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iScience ; 27(7): 110243, 2024 Jul 19.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39006478

RESUMO

Many clinical studies indicate a significant decrease of peripheral T cells in Parkinson's disease (PD). There is currently no mechanistic explanation for this important observation. Here, we found that small extracellular vesicles (sEVs) derived from in vitro and in vivo PD models suppressed IL-4 and INF-γ production from both purified CD4+ and CD8+ T cells and inhibited their activation and proliferation. Furthermore, neuronal-enriched sEVs (NEEVs) isolated from plasma of A53T-syn mice and culture media of human dopaminergic neurons carrying A53T-syn mutation also suppressed Th1 and Th2 differentiation of naive CD4+ T cells. Mechanistically, the suppressed phenotype induced by NEEVs was associated with altered programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1) level in T cells. Blocking PD-L1 with an anti-PD-L1 antibody or a small molecule inhibitor BMS-1166 reversed T cell suppression. Our study provides the basis for exploring peripheral T cells in PD pathogenesis and as biomarkers or therapeutic targets for the disease.

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J Neurochem ; 165(2): 149-161, 2023 04.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36892419

RESUMO

The observation that aging is regulated by microRNAs (miRNA) and at the same time represents the greatest risk factor for Alzheimer's disease (AD), prompted us to examine the circulating miRNA network in AD beyond aging. We here show that plasma miRNAs in aging are downregulated and predicted to be preferentially targeted to the extracellular vesicle (EV) content. In AD, miRNAs are further downregulated, display altered proportions of motifs relevant to their loading into EVs and secretion propensity, and are forecast to be found exclusively in EVs. The circulating miRNA network in AD, therefore, reflects pathological exacerbation of the aging process whereby physiological suppression of AD pathology by miRNAs becomes insufficient.


Assuntos
Doença de Alzheimer , Vesículas Extracelulares , MicroRNAs , Humanos , MicroRNAs/genética , Doença de Alzheimer/genética , Envelhecimento/genética
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Autophagy ; 19(3): 822-838, 2023 03.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35941759

RESUMO

TFEB (transcription factor EB) regulates multiple genes involved in the process of macroautophagy/autophagy and plays a critical role in lifespan determination. However, the detailed mechanisms that regulate TFEB activity are not fully clear. In this study, we identified a role for HSP90AA1 in modulating TFEB. HSP90AA1 was phosphorylated by CDK5 at Ser 595 under basal condition. This phosphorylation inhibited HSP90AA1, disrupted its binding to TFEB, and impeded TFEB's nuclear localization and subsequent autophagy induction. Pro-autophagy signaling attenuated CDK5 activity and enhanced TFEB function in an HSP90AA1-dependent manner. Inhibition of HSP90AA1 function or decrease in its expression significantly attenuated TFEB's nuclear localization and transcriptional function following autophagy induction. HSP90AA1-mediated regulation of a TFEB ortholog was involved in the extended lifespan of Caenorhabditis elegans in the absence of its food source bacteria. Collectively, these findings reveal that this regulatory process plays an important role in modulation of TFEB, autophagy, and longevity.Abbreviations : AL: autolysosome; AP: autophagosome; ATG: autophagy related; BafA1: bafilomycin A1; CDK5: cyclin-dependent kinase 5; CDK5R1: cyclin dependent kinase 5 regulatory subunit 1; CR: calorie restriction; FUDR: 5-fluorodeoxyuridine; HSP90AA1: heat shock protein 90 alpha family class A member 1; MAP1LC3: microtubule associated protein 1 light chain 3; NB: novobiocin sodium; SQSTM1: sequestosome 1; TFEB: transcription factor EB; WT: wild type.


Assuntos
Autofagia , Longevidade , Animais , Autofagia/genética , Núcleo Celular/metabolismo , Fatores de Transcrição de Zíper de Leucina e Hélice-Alça-Hélix Básicos/metabolismo , Autofagossomos/metabolismo , Transdução de Sinais/genética , Chaperonas Moleculares/metabolismo , Caenorhabditis elegans/metabolismo , Lisossomos/metabolismo
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Aging Cell ; 21(6): e13616, 2022 06.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35535673

RESUMO

Accumulation of oxidative stress is highly intertwined with aging process and contributes to aging-related diseases, such as neurodegenerative diseases. Deciphering the molecular machinery that regulates oxidative stress is fundamental to further uncovering the pathogenesis of these diseases. Chaperone-mediated autophagy (CMA), a highly selective lysosome-dependent degradation process, has been proven to be an important maintainer of cellular homeostasis through multiple mechanisms, one of which is the attenuation of oxidative stress. However, the specific mechanisms underlying this antioxidative action of CMA are not fully understood. In this study, we found that CMA directly degrades Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1 (Keap1), an adaptor of E3 ligase complex that promotes the degradation of nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2), which is a master transcriptional regulator in antioxidative response. Activated CMA induced by prolonged oxidative stress led to an increase in Nrf2 level by effectively degrading Keap1, contributing to Nrf2 nuclear translocation and the expression of multiple downstream antioxidative genes. Meanwhile, together with previous study showing that Nrf2 can also transcriptionally regulate LAMP2A, the rate-limiting factor of CMA process, we reveal a feed-forward loop between CMA and Nrf2. Our study identifies CMA as a previously unrecognized regulator of Keap1-Nrf2 pathway and reinforces the antioxidative role of CMA.


Assuntos
Autofagia Mediada por Chaperonas , Fator 2 Relacionado a NF-E2 , Antioxidantes/farmacologia , Autofagia , Proteína 1 Associada a ECH Semelhante a Kelch/genética , Proteína 1 Associada a ECH Semelhante a Kelch/metabolismo , Fator 2 Relacionado a NF-E2/genética , Fator 2 Relacionado a NF-E2/metabolismo , Estresse Oxidativo
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Aging Cell ; 20(10): e13434, 2021 10.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34528746

RESUMO

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small noncoding RNAs ubiquitously expressed in the brain and regulate gene expression at the post-transcriptional level. The nuclear RNase III enzyme Drosha initiates the maturation process of miRNAs in the nucleus. Strong evidence suggests that dysregulation of miRNAs is involved in many neurological disorders including Alzheimer's disease (AD). Dysfunction of miRNA biogenesis components may be involved in the processes of those diseases. However, the role of Drosha in AD remains unknown. By using immunohistochemistry, biochemistry, and subcellular fractionation methods, we show here that the level of Drosha protein was significantly lower in the postmortem brain of human AD patients as well as in the transgenic rat model of AD. Interestingly, Drosha level was specifically reduced in neurons of the cortex and hippocampus but not in the cerebellum in the AD brain samples. In primary cortical neurons, amyloid-beta (Aß) oligomers caused a p38 MAPK-dependent phosphorylation of Drosha, leading to its redistribution from the nucleus to the cytoplasm and a decrease in its level. This loss of Drosha function preceded Aß-induced neuronal death. Importantly, inhibition of p38 MAPK activity or overexpression of Drosha protected neurons from Aß oligomers-induced apoptosis. Taken together, these results establish a role for p38 MAPK-Drosha pathway in modulating neuronal viability under Aß oligomers stress condition and implicate loss of Drosha as a key molecular change in the pathogenesis of AD.


Assuntos
Doença de Alzheimer/genética , Peptídeos beta-Amiloides/metabolismo , Ribonuclease III/metabolismo , Proteínas Quinases p38 Ativadas por Mitógeno/metabolismo , Animais , Humanos , Ratos , Ratos Transgênicos
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Autophagy ; 17(10): 2923-2938, 2021 10.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33970775

RESUMO

As a highly dynamic organelle, mitochondria undergo constant fission and fusion to change their morphology and function, coping with various stress conditions. Loss of the balance between fission and fusion leads to impaired mitochondria function, which plays a critical role in the pathogenesis of Parkinson disease (PD). Yet the mechanisms behind mitochondria dynamics regulation remain to be fully illustrated. Chaperone-mediated autophagy (CMA) is a lysosome-dependent process that selectively degrades proteins to maintain cellular proteostasis. In this study, we demonstrated that MARCHF5, an E3 ubiquitin ligase required for mitochondria fission, is a CMA substrate. MARCHF5 interacted with key CMA regulators and was degraded by lysosomes. Severe oxidative stress compromised CMA activity and stabilized MARCHF5, which facilitated DNM1L translocation and led to excessive fission. Increase of CMA activity promoted MARCHF5 turnover, attenuated DNM1L translocation, and reduced mitochondria fragmentation, which alleviated mitochondrial dysfunction under oxidative stress. Furthermore, we showed that conditional expression of LAMP2A, the key CMA regulator, in dopaminergic (DA) neurons helped maintain mitochondria morphology and protected DA neuronal viability in a rodent PD model. Our work uncovers a critical role of CMA in maintaining proper mitochondria dynamics, and loss of this regulatory control may occur in PD and underlie its pathogenic process.Abbreviations: CMA: chaperone-mediated autophagy; DA: dopaminergic; DNM1L: dynamin 1 like; FCCP: carbonyl cyanide 4-(trifluoromethoxy) phenylhydrazone; HSPA8: heat shock protein family A (Hsp70) member 8; LAMP2A: lysosomal associated membrane protein 2A; MARCHF5: membrane-associated ring-CH-type finger 5; MMP: mitochondria membrane potential; OCR: oxygen consumption rate; 6-OHDA: 6-hydroxydopamine; PD: Parkinson disease; SNc: substantia nigra pars compacta; TEM: transmission electron microscopy; TH: tyrosine hydroxylase; TMRE: tetramethylrhodamine ethyl ester perchlorate; WT: wild type.


Assuntos
Autofagia Mediada por Chaperonas , Doença de Parkinson , Autofagia , Humanos , Dinâmica Mitocondrial , Doença de Parkinson/metabolismo , Ubiquitina-Proteína Ligases
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Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys ; 110(4): 1234-1247, 2021 07 15.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33621661

RESUMO

PURPOSE: Polo-like kinase 1 (PLK1) is a protein kinase that is overexpressed in breast cancer and may represent an attractive target for breast cancer treatment. However, few studies have investigated the relationship between PLK1 and radiosensitivity in breast cancer. Here, we attempted to explore whether PLK1 inhibition could sensitize breast cancer cells to radiation. METHODS AND MATERIALS: Breast cancer cells were treated with PLK1 small interference RNA or the PLK1-inhibitor, GSK461364. Cell proliferation was assessed using a colony formation assay. Cell cycle analyses were performed by flow cytometry. DNA damage, autophagy, and reactive oxygen species induced by ionizing radiation were detected by immunofluorescence, Western blot, and flow cytometry, respectively. Microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3 alpha (LC3) puncta were detected using an immunofluorescence assay. A clonogenic survival assay was used to determine the effect of PLK1 inhibition on cell radiosensitivity. A xenograft mouse model of breast cancer cells was used to investigate the potential synergistic effects of PLK1 inhibition and irradiation in vivo. Finally, the expression of PLK1 and LC3 in the breast cancer tissues was evaluated by immunohistochemistry. RESULTS: PLK1 inhibition significantly suppressed the proliferation and increased the radiosensitivity of breast cancer cells. Pharmacologic inhibition of PLK1 by the selective inhibitor, GSK461364, enhanced the radiosensitivity of breast cancer cells in vivo (n = 4, P = .002). Mechanistically, PLK1 inhibition led to the downregulation of radiation-induced reactive oxygen species and autophagy, thereby increasing the radiosensitivity of breast cancer cells. Additionally, we detected a positive correlation between the expression of PLK1 and LC3 in human breast cancer samples (n = 102, R = 0.486, P = .005). CONCLUSIONS: Our findings indicate that PLK1 inhibition enhances the radiosensitivity of breast cancer cells in a manner associated with the suppression of radiation-induced autophagy. The inhibition of PLK1 represents a promising strategy for radiosensitizing breast cancer.


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Autofagia/efeitos dos fármacos , Autofagia/efeitos da radiação , Neoplasias da Mama/patologia , Proteínas de Ciclo Celular/antagonistas & inibidores , Inibidores de Proteínas Quinases/farmacologia , Proteínas Serina-Treonina Quinases/antagonistas & inibidores , Proteínas Proto-Oncogênicas/antagonistas & inibidores , Tolerância a Radiação/efeitos dos fármacos , Radiossensibilizantes/farmacologia , Animais , Apoptose/efeitos dos fármacos , Apoptose/efeitos da radiação , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Proliferação de Células/efeitos dos fármacos , Proliferação de Células/efeitos da radiação , Camundongos , Quinase 1 Polo-Like
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J Neuroinflammation ; 17(1): 321, 2020 Oct 28.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33109221

RESUMO

BACKGROUND: Microglia have been implicated in the pathogenesis of radiation-induced brain injury (RIBI), which severely influences the quality of life during long-term survival. Recently, irradiated microglia were speculated to present an aging-like phenotype. Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) have been recognized to regulate a wide spectrum of biological processes, including senescence; however, their potential role in irradiated microglia remains largely uncharacterized. METHODS: We used bioinformatics and experimental methods to identify and analyze the senescence phenotype of irradiated microglia. Western blotting, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays, immunofluorescence, and quantitative real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction were performed to clarify the relationship between the radiation-induced differentially expressed lncRNAs (RILs) and the distinctive molecular features of senescence in irradiated microglia. RESULTS: We found that the senescence of microglia could be induced using ionizing radiation (IR). A mutual regulation mode existed between RILs and three main features of the senescence phenotype in irradiated microglia: inflammation, the DNA damage response (DDR), and metabolism. Specifically, for inflammation, the expression of two selected RILs (ENSMUST00000190863 and ENSMUST00000130679) was dependent on the major inflammatory signaling pathways of nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) and mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK). The two RILs modulated the activation of NF-κB/MAPK signaling and subsequent inflammatory cytokine secretion. For the DDR, differential severity of DNA damage altered the expression profiles of RILs. The selected RIL, ENSMUST00000130679, promoted the DDR. For metabolism, blockade of sterol regulatory element-binding protein-mediated lipogenesis attenuated the fold-change of several RILs induced by IR. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings revealed that certain RILs interacted with senescence in irradiated microglia. RILs actively participated in the regulation of senescence features, suggesting that RILs could be promising intervention targets to treat RIBI.


Assuntos
Senescência Celular/efeitos da radiação , Microglia/metabolismo , RNA Longo não Codificante/metabolismo , Transdução de Sinais/efeitos da radiação , Animais , Linhagem Celular , Camundongos , Microglia/efeitos da radiação , Proteínas Quinases Ativadas por Mitógeno/metabolismo , NF-kappa B/metabolismo , RNA Longo não Codificante/genética , Radiação Ionizante
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Cell Death Dis ; 11(9): 758, 2020 09 15.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32934196

RESUMO

Radiotherapy is one of the standard treatments for glioma patients; however, its clinical efficacy is limited by radioresistance. We identified a mechanism of such resistance mediated by linc-RA1 (radioresistance-associated long intergenic noncoding RNA 1). Linc-RA1 was upregulated in radioresistant glioma cells and glioma tissue samples, compared with radiosensitive cells and nontumor tissues. Linc-RA1 was associated with inferior overall survival and advanced clinical stage of glioma. Linc-RA1 promoted glioma radioresistance in vitro and in vivo. Mechanistically, linc-RA1 stabilized the level of H2B K120 monoubiquitination (H2Bub1) by combining with H2B and inhibiting the interaction between H2Bub1 and ubiquitin-specific protease 44 (USP44), which inhibited autophagy, thus contributing to glioma radioresistance. These results reveal that linc-RA1-mediated autophagy is a key mechanism of radioresistance and is an actionable target for improving radiotherapy efficacy in patients with glioma.


Assuntos
Glioma/metabolismo , Glioma/radioterapia , RNA Longo não Codificante/metabolismo , Ubiquitina Tiolesterase/metabolismo , Autofagia/fisiologia , Neoplasias Encefálicas , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Proliferação de Células/fisiologia , Glioma/genética , Glioma/patologia , Humanos , RNA Longo não Codificante/genética , Tolerância a Radiação , Transfecção , Ubiquitina Tiolesterase/genética
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J Cell Mol Med ; 24(17): 9533-9544, 2020 09.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32681617

RESUMO

Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are a source of tumour recurrence in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC); however, the function of microRNA-124 (miR-124) in NPC CSCs has not been clearly defined. In this study, we investigated the role of miR-124 in NPC CSCs. qRT-PCR was performed to measure miR-124 expression in NPC tissues and cell lines and the effects of miR-124 on stem-like properties and radiosensitivity of NPC cells measured. Luciferase reporter assays and rescue experiments were used to investigate the interaction of miR-124 with the 3'UTR of junctional adhesion molecule A (JAMA). Finally, we examined the effects of miR-124 in an animal model and clinical samples. Down-regulation of miR-124 was detected in cancer tissues and was inversely associated with tumour stage and lymph node metastasis. Overexpression of miR-124 inhibited stemness properties and enhanced radiosensitivity of NPC cells in vitro and in vivo via targeting JAMA. Up-regulation of miR-124 was correlated with superior overall survival of patients with NPC. Our study demonstrates that miR-124 can inhibit stem-like properties and enhance radiosensitivity by directly targeting JAMA in NPC. These findings provide novel insights into the molecular mechanisms underlying therapy failure in NPC.


Assuntos
Molécula A de Adesão Juncional/genética , MicroRNAs/genética , Carcinoma Nasofaríngeo/genética , Neoplasias Nasofaríngeas/genética , Tolerância a Radiação/genética , Regiões 3' não Traduzidas/genética , Animais , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Regulação para Baixo/genética , Feminino , Regulação Neoplásica da Expressão Gênica/genética , Humanos , Metástase Linfática/genética , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos BALB C , Recidiva Local de Neoplasia/genética , Células-Tronco Neoplásicas/metabolismo , Regulação para Cima/genética
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Transl Neurodegener ; 9(1): 17, 2020 05 11.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32393395

RESUMO

BACKGROUND: Lysosomes digest extracellular material from the endocytic pathway and intracellular material from the autophagic pathway. This process is performed by the resident hydrolytic enzymes activated by the highly acidic pH within the lysosomal lumen. Lysosome pH gradients are mainly maintained by the vacuolar (H+) ATPase (or V-ATPase), which pumps protons into lysosomal lumen by consuming ATP. Dysfunction of V-ATPase affects lysosomal acidification, which disrupts the clearance of substrates and leads to many disorders, including neurodegenerative diseases. MAIN BODY: As a large multi-subunit complex, the V-ATPase is composed of an integral membrane V0 domain involved in proton translocation and a peripheral V1 domain catalyzing ATP hydrolysis. The canonical functions of V-ATPase rely on its H+-pumping ability in multiple vesicle organelles to regulate endocytic traffic, protein processing and degradation, synaptic vesicle loading, and coupled transport. The other non-canonical effects of the V-ATPase that are not readily attributable to its proton-pumping activity include membrane fusion, pH sensing, amino-acid-induced activation of mTORC1, and scaffolding for protein-protein interaction. In response to various stimuli, V-ATPase complex can reversibly dissociate into V1 and V0 domains and thus close ATP-dependent proton transport. Dysregulation of pH and lysosomal dysfunction have been linked to many human diseases, including neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer disease, Parkinson's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis as well as neurodegenerative lysosomal storage disorders. CONCLUSION: V-ATPase complex is a universal proton pump and plays an important role in lysosome acidification in all types of cells. Since V-ATPase dysfunction contributes to the pathogenesis of multiple neurodegenerative diseases, further understanding the mechanisms that regulate the canonical and non-canonical functions of V-ATPase will reveal molecular details of disease process and help assess V-ATPase or molecules related to its regulation as therapeutic targets.


Assuntos
Doenças por Armazenamento dos Lisossomos/metabolismo , Lisossomos/metabolismo , Doenças Neurodegenerativas/metabolismo , ATPases Vacuolares Próton-Translocadoras/metabolismo , Vacúolos/metabolismo , Humanos , Concentração de Íons de Hidrogênio , Doenças por Armazenamento dos Lisossomos/terapia , Doenças Neurodegenerativas/terapia , ATPases Vacuolares Próton-Translocadoras/química , Vacúolos/química
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Biochem Biophys Res Commun ; 524(4): 923-928, 2020 04 16.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32057360

RESUMO

Amyloid ß (Aß) oligomers may be a real culprit in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD); therefore, the elimination of these toxic oligomers may be of great significance for AD therapy. Autophagy is the catabolic process by which lysosomes degrade cytosolic components, and heat shock cognate 70 kDa protein (Hsc70) binds to proteins with their KFERQ-like motifs [also known as chaperone-mediated autophagy (CMA) motifs] and carries them to lysosomes through CMA or late endosomes through endosomal microautophagy (eMI) for degradation. In this study, our strategy is to make the pathological Aß become one selective and suitable substrate for CMA and eMI (termed as Hsc70-based autophagy) by tagging its oligomers with multiple CMA motifs. First, we design and synthesize Aß oligomer binding peptides with three CMA motifs. Second, we determine that the peptide can help Aß oligomers enter endosomes and lysosomes, which can be further enhanced by ketone. More importantly, we find that the peptide can dramatically reduce Aß oligomers in induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) cortical neurons derived from AD patient fibroblasts and protect primary cultured cortical neurons against the Aß oligomer-induced neurotoxicity. In conclusion, we demonstrate that the peptide targeting Hsc70-based autophagy can effectively eliminate Aß oligomers and have superior neuroprotective activity.


Assuntos
Peptídeos beta-Amiloides/antagonistas & inibidores , Autofagia Mediada por Chaperonas/efeitos dos fármacos , Proteínas de Choque Térmico HSC70/metabolismo , Neurônios/efeitos dos fármacos , Fármacos Neuroprotetores/farmacologia , Peptídeos/farmacologia , Doença de Alzheimer/metabolismo , Doença de Alzheimer/patologia , Doença de Alzheimer/terapia , Motivos de Aminoácidos , Peptídeos beta-Amiloides/metabolismo , Peptídeos beta-Amiloides/farmacologia , Animais , Diferenciação Celular , Córtex Cerebral/metabolismo , Córtex Cerebral/patologia , Endossomos/efeitos dos fármacos , Endossomos/metabolismo , Fibroblastos/efeitos dos fármacos , Fibroblastos/metabolismo , Fibroblastos/patologia , Proteínas de Choque Térmico HSC70/genética , Humanos , Células-Tronco Pluripotentes Induzidas/efeitos dos fármacos , Células-Tronco Pluripotentes Induzidas/metabolismo , Células-Tronco Pluripotentes Induzidas/patologia , Lisossomos/efeitos dos fármacos , Lisossomos/metabolismo , Terapia de Alvo Molecular , Neurônios/metabolismo , Neurônios/patologia , Fármacos Neuroprotetores/síntese química , Peptídeos/síntese química , Cultura Primária de Células , Ligação Proteica , Proteólise , Ratos , Ratos Long-Evans
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Neurobiol Dis ; 122: 41-48, 2019 02.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29800676

RESUMO

Protein homeostasis or proteostasis is critical for proper cellular function and survival. It relies on the balance between protein synthesis and degradation. Lysosomes play an important role in degrading and recycling intracellular components via autophagy. Among the three types of lysosome-based autophagy pathways, chaperone-mediated autophagy (CMA) selectively degrades cellular proteins with KFERQ-like motif by unique machinery. During the past several years, significant advances have been made in our understanding of how CMA itself is modulated and what physiological and pathological processes it may be involved in. One particularly exciting discovery is how other cellular stress organelles such as ER signal to CMA. As more proteins are identified as CMA substrates, CMA function has been associated with an increasing number of important cellular processes, organelles, and diseases, including neurodegenerative diseases. Here we will summarize the recent advances in CMA biology, highlight ER stress-induced CMA, and discuss the role of CMA in diseases.


Assuntos
Autofagia/fisiologia , Chaperonas Moleculares/metabolismo , Animais , Estresse do Retículo Endoplasmático/fisiologia , Humanos , Neoplasias/tratamento farmacológico , Neoplasias/metabolismo , Doenças Neurodegenerativas/tratamento farmacológico , Doenças Neurodegenerativas/metabolismo
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Cell Death Dis ; 9(6): 693, 2018 06 07.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29880811

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MiRNAs, a group of powerful modulator of gene expression, participate in multiple cellular processes under physiological and pathological conditions. Emerging evidence shows that Drosha, which controls the initial step in canonical miRNA biogenesis, is involved in modulating cell survival and death in models of several diseases. However, the role of Drosha in Parkinson's disease (PD) has not been well established. Here, we show that the level of Drosha decreases in 6-OHDA-induced cellular and animal models of PD. 6-OHDA induced a p38 MAPK-dependent phosphorylation of Drosha. This triggered Drosha degradation. Enhancing the level of Drosha protected the dopaminergic (DA) neurons from 6-OHDA-induced toxicity in both in vitro and in vivo models of PD and alleviated the motor deficits of PD mice. These findings reveal that Drosha plays a critical role in the survival of DA neurons and suggest that stress-induced destabilization of Drosha may be part of the pathological process in PD.


Assuntos
Neurônios Dopaminérgicos/patologia , Doença de Parkinson/patologia , Ribonuclease III/deficiência , Animais , Linhagem Celular , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Neurônios Dopaminérgicos/metabolismo , Masculino , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Atividade Motora , Oxidopamina , Doença de Parkinson/fisiopatologia , Fosforilação , Estabilidade Proteica , Proteólise , Ribonuclease III/metabolismo , Proteínas Quinases p38 Ativadas por Mitógeno/metabolismo
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Autophagy ; 14(6): 1094-1096, 2018.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29771174

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Chaperone-mediated autophagy (CMA), a form of selective autophagy, maintains cellular proteostasis in response to diverse stress conditions. Whether and how endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress triggers CMA remains elusive. In our recent study, we demonstrate that various types of ER stress activate the CMA pathway via an EIF2AK3/PERK-MAP2K4/MKK4-MAPK14/p38-dependent manner. We term this process ERICA for ER stress-induced chaperone-mediated autophagy. This pathway is activated in response to stress associated with Parkinson disease and is required for the viability of the SNc dopaminergic neurons in an animal model of Parkinson disease.


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Autofagia , Estresse do Retículo Endoplasmático , Animais , Retículo Endoplasmático , Fosforilação , Proteínas Quinases p38 Ativadas por Mitógeno
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Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29732413

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Autophagy and inflammation are two processes vital for immune cells to perform their functions. Their proper interplay upon signal is pivotal for proper response to stress. The stress kinase p38α MAPK in microglia senses inflammatory cue LPS, directly phosphorylates ULK1, relieves the autophagic inhibition on the inflammatory machinery, and thus allows for a full immune response.

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Autophagy ; 14(6): 1097-1098, 2018.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29749797

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Macroautophagy/autophagy and inflammation are 2 intertwined processes vital for immune cells to perform their functions. Under resting conditions, autophagy acts as a brake to suppress inflammation in microglia. Upon signal stimulation, their fine-tuned interplay is pivotal for proper response to stress. How inflammatory signals remove this autophagy brake on inflammation remains unclear. In a recent study, we showed that the stress kinase MAPK14/p38α in microglia senses the inflammatory cue lipopolysaccharide (LPS), directly phosphorylates and inhibits ULK1, relieves the autophagic inhibition on the inflammatory machinery, and thus allows for a full immune response.


Assuntos
Autofagia , Proteína Quinase 14 Ativada por Mitógeno , Proteína Homóloga à Proteína-1 Relacionada à Autofagia , Humanos , Inflamação , Peptídeos e Proteínas de Sinalização Intracelular , Microglia , Proteínas Quinases p38 Ativadas por Mitógeno
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J Cell Biol ; 217(1): 315-328, 2018 01 02.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29196462

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Inflammation and autophagy are two critical cellular processes. The relationship between these two processes is complex and includes the suppression of inflammation by autophagy. However, the signaling mechanisms that relieve this autophagy-mediated inhibition of inflammation to permit a beneficial inflammatory response remain unknown. We find that LPS triggers p38α mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK)-dependent phosphorylation of ULK1 in microglial cells. This phosphorylation inhibited ULK1 kinase activity, preventing it from binding to the downstream effector ATG13, and reduced autophagy in microglia. Consistently, p38α MAPK activity is required for LPS-induced morphological changes and the production of IL-1ß by primary microglia in vitro and in the brain, which correlates with the p38α MAPK-dependent inhibition of autophagy. Furthermore, inhibition of ULK1 alone was sufficient to promote an inflammatory response in the absence of any overt inflammatory stimulation. Thus, our study reveals a molecular mechanism that enables the initial TLR4-triggered signaling pathway to inhibit autophagy and optimize inflammatory responses, providing new understanding into the mechanistic basis of the neuroinflammatory process.


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Proteína Homóloga à Proteína-1 Relacionada à Autofagia/metabolismo , Autofagia/fisiologia , Inflamação/patologia , Microglia/metabolismo , Proteína Quinase 14 Ativada por Mitógeno/metabolismo , Animais , Proteína Homóloga à Proteína-1 Relacionada à Autofagia/antagonistas & inibidores , Encéfalo/metabolismo , Caspase 1/metabolismo , Linhagem Celular , Células HEK293 , Humanos , Interleucina-1beta/biossíntese , Lipopolissacarídeos , Camundongos , Proteína Quinase 14 Ativada por Mitógeno/antagonistas & inibidores , Proteína Quinase 14 Ativada por Mitógeno/genética , Fosforilação , Células RAW 264.7 , Interferência de RNA , RNA Interferente Pequeno/genética , Ratos , Ratos Long-Evans , Receptor 4 Toll-Like/imunologia
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Nat Commun ; 8(1): 1763, 2017 11 24.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29176575

RESUMO

Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and lysosomes coordinate a network of key cellular processes including unfolded protein response (UPR) and autophagy in response to stress. How ER stress is signaled to lysosomes remains elusive. Here we find that ER disturbance activates chaperone-mediated autophagy (CMA). ER stressors lead to a PERK-dependent activation and recruitment of MKK4 to lysosomes, activating p38 MAPK at lysosomes. Lysosomal p38 MAPK directly phosphorylates the CMA receptor LAMP2A at T211 and T213, which causes its membrane accumulation and active conformational change, activating CMA. Loss of ER stress-induced CMA activation sensitizes cells to ER stress-induced death. Neurotoxins associated with Parkinson's disease fully engages ER-p38 MAPK-CMA pathway in the mouse brain and uncoupling it results in a greater loss of SNc dopaminergic neurons. This work identifies the coupling of ER and CMA as a critical regulatory axis fundamental for physiological and pathological stress response.


Assuntos
Autofagia , Estresse do Retículo Endoplasmático , Proteína 2 de Membrana Associada ao Lisossomo/metabolismo , Chaperonas Moleculares/metabolismo , Proteínas Quinases p38 Ativadas por Mitógeno/metabolismo , Motivos de Aminoácidos , Animais , Humanos , Proteína 2 de Membrana Associada ao Lisossomo/química , Proteína 2 de Membrana Associada ao Lisossomo/genética , Lisossomos/genética , Lisossomos/metabolismo , Masculino , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Chaperonas Moleculares/genética , Proteínas Quinases p38 Ativadas por Mitógeno/genética
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