Keratin 8 is a scaffolding and regulatory protein of ERAD complexes
I. M. Pranke, B. Chevalier, A. Premchandar, N. Baatallah, K. F. Tomaszewski, S. Bitam, D. Tondelier, A. Golec, J. Stolk, G. L. Lukacs, P. S. Hiemstra, M. Dadlez, D. A. Lomas, J. A. Irving, A. Delaunay-Moisan, , A. Edelman
This study shows that Keratin 8 modulates ERAD complexes, enhancing degradation of misfolded proteins like Z-A1AT and F508del-CFTR, and suggests targeting K8 for therapeutic intervention in A1ATD.
bioRxiv · Feb 1, 2022Cell Biology