CALU
1 paper3 findings
- 1 lab
- Animals1
Effects
3Vimentin aggregates
downin mice1
1 study
Vimentin aggregates
downin mice1
CALU decreases vimentin aggregates in mice.
“calumenin collaborates with the TRiC complex to facilitate proper vimentin folding and recruits the chaperonin subunit Chaperonin Containing TCP1 Subunit 2 (CCT2) to degrade misfolded vimentin aggregates.”
Animalslung
Calumenin prevents fibroblast senescence and lung aging by promoting vimentin proteostasis
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America20 Jan 2026
Cellular senescence
downin mice1
1 study
Cellular senescence
downin mice1
CALU inhibits cellular senescence in mice.
“A fibroblast-specific knockout of calumenin promotes the accumulation of vimentin aggregates and profibrotic factors migracytosis, exacerbating fibroblast senescence and lung aging.”
Animalsfibroblast-specific knockoutlung
Calumenin prevents fibroblast senescence and lung aging by promoting vimentin proteostasis
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America20 Jan 2026
Lung aging
downin mice1
1 study
Lung aging
downin mice1
CALU protects against lung aging in mice.
“A fibroblast-specific knockout of calumenin promotes the accumulation of vimentin aggregates and profibrotic factors migracytosis, exacerbating fibroblast senescence and lung aging.”
Animalsfibroblast-specific knockoutlung
Calumenin prevents fibroblast senescence and lung aging by promoting vimentin proteostasis
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America20 Jan 2026