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ArticleMolecular cell2010

A stress-responsive system for mitochondrial protein degradation.

Jin-Mi Heo, Nurit Livnat-Levanon, Eric B Taylor, Kevin T Jones, Noah Dephoure, Julia Ring, Jianxin Xie, Jeffrey L Brodsky, Frank Madeo, Steven P Gygi and 3 more

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Article in Molecular cell, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 170 papers.

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170citing papers in PubMed
10.3field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

170 citing papers in PubMed, 309 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 7 institutions in 3 countries.

Jin-Mi HeoDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA.
Nurit Livnat-Levanon
Eric B Taylor
Kevin T Jones
Noah Dephoure
Julia Ring
Jianxin Xie
Jeffrey L Brodsky
Frank Madeo
Steven P Gygi
Kaveh Ashrafi
Michael H Glickman
Jared Rutter
University of Utah · USHarvard University · USTechnion – Israel Institute of Technology · ILUniversity of California, San Francisco · USUniversity of Graz · ATCell Signaling Technology (United States) · USUniversity of Pittsburgh · US

Funding

New Sample Multiplexing Technologies to Identify Chemical Probes and Illuminate Ubiquitin BiologyR01GM067945 · NIGMS · HARVARD UNIVERSITY (MEDICAL SCHOOL) · PI GYGI, STEVEN P · 2003 to 2024
$10.5M
ER Associated Degradation of Membrane Proteins in YeastR01GM075061 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI BRODSKY, JEFFREY L. · 2006 to 2019
$3.2M
The role of PAS kinase in hepatic lipid metabolismR01DK071962 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · PI RUTTER, JARED P · 2005 to 2013
$2.4M
A conserved module required for mitochondrial function and viability under stressR01GM087346 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · PI RUTTER, JARED P · 2009 to 2012
$1.5M
Genetic Analysis of C. elegans fat regulatory networkR01DK070149 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI ASHRAFI, KAVEH · 2004 to 2007
$1.3M
The role of PAS kinase in hepatic lipid metabolismR56DK071962 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · PI RUTTER, JARED P · 2009 to 2009
$376k
Lms1 is a Novel Protein Critical for Mitochondrial MaintenanceK99AR059190 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · PI TAYLOR, ERIC B · 2010 to 2011
$180k
NIAMS NIH HHS K99 AR059190NIDDK NIH HHS DK070149NIDDK NIH HHS DK071962NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK070149NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK071962NIDDK NIH HHS R56 DK071962NIGMS NIH HHS GM087346NIGMS NIH HHS GM75061NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM067945NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM075061NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM087346
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We show that Ydr049 (renamed VCP/Cdc48-associated mitochondrial stress-responsive--Vms1), a member of an unstudied pan-eukaryotic protein family, translocates from the cytosol to mitochondria upon mitochondrial stress. Cells lacking Vms1 show progressive mitochondrial failure, hypersensitivity to oxidative stress, and decreased chronological life span. Both yeast and mammalian Vms1 stably interact with Cdc48/VCP/p97, a component of the ubiquitin/proteasome system with a well-defined role in endoplasmic reticulum-associated protein degradation (ERAD), wherein misfolded ER proteins are degraded in the cytosol. We show that oxidative stress triggers mitochondrial localization of Cdc48 and this is dependent on Vms1. When this system is impaired by mutation of Vms1, ubiquitin-dependent mitochondrial protein degradation, mitochondrial respiratory function, and cell viability are compromised. We demonstrate that Vms1 is a required component of an evolutionarily conserved system for mitochondrial protein degradation, which is necessary to maintain mitochondrial, cellular, and organismal viability.

Indexed as

Protein Processing, Post-TranslationalStress, PhysiologicalAdenosine TriphosphatasesAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsCaenorhabditis elegansCaenorhabditis elegans ProteinsCell Cycle ProteinsGene DeletionHumansHydrogen PeroxideLongevityMiceMicrobial ViabilityMitochondriaMitochondrial ProteinsAdenosine TriphosphatasesCaenorhabditis elegans ProteinsCDC48 protein, S cerevisiaeCell Cycle ProteinsHydrogen PeroxideMitochondrial ProteinsSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsSirolimusUbiquitinValosin Containing ProteinVCP protein, humanVcp protein, mouse

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PMID21070972
PMCPMC2998070
OpenAlexW2078644413

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