Abstract
Mitophagy
is
crucial
for
maintaining
mitochondrial
health,
but
how
its
levels
adjust
to
different
stress
conditions
remains
unclear.
In
this
study,
we
investigated
the
role
of
DELE1-HRI
axis
integrated
response
(ISR)
in
regulating
mitophagy,
a
key
pathway.
Our
findings
show
that
ISR
suppresses
mitophagy
under
non-depolarizing
by
positively
protein
import,
independent
ATF4
activation.
Mitochondrial
import
regulated
rate
synthesis
both
depolarizing
and
stress.
Without
ISR,
increased
overwhelms
machinery,
reducing
efficiency.
Under
stress,
heavily
impaired
even
with
active
leading
significant
PINK1
accumulation.
contrast,
allows
more
efficient
presence
resulting
lower
mitophagy.
becomes
severely
compromised,
causing
accumulation
reach
threshold
necessary
trigger
These
reveal
novel
link
between
ISR-regulated
synthesis,
offering
potential
therapeutic
targets
diseases
associated
dysfunction.
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory),
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: June 10, 2024
SUMMARY
Excessive
mitochondrial
fragmentation
is
associated
with
the
pathologic
dysfunction
implicated
in
pathogenesis
of
etiologically-diverse
diseases,
including
many
neurodegenerative
disorders.
The
integrated
stress
response
(ISR)
–
comprising
four
eIF2α
kinases
PERK,
GCN2,
PKR,
and
HRI
a
prominent
stress-responsive
signaling
pathway
that
regulates
morphology
function
to
diverse
types
insult.
This
suggests
pharmacologic
activation
ISR
represents
potential
strategy
mitigate
human
disease.
Here,
we
show
or
GCN2
promotes
adaptive
elongation
prevents
induced
by
calcium
ionophore
ionomycin.
Further,
reduces
restores
basal
patient
fibroblasts
expressing
pathogenic
D414V
variant
pro-fusion
GTPase
MFN2
neurological
dysfunctions
ataxia,
optic
atrophy,
sensorineural
hearing
loss.
These
results
identify
as
prevent
disease-relevant
chemical
genetic
insults,
further
motivating
pursuit
highly
selective
kinase-activating
compounds
therapeutic
diseases.
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory),
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Aug. 14, 2024
Abstract
Heme-Regulated
Inhibitor
(HRI)
is
one
of
the
four
mammalian
kinases
which
phosphorylates
eIF2α
to
facilitate
a
cellular
response
stress
through
regulation
mRNA
translation.
Originally
identified
for
its
role
as
heme
sensor
in
erythroid
progenitor
cells,
it
has
since
materialised
potential
therapeutic
target
both
cancer
and
neurodegeneration.
Here
we
characterise
two
modes
HRI
inhibition
using
structural
mass
spectrometry,
biochemical
biophysical
techniques.
We
demonstrate
that
several
ATP-mimetic
compounds,
including
BRAF
inhibitors
compound,
GCN2iB,
thought
be
specific
GCN2,
are
capable
potently
inhibiting
HRI.
hemin,
haem-like
molecule,
inactivates
structurally
hydrogen-deuterium
exchange
spectrometry
(HDX-MS),
this
results
wide-spread
rearrangement
protein
how
impacts
on
kinase
domain
series
allosteric
interactions.
This
mainly
autophosphorylation,
includes
tyrosine
phosphorylation,
not
observed
before
kinases.
Excessive
mitochondrial
fragmentation
is
associated
with
the
pathologic
dysfunction
implicated
in
pathogenesis
of
etiologically-diverse
diseases,
including
many
neurodegenerative
disorders.
The
integrated
stress
response
(ISR)
–
comprising
four
eIF2α
kinases
PERK,
GCN2,
PKR,
and
HRI
a
prominent
stress-responsive
signaling
pathway
that
regulates
morphology
function
to
diverse
types
insult.
This
suggests
pharmacologic,
stress-independent
activation
ISR
represents
potential
strategy
mitigate
human
disease.
Here,
we
show
or
GCN2
promotes
adaptive
elongation
prevents
induced
by
calcium
ionophore
ionomycin.
Further,
these
reduces
restores
basal
patient
fibroblasts
expressing
pathogenic
D414V
variant
pro-fusion
GTPase
MFN2
neurological
dysfunctions
ataxia,
optic
atrophy,
sensorineural
hearing
loss.
These
results
identify
as
prevent
disease-relevant
chemical
genetic
insults,
further
motivating
pursuit
highly
selective
kinase-activating
compounds
therapeutic
diseases.
Abstract
Mitophagy
is
crucial
for
maintaining
mitochondrial
health,
but
how
its
levels
adjust
to
different
stress
conditions
remains
unclear.
In
this
study,
we
investigated
the
role
of
DELE1-HRI
axis
integrated
response
(ISR)
in
regulating
mitophagy,
a
key
pathway.
Our
findings
show
that
ISR
suppresses
mitophagy
under
non-depolarizing
by
positively
protein
import,
independent
ATF4
activation.
Mitochondrial
import
regulated
rate
synthesis
both
depolarizing
and
stress.
Without
ISR,
increased
overwhelms
machinery,
reducing
efficiency.
Under
stress,
heavily
impaired
even
with
active
leading
significant
PINK1
accumulation.
contrast,
allows
more
efficient
presence
resulting
lower
mitophagy.
becomes
severely
compromised,
causing
accumulation
reach
threshold
necessary
trigger
These
reveal
novel
link
between
ISR-regulated
synthesis,
offering
potential
therapeutic
targets
diseases
associated
dysfunction.