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Critical role of mitochondrial ubiquitination and the OPTN–ATG9A axis in mitophagy

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Yamano, Koji, Kikuchi, Reika, Kojima, Waka, Hayashida, Ryota, Koyano, Fumika, Kawawaki, Junko, Shoda, Takuji, Demizu, Yosuke +3 more·2020·Journal of Cell Biology

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Damaged mitochondria are selectively eliminated in a process called mitophagy. Parkin and PINK1, proteins mutated in Parkinson’s disease, amplify ubiquitin signals on damaged mitochondria with the subsequent activation of autophagic machinery. Autophagy adaptors are thought to link ubiquitinated mitochondria and autophagy through ATG8 protein binding. Here, we establish methods for inducing mitophagy by mitochondria-targeted ubiquitin chains and chemical-induced mitochondrial ubiquitination. Using these tools, we reveal that the ubiquitin signal is sufficient for mitophagy and that PINK1 and Parkin are unnecessary for autophagy activation per se. Furthermore, using phase-separated fluorescent foci, we show that the critical autophagy adaptor OPTN forms a complex with ATG9A vesicles. Disruption of OPTN–ATG9A interactions does not induce mitophagy. Therefore, in addition to binding ATG8 proteins, the critical autophagy adaptors also bind the autophagy core units that contribute to the formation of multivalent interactions in the de novo synthesis of autophagosomal membranes near ubiquitinated mitochondria.

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Yamano, K., Kikuchi, R., Kojima, W., Hayashida, R., Koyano, F., Kawawaki, J., Shoda, T., Demizu, Y., Naito, M., Tanaka, K., & Matsuda, N.
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  • Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science (JP)
  • National Institute of Health Sciences (JP)
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Yamano, Koji
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Journal of Cell Biology
Published
2020-06-17
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219
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9
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  • 1540-8140
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  • Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JP18H05500, JP18K06237, JP17J03737, JP18K14708, JP18H02443, JP19H05712, JP19H00997, JP17K08385, JP18H05502, JP16H05090)
  • Chieko Iwanaga Fund for Parkinson's Disease Research
  • Takeda Science Foundation
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Autophagy in Disease and Therapy
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Neurology › Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
Keywords
mitophagy, mitochondrial ubiquitination, optineurin, ATG9A, PINK1, Parkin, autophagy adaptors, ATG8, Parkinson's disease, ubiquitin chains
MeSH terms
Autophagy-Related Proteins, Animals, Autophagy, Carrier Proteins, Cells, Cultured, HeLa Cells, Humans, Mammals, Membrane Proteins, Mitochondria, Protein Kinases, Cell Cycle Proteins, Ubiquitin, Membrane Transport Proteins, Vesicular Transport Proteins, Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases, HCT116 Cells, Cell Line, Tumor, Ubiquitination, HEK293 Cells, Mitophagy

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