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ArticleJournal of medicinal chemistry2023

Chemical Blockage of the Mitochondrial Rhomboid Protease PARL by Novel Ketoamide Inhibitors Reveals Its Role in PINK1/Parkin-Dependent Mitophagy.

Edita Poláchová, Kathrin Bach, Elena Heuten, Stancho Stanchev, Anežka Tichá, Philipp Lampe, Pavel Majer, Thomas Langer, Marius K Lemberg, Kvido Stříšovský

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Article in Journal of medicinal chemistry, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12 citing papers in PubMed, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

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10 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Edita PoláchováInstitute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Science, Flemingovo n. 2, Prague 160 00, Czech Republic.
Kathrin BachInstitute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Science, Flemingovo n. 2, Prague 160 00, Czech Republic.
Elena HeutenCenter for Molecular Biology of Heidelberg University (ZMBH), DKFZ-ZMBH Alliance, Im Neuenheimer Feld 282, Heidelberg 69120, Germany.
Stancho StanchevInstitute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Science, Flemingovo n. 2, Prague 160 00, Czech Republic.
Anežka TicháInstitute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Science, Flemingovo n. 2, Prague 160 00, Czech Republic.
Philipp LampeInstitute for Genetics and Cologne Excellence Cluster on Cellular Stress Responses in Aging-Associated Diseases (CECAD), Medical Faculty, University of Cologne, Joseph-Stelzmann-Strasse 52, Cologne 50931, Germany.
Pavel MajerInstitute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Science, Flemingovo n. 2, Prague 160 00, Czech Republic.
Thomas LangerInstitute for Genetics and Cologne Excellence Cluster on Cellular Stress Responses in Aging-Associated Diseases (CECAD), Medical Faculty, University of Cologne, Joseph-Stelzmann-Strasse 52, Cologne 50931, Germany.
Marius K LembergCenter for Molecular Biology of Heidelberg University (ZMBH), DKFZ-ZMBH Alliance, Im Neuenheimer Feld 282, Heidelberg 69120, Germany.
Kvido StříšovskýInstitute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Science, Flemingovo n. 2, Prague 160 00, Czech Republic.ORCID 0000-0003-3677-0907
Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry · CZUniversity of Cologne · DECharles University · CZ

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The mitochondrial rhomboid protease PARL regulates mitophagy by balancing intramembrane proteolysis of PINK1 and PGAM5. It has been implicated in the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease, but its investigation as a possible therapeutic target is challenging in this context because genetic deficiency of PARL may result in compensatory mechanisms. To address this problem, we undertook a hitherto unavailable chemical biology strategy. We developed potent PARL-targeting ketoamide inhibitors and investigated the effects of acute PARL suppression on the processing status of PINK1 intermediates and on Parkin activation. This approach revealed that PARL inhibition leads to a robust activation of the PINK1/Parkin pathway without major secondary effects on mitochondrial properties, which demonstrates that the pharmacological blockage of PARL to boost PINK1/Parkin-dependent mitophagy is a feasible approach to examine novel therapeutic strategies for Parkinson's disease. More generally, this study showcases the power of ketoamide inhibitors for cell biological studies of rhomboid proteases.

Indexed as

Parkinson DiseasePeptide HydrolasesEndopeptidasesHumansMetalloproteasesMitochondrial ProteinsMitophagyProtein KinasesUbiquitin-Protein LigasesEndopeptidasesMetalloproteasesMitochondrial ProteinsPARL protein, humanPeptide HydrolasesProtein KinasesUbiquitin-Protein Ligases

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PMID36540942
PMCPMC9841525
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