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ArticleNucleic acids research2025

DNA damage response regulator ATR licenses PINK1-mediated mitophagy.

Christian Marx, Xiaobing Qing, Yamin Gong, Joanna Kirkpatrick, Kanstantsin Siniuk, Galina V Beznoussenko, Gururaj Rao Kidiyoor, Murat Kirtay, Katrin Buder, Philipp Koch and 6 more

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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16 authors.

Christian MarxL eibniz Institute on Aging-Fritz Lipmann Institute (FLI), Beutenbergstr. 11, 07745 Jena, Germany.
Xiaobing QingL eibniz Institute on Aging-Fritz Lipmann Institute (FLI), Beutenbergstr. 11, 07745 Jena, Germany.
Yamin GongL eibniz Institute on Aging-Fritz Lipmann Institute (FLI), Beutenbergstr. 11, 07745 Jena, Germany.
Joanna KirkpatrickL eibniz Institute on Aging-Fritz Lipmann Institute (FLI), Beutenbergstr. 11, 07745 Jena, Germany.
Kanstantsin SiniukL eibniz Institute on Aging-Fritz Lipmann Institute (FLI), Beutenbergstr. 11, 07745 Jena, Germany.
Galina V BeznoussenkoIFOM, the FIRC Institute of Molecular Oncology, 20139 Milan, Italy.
Gururaj Rao KidiyoorIFOM, the FIRC Institute of Molecular Oncology, 20139 Milan, Italy.
Murat KirtayL eibniz Institute on Aging-Fritz Lipmann Institute (FLI), Beutenbergstr. 11, 07745 Jena, Germany.
Katrin BuderL eibniz Institute on Aging-Fritz Lipmann Institute (FLI), Beutenbergstr. 11, 07745 Jena, Germany.
Philipp KochL eibniz Institute on Aging-Fritz Lipmann Institute (FLI), Beutenbergstr. 11, 07745 Jena, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-2825-7943
Martin WestermannElectron Microscopy Center, Jena University Hospital, Ziegelmühlenweg 1, 07743 Jena, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-8311-338X
Christopher BruhnL eibniz Institute on Aging-Fritz Lipmann Institute (FLI), Beutenbergstr. 11, 07745 Jena, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-6656-996X
Eric J BrownPerelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104, United States.
Xingzhi XuFaculty of Basic Medicine, Shenzhen University Medical School, 518055 Shenzhen, China.ORCID 0000-0002-4459-2082
Marco FoianiIFOM, the FIRC Institute of Molecular Oncology, 20139 Milan, Italy.
Zhao-Qi WangL eibniz Institute on Aging-Fritz Lipmann Institute (FLI), Beutenbergstr. 11, 07745 Jena, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-8336-3485

Funding

Translational Research Support CoreP30ES013508 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI A. Clementina Mesaros · 2006 to 2026
$35.3M
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft WA2627/1-1German-Israeli Foundation for Scientific Research and Development I-1307-418.13/2015Leibniz Association SAW2014NIEHS NIH HHS P30 ES013508Shandong University
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Defective DNA damage response (DDR) and mitochondrial dysfunction are a major etiology of tissue impairment and aging. Mitochondrial autophagy (mitophagy) is a mitochondrial quality control (MQC) mechanism to selectively eliminate dysfunctional mitochondria. ATR (ataxia-telangiectasia and Rad3-related) is a key DDR regulator playing a pivotal role in DNA replication stress response and genomic stability. Paradoxically, the human Seckel syndrome caused by ATR mutations exhibits premature aging and neuropathies, suggesting a role of ATR in nonreplicating tissues. Here, we report a previously unknown yet direct role of ATR at mitochondria. We find that ATR and PINK1 (PTEN-induced kinase 1) dock at the mitochondrial translocase TOM/TIM complex, where ATR interacts directly with and thereby stabilizes PINK1. ATR deletion silences mitophagy initiation thereby altering oxidative phosphorylation functionality resulting in reactive oxygen species overproduction that attack cytosolic macromolecules, in both cells and brain tissues, prior to nuclear DNA. This study discloses ATR as an integrated component of the PINK1-mediated MQC program to ensure mitochondrial fitness. Together with its DDR function, ATR safeguards mitochondrial and genomic integrity under physiological and genotoxic conditions.

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Ataxia Telangiectasia Mutated ProteinsDNA DamageMitophagyProtein KinasesAnimalsHumansMembrane Transport ProteinsMiceMitochondriaMitochondrial Precursor Protein Import Complex ProteinsOxidative PhosphorylationPTEN-Induced Putative KinaseReactive Oxygen SpeciesAtaxia Telangiectasia Mutated ProteinsATR protein, humanMembrane Transport ProteinsMitochondrial Precursor Protein Import Complex ProteinsProtein KinasesPTEN-Induced Putative KinaseReactive Oxygen Species

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PMID40105243
PMCPMC11920799

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