of folding and degradation machineries, which help to preserve the protein network by facilitating the refolding or disposal of damaged proteins. In multicellular organisms, cells are permanently exposed to stress resulting from mechanical forces. Yet, for long time mechanical stress was not recognized as a primary stressor that perturbs protein structure and threatens proteome integrity. The identification and characterization of protein folding and degradation systems, which handle force-unfolded proteins, marks a turning point in this regard. It has become apparent that mechanical stress protection operates during cell differentiation, adhesion and migration and is essential for maintaining tissues such as skeletal muscle, heart and kidney as well as the immune system. Here, we provide an overview of recent advances in our understanding of mechanical stress protection. LB - PUB:(DE-HGF)16 C6 - 34309183 UR - <Go to ISI:>//WOS:000678791100001 DO - DOI:10.15252/embr.202152507 UR - https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/894170 ER -