Lysosomotropic agents including azithromycin, chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine activate the integrated stress response

Abstract The integrated stress response manifests with the phosphorylation of eukaryotic initiation factor 2α (eIF2α) on serine residue 51 and plays a major role in the adaptation of cells to endoplasmic reticulum stress in the initiation of autophagy and in the ignition of immune responses. Here, w...

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Main Authors: Ai-Ling Tian, Qi Wu, Peng Liu, Liwei Zhao, Isabelle Martins, Oliver Kepp, Marion Leduc, Guido Kroemer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-01-01
Series:Cell Death and Disease
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41419-020-03324-w