Loss of proteostasis
Hallmark of aging80 papers15 findings
Studies in human and model organism cells show loss of proteostasis during aging, which metformin, curcumin, and resveratrol reduce in Dictyostelium discoideum. In mice, a high-fat diet exacerbates cardiomyocyte proteostasis loss, while reviews link it to synucleinopathies.
- Humans2
- Animals12
- Model organisms17
- Cells10
- In silico1
Interventions
8Otulin knockdown
upin cells1
1 study
Otulin knockdown
upin cells1
Otulin knockdown increases loss of proteostasis in cells.
Cells
Excess linear ubiquitination disrupts aggregate clearance and impairs proteostasis in cells · The EMBO journal · 28 Sep 2026
Turnera diffusa polysaccharides
downin model organisms1
1 study
Turnera diffusa polysaccharides
downin model organisms1
Turnera diffusa polysaccharides protect against loss of proteostasis.
Model organisms
Turnera diffusa polysaccharides promote healthy aging through conserved stress response regulation and metabolic remodeling across multiple aging models · Biogerontology · 25 Sep 2026
Exercise
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1 study
Exercise
downin reviews1
Exercise decreases loss of proteostasis.
Review
Integrated Multi-Omics Network by Physical Exercise Across Aging: Molecular Adaptation Beyond Single Signaling Pathways · Physiological genomics · 21 Sep 2026
High-fat diet
upin mice1
1 study
High-fat diet
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High-fat diet increases loss of proteostasis in mice.
Animalscombined with chronic nitric oxide synthase inhibition (L-NAME) in aged micecardiomyocyte
Impaired mitochondrial proteostasis underlies cardiomyocyte bioenergetic dysfunction in a murine 3-hit model of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction · American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology · 19 Sep 2026
Epoxomicin
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1 study
Epoxomicin
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Epoxomicin increases loss of proteostasis in human cells.
“Physiological restoration of proteasome-inhibited RBCs caused accelerated ATP depletion, massive protein aggregation, reduced deformability, hemolysis, and phosphatidylserine exposure”
Cellsduring physiological restorationerythrocyte
Proteasome activity maintains red blood cell integrity during storage and restoration · Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 9 Sep 2026
Curcumin
downin D. discoideum1
1 study
Curcumin
downin D. discoideum1
Curcumin decreases loss of proteostasis in D. discoideum.
“Thioflavin T (ThT) and Congo Red assays demonstrated a marked reduction in amyloid-like polyQ aggregates following treatment.”
Model organismsin 80Q-expressing cells
Drug-Induced Reduction in 80Q Aggregates in a Dictyostelium discoideum Model of PolyQ Disease · Biomedicines · 28 Aug 2026
Resveratrol
downin D. discoideum1
1 study
Resveratrol
downin D. discoideum1
Resveratrol decreases loss of proteostasis in D. discoideum.
“Thioflavin T (ThT) and Congo Red assays demonstrated a marked reduction in amyloid-like polyQ aggregates following treatment.”
Model organismsin 80Q-expressing cells
Drug-Induced Reduction in 80Q Aggregates in a Dictyostelium discoideum Model of PolyQ Disease · Biomedicines · 28 Aug 2026
Metformin
downin D. discoideum1
1 study
Metformin
downin D. discoideum1
Metformin decreases loss of proteostasis in D. discoideum.
“Thioflavin T (ThT) and Congo Red assays demonstrated a marked reduction in amyloid-like polyQ aggregates following treatment.”
Model organismsin 80Q-expressing cells
Drug-Induced Reduction in 80Q Aggregates in a Dictyostelium discoideum Model of PolyQ Disease · Biomedicines · 28 Aug 2026
Effects
1Synucleinopathies
mediatesin humans1
1 study
Synucleinopathies
mediatesin humans1
Loss of proteostasis mediates synucleinopathies in humans.
Reviewdepending on clearance capacity of diverse aggregates
Differential proteostasis imbalance and the molecular basis of distinct synucleinopathies and tauopathies · Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 1 Oct 2026
Upstream
3Defects in mitochondrial protein import
upin reviews1
1 study
Defects in mitochondrial protein import
upin reviews1
defects in mitochondrial protein import induces loss of proteostasis.
Reviewmislocalization of precursor proteins to the cytosol
Regulation of cellular proteostasis via mitochondrial protein import · Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 1 Oct 2026
mitochondrial protein import
mediatesin reviews1
1 study
mitochondrial protein import
mediatesin reviews1
mitochondrial protein import mediates loss of proteostasis.
Review
Regulation of cellular proteostasis via mitochondrial protein import · Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 1 Oct 2026
Heat shock response and chaperones
downin reviews1
1 study
Heat shock response and chaperones
downin reviews1
Heat shock response and chaperones decrease loss of proteostasis.
Reviewcytosol/nucleus
More than the 'master regulator of cytosolic proteostasis': new roles for HSF1 in promoting tissue health · Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 1 Oct 2026
Associations
3Dysbiosis
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1 study
Dysbiosis
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Dysbiosis is associated with loss of proteostasis.
Review
The microbiota-proteostasis axis: implications in neurodegenerative diseases · Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 1 Oct 2026
Ubiquitin–proteasome system
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1 study
Ubiquitin–proteasome system
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Ubiquitin–proteasome system is associated with loss of proteostasis in silico.
In silicoin AD brain transcriptomicsbrain
A multi-region transcriptomic framework reveals global and region-specific ubiquitin-proteasome system biomarkers in Alzheimer's disease · Functional & integrative genomics · 29 Sep 2026
Homo sapiens
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1 study
Homo sapiens
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Homo sapiens are associated with loss of proteostasis in human cells.
Cellsduring agingneuron
Human neurons accumulate far more mutations over lifespan than shorter-lived mammals · bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 24 Sep 2026 · Preprint
Latest
80Rank normalization resolves distinct proteome degradation pathways in cultured cells
A percentile-based normalization method reveals substrate preferences between proteasomal and lysosomal clearance systems in cultured cells.
bioRxiv · Gao Z et al.
Aging mouse brains accumulate myelin lipids that drive lysosomal dysfunction
Lysosomal multi-omics shows altered sphingolipid breakdown leads to glycosphingolipid buildup and lysosome enlargement, especially in aging microglia.
Cell reports · Sarkar C et al.
Proteomic and bioinformatic profiling of the aging mouse heart-diaphragm system
Traditional Chinese medicine-derived natural products and formulations as pharmacological modulators of ageing-related pathways: mechanisms and therapeutic potential
Crosstalk between exosomes and cellular senescence: A core vicious loop promoting α-synuclein pathology in Parkinson's disease
Declining ribosome function drives reproductive aging in fruit fly and mouse oocytes
A genetic screen and functional assays show that falling translational capacity causes meiotic and developmental defects during oocyte aging.
bioRxiv · Judson KL et al.