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HUWE1 E3 ligase promotes PINK1/PARKIN-independent mitophagy by regulating AMBRA1 activation via IKKα

  • Rita, Anthea Di Department of Biology, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy - Department of Paediatric Haematology Oncology and Cell and Gene Therapy, IRCCS Bambino Gesù Children?s Hospital, Rome, Italy - IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA, Rome, Italy
  • Peschiaroli, Angelo National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Institute of Translational Pharmacology IFT, Rome, Italy
  • D?Acunzo, Pasquale Department of Paediatric Haematology Oncology and Cell and Gene Therapy, IRCCS Bambino Gesù Children?s Hospital, Rome, Italy
  • Strobbe, Daniela Department of Biology, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy - IRCCS- Regina Elena, National Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy
  • Hu, Zehan Department of Biology, University of Fribourg, Switzerland
  • Gruber, Jens Institute of Biophysical and Center for Biomolecular Magnetic Resonance, Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany
  • Nygaard, Mads Computational Biology Laboratory, Danish Cancer Society Research Center, Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Lambrughi, Matteo Computational Biology Laboratory, Danish Cancer Society Research Center, Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Melino, Gerry Department of Experimental Medicine and Surgery, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy
  • Papaleo, Elena Computational Biology Laboratory, Danish Cancer Society Research Center, Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Dengjel, Jörn Department of Biology, University of Fribourg, Switzerland
  • Alaoui, Said El Covalab, Villeurbanne, France
  • Campanella, Michelangelo IRCCS- Regina Elena, National Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy - Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences, Royal Veterinary College, London, UK - University College London Consortium for Mitochondrial Research, University College London, London, UK
  • Dötsch, Volker Institute of Biophysical and Center for Biomolecular Magnetic Resonance, Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany
  • Rogov, Vladimir V. Institute of Biophysical and Center for Biomolecular Magnetic Resonance, Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany
  • Strappazzon, Flavie Department of Biology, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy - IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA, Rome, Italy
  • Cecconi, Francesco Department of Biology, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy - Department of Paediatric Haematology Oncology and Cell and Gene Therapy, IRCCS Bambino Gesù Children?s Hospital, Rome, Italy - Unit of Cell Stress and Survival, Danish Cancer Society Research Center, Copenhagen, Denmark
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    14.09.2018
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  • Nature Communications. - 2018, vol. 9, no. 1, p. 3755
English The selective removal of undesired or damaged mitochondria by autophagy, known as mitophagy, is crucial for cellular homoeostasis, and prevents tumour diffusion, neurodegeneration and ageing. The pro-autophagic molecule AMBRA1 (autophagy/beclin-1 regulator-1) has been defined as a novel regulator of mitophagy in both PINK1/PARKIN-dependent and -independent systems. Here, we identified the E3 ubiquitin ligase HUWE1 as a key inducing factor in AMBRA1-mediated mitophagy, a process that takes place independently of the main mitophagy receptors. Furthermore, we show that mitophagy function of AMBRA1 is post-translationally controlled, upon HUWE1 activity, by a positive phosphorylation on its serine 1014. This modification is mediated by the IKKα kinase and induces structural changes in AMBRA1, thus promoting its interaction with LC3/GABARAP (mATG8) proteins and its mitophagic activity. Altogether, these results demonstrate that AMBRA1 regulates mitophagy through a novel pathway, in which HUWE1 and IKKα are key factors, shedding new lights on the regulation of mitochondrial quality control and homoeostasis in mammalian cells.
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Faculté des sciences et de médecine
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Département de Biologie
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