Ibrahim, Sara and Weiss, Thomas S. (2019) Augmenter of liver regeneration: Essential for growth and beyond. CYTOKINE & GROWTH FACTOR REVIEWS, 45. pp. 65-80. ISSN 1359-6101, 1879-0305
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Liver regeneration is a well-orchestrated process that is triggered by tissue loss due to trauma or surgical resection and by hepatocellular death induced by toxins or viral infections. Due to the central role of the liver for body homeostasis, intensive research was conducted to identify factors that might contribute to hepatic growth and regeneration. Using a model of partial hepatectomy several factors including cytokines and growth factors that regulate this process were discovered. Among them, a protein was identified to specifically support liver regeneration and therefore was named ALR (Augmenter of Liver Regeneration). ALR protein is encoded by GFER (growth factor erv1-like) gene and can be regulated by various stimuli. ALR is expressed in different tissues in three isoforms which are associated with multiple functions: The long forms of ALR were found in the inner-mitochondrial space (IMS) and the cytosol. Mitochondrial ALR (23 kDa) was shown to cooperate with Mia40 to insure adequate protein folding during import into IMS. On the other hand short form ALR, located mainly in the cytosol, was attributed with anti-apoptotic and anti-oxidative properties as well as its inflammation and metabolism modulating effects. Although a considerable amount of work has been devoted to summarizing the knowledge on ALR, an investigation of ALR expression in different organs (location, subcellular localization) as well as delineation between the isoforms and function of ALR is still missing. This review provides a comprehensive evaluation of ALR structure and expression of different ALR isoforms. Furthermore, we highlight the functional role of endogenously expressed and exogenously applied ALR, as well as an analysis of the clinical importance of ALR, with emphasis on liver disease and in vivo models, as well as the consequences of mutations in the GFER gene.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | HEPATIC STIMULATOR SUBSTANCE; ATTENUATES INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE; MIGRATION INHIBITORY FACTOR; FE-S CLUSTER; SULFHYDRYL OXIDASE; MITOCHONDRIAL DYNAMICS; GENE-EXPRESSION; RAT-LIVER; HEPATOTROPHIC FACTOR; INTERMEMBRANE SPACE; Augmenter of liver regeneration; GFER; Isoforms; Function; Regulation; Location |
| Subjects: | 600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine |
| Divisions: | Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin |
| Depositing User: | Petra Gürster |
| Date Deposited: | 26 Mar 2020 11:39 |
| Last Modified: | 26 Mar 2020 11:39 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/27603 |
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