Abstract:The endoplasmic reticulum membrane protein complex (EMC) is essential for the insertion of a wide variety of transmembrane proteins into the plasma membrane across cell types. Each EMC is composed of Emc1-7, Emc10, and either Emc8 or Emc9. Recent human genetics studies have implicated variants in EMC genes as the basis for a group of human congenital diseases. The patient phenotypes are varied but appear to affect a subset of tissues more prominently than others. Namely, craniofacial development seems to be co… Show more
“…Crucially, EMC1 performs the same function in the β‐catenin‐signaling pathway as EMC9 and 10. Deletion of EMC9 or EMC10 has been shown to result in NCC dysfunction by disrupting WNT signaling, leading to human disease 75 . Our research group has demonstrated an association between the deletion of EMC proteins and retinal degeneration, including EMC1, 3, and 6.…”
Section: An Overview Of Emc's Associated Diseases and Clinical Implic...mentioning
confidence: 80%
“…Deletion of EMC9 or EMC10 has been shown to result in NCC dysfunction by disrupting WNT signaling, leading to human disease. 75 Our research group has demonstrated an association between the deletion of EMC proteins and retinal degeneration, including EMC1, 3, and 6. Specifically, we found that Emc1-specific knockout (KO) in mouse retina reduces levels of membrane proteins and ER chaperones, suggesting that the loss of membrane proteins is a primary cause of photoreceptor degeneration.…”
Section: Neurodevelopmental Disorder and Retinopathymentioning
The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is the largest membrane system in eukaryotic cells and is the primary site for the biosynthesis of lipids and carbohydrates, as well as for the folding, assembly, modification, and transport of secreted and integrated membrane proteins. The ER membrane complex (EMC) on the ER membrane is an ER multiprotein complex that affects the quality control of membrane proteins, which is abundant and widely preserved. Its disruption has been found to affect a wide range of processes, including protein and lipid synthesis, organelle communication, endoplasmic reticulum stress, and viral maturation, and may lead to neurodevelopmental disorders and cancer. Therefore, EMC has attracted the attention of many scholars and become a hot field. In this paper, we summarized the main contributions of the research of EMC in the past nearly 15 years, and reviewed the structure and function of EMC as well as its related diseases. We hope this review will promote further progress of research on EMC.
“…Crucially, EMC1 performs the same function in the β‐catenin‐signaling pathway as EMC9 and 10. Deletion of EMC9 or EMC10 has been shown to result in NCC dysfunction by disrupting WNT signaling, leading to human disease 75 . Our research group has demonstrated an association between the deletion of EMC proteins and retinal degeneration, including EMC1, 3, and 6.…”
Section: An Overview Of Emc's Associated Diseases and Clinical Implic...mentioning
confidence: 80%
“…Deletion of EMC9 or EMC10 has been shown to result in NCC dysfunction by disrupting WNT signaling, leading to human disease. 75 Our research group has demonstrated an association between the deletion of EMC proteins and retinal degeneration, including EMC1, 3, and 6. Specifically, we found that Emc1-specific knockout (KO) in mouse retina reduces levels of membrane proteins and ER chaperones, suggesting that the loss of membrane proteins is a primary cause of photoreceptor degeneration.…”
Section: Neurodevelopmental Disorder and Retinopathymentioning
The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is the largest membrane system in eukaryotic cells and is the primary site for the biosynthesis of lipids and carbohydrates, as well as for the folding, assembly, modification, and transport of secreted and integrated membrane proteins. The ER membrane complex (EMC) on the ER membrane is an ER multiprotein complex that affects the quality control of membrane proteins, which is abundant and widely preserved. Its disruption has been found to affect a wide range of processes, including protein and lipid synthesis, organelle communication, endoplasmic reticulum stress, and viral maturation, and may lead to neurodevelopmental disorders and cancer. Therefore, EMC has attracted the attention of many scholars and become a hot field. In this paper, we summarized the main contributions of the research of EMC in the past nearly 15 years, and reviewed the structure and function of EMC as well as its related diseases. We hope this review will promote further progress of research on EMC.
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