Table 1. Disease-associated mutations of proteostasis network components.
| Gene | Protein | Function | Disease | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOD1 | SOD1 | Superoxide dismutase | ALS | 155 |
| UBQLN2 | Ubiquilin-2 | Ubiquitin-like protein | ALS | 156 |
| CRYAA | α-Crystallin | Small HSP | Early-onset cataracts | 157 |
| HSPD1 | HSP60 | Mitochondrial Chaperone | Hereditary spastic paraplegia | 158 |
| ATXN3 | Ataxin-3 | Deubiquitylase | SCA3/MJD | 159 |
| PARK1 | Parkin | E3 ubiquitin ligase | PD | 160 |
| CRYAB | α-Crystallin | Small HSP | Desmin-related myopathy, cardiomyopathy | 161 |
| SACS | Sacsin | DNAJ chaperone | Spastic ataxia | 162 |
| HSPB1 | HSP27 | Small HSP | Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease | 163 |
| VCP | VCP | AAA ATPase involved in ERAD | Paget disease and FTD | 164 |
| SIL1 | SIL1 | ER-associated nucleotide exchange factor | Marinesco–Sjogren syndrome | 165, 166 |
| HSPB8 | HSP22 | Small HSP | Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease type 2L | 167 |
| DNAJC19 | TIMM14 | Mitochondrial import | DCMA syndrome | 168 |
| HSPA9 | Mortalin | Mitochondrial HSP70 | PD | 169 |
| HSPA8 | HSC70 | Protein folding | Cardiovascular disease | 170 |
| PSMB8 | PSMB8 | Proteasomal subunit | Nakajo–Nishimura syndrome | 171 |
| DNAJB2 | HSJ1 | Neuronal DNAJ chaperone | Distal hereditary motor neuropathy | 172 |
| DNAJC6 | Auxilin | Clathrin uncoating | Juvenile parkinsonism | 173 |
| DNAJB6 | DNAJB6 | Protein folding | Dominantly inherited myopathy | 174 |
| SQSTM1 | p62 | Autophagy | Paget's disease, ALS | 175 |
| DNAJC13 | RME8 | Receptor-mediated endocytosis | PD | 176 |
| P4HB | PDI | Protein disulfide isomerase | ALS | 177 |
| UBE3A | UBE3A | E3 ubiquitin ligase | Angelman syndrome | 178 |
Abbreviations: ALS, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; ERAD, endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-associated degradation; FTD, frontotemporal dementia; HSP, heat shock protein; MJD, Machado–Joseph disease; PD, Parkinson's disease; SCA, spinocerebellar ataxia; VCP, valosine-containing protein.