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ArticleEMBO reports2022

The SUMO protease SENP3 regulates mitochondrial autophagy mediated by Fis1.

Emily Waters, Kevin A Wilkinson, Amy L Harding, Ruth E Carmichael, Darren Robinson, Helen E Colley, Chun Guo

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Article in EMBO reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers.

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28citing papers in PubMed
3.9field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

28 citing papers in PubMed, 47 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Emily Waters *School of Biosciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.
Kevin A Wilkinson *School of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-8115-8592
Amy L HardingSchool of Clinical Dentistry, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.
Ruth E CarmichaelSchool of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-2665-2966
Darren RobinsonSchool of Biosciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.
Helen E ColleySchool of Clinical Dentistry, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-0053-7468
Chun GuoSchool of Biosciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-1540-3166
University of Sheffield · GBUniversity of Bristol · GB

Funding

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/R00787XParkinson's UK G-1605
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mitochondria are unavoidably subject to organellar stress resulting from exposure to a range of reactive molecular species. Consequently, cells operate a poorly understood quality control programme of mitophagy to facilitate elimination of dysfunctional mitochondria. Here, we used a model stressor, deferiprone (DFP), to investigate the molecular basis for stress-induced mitophagy. We show that mitochondrial fission 1 protein (Fis1) is required for DFP-induced mitophagy and that Fis1 is SUMOylated at K149, an amino acid residue critical for Fis1 mitochondrial localization. We find that DFP treatment leads to the stabilization of the SUMO protease SENP3, which is mediated by downregulation of the E3 ubiquitin (Ub) ligase CHIP. SENP3 is responsible for Fis1 deSUMOylation and depletion of SENP3 abolishes DFP-induced mitophagy. Furthermore, preventing Fis1 SUMOylation by conservative K149R mutation enhances Fis1 mitochondrial localization. Critically, expressing a Fis1 K149R mutant restores DFP-induced mitophagy in SENP3-depleted cells. Thus, we propose a model in which SENP3-mediated deSUMOylation facilitates Fis1 mitochondrial localization to underpin stress-induced mitophagy.

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MitochondriaPeptide HydrolasesAutophagyCysteine EndopeptidasesMitochondrial ProteinsMitophagyCysteine EndopeptidasesMitochondrial ProteinsPeptide HydrolasesFis1mitophagyorganellar stressSENP3SUMO

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PMID34994490
PMCPMC8811651
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