Targeting the IRE1α/XBP1 pathway in type 2 diabetes mellitus: from ER stress signaling to therapeutic opportunity
To respond to protein misfolding in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), cells trigger the unfolded protein response (UPR) to re-establish proteostasis. However, unresolved UPR results in chronic ER stress, which is critical to the development and advancement of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), a multifactorial disease whos...