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ArticleiScience2025

ZFAND6 promotes TRAF2-dependent mitophagy to restrain cGAS-STING signaling.

Kashif Shaikh, Melissa Bowman, Sarah M McCormick, Linlin Gao, Jiawen Zhang, Jesse White, John Tawil, Arun Kapoor, Ravit Arav-Boger, Christopher C Norbury and 1 more

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Article in iScience, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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11 authors.

Kashif ShaikhDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA 17033, USA.
Melissa BowmanDepartment of Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
Sarah M McCormickDepartment of Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
Linlin GaoDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA.
Jiawen ZhangDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA 17033, USA.
Jesse WhiteDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA 17033, USA.
John TawilDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA 17033, USA.
Arun KapoorDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
Ravit Arav-BogerDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
Christopher C NorburyDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA 17033, USA.
Edward W HarhajDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA 17033, USA.

Funding

Analysis of the mechanism of HCMV cytoplasmic envelopmentR01AI130156 · NIAID · PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIV HERSHEY MED CTR · PI Christopher C Norbury · 2017 to 2026
$3.8M
Negative regulation of innate immune signaling pathways by the selective autophagy receptor TAX1BP1R01AI162815 · NIAID · PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIV HERSHEY MED CTR · PI HARHAJ, EDWARD W · 2021 to 2025
$3.3M
How does Cytomegalovirus use interferon lambda for optimal spreadR21AI169180 · NIAID · PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIV HERSHEY MED CTR · PI NORBURY, CHRISTOPHER C · 2022 to 2023
$446k
ZFAND6 regulation of innate antiviral immunityR21AI137550 · NIAID · PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIV HERSHEY MED CTR · PI HARHAJ, EDWARD W · 2020 to 2021
$435k
The effect of local virus infection upon cutaneous wound healing: the impact of virus-induced Type III IFNsR21AR077778 · NIAMS · PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIV HERSHEY MED CTR · PI NORBURY, CHRISTOPHER C · 2021 to 2022
$390k
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI130156NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI162815NIAID NIH HHS R21 AI137550NIAID NIH HHS R21 AI169180NIAMS NIH HHS R21 AR077778
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

ZFAND6 is a zinc finger protein that interacts with TNF receptor-associated factor 2 (TRAF2) and polyubiquitin chains and has been linked to tumor necrosis factor (TNF) signaling. Here, we report a previously undescribed function of ZFAND6 in maintaining mitochondrial homeostasis by promoting mitophagy. Deletion of ZFAND6 in bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMDMs) upregulates reactive oxygen species (ROS) and the accumulation of damaged mitochondria due to impaired mitophagy. Consequently, mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is released into the cytoplasm, triggering the spontaneous expression of interferon-stimulated genes (ISGs) in a stimulator of interferon genes (STING) dependent manner, which leads to enhanced viral resistance. Mechanistically, ZFAND6 bridges a TRAF2-cIAP1 interaction and mediates the recruitment of TRAF2 to damaged mitochondria, which is required for the initiation of ubiquitin-dependent mitophagy. Our results suggest that ZFAND6 promotes the interactions of TRAF2 and cIAP1 and the clearance of damaged mitochondria by mitophagy to maintain mitochondrial homeostasis.

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PMID39811672
PMCPMC11731517

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