The Mst1/2-BNIP3 axis is required for mitophagy induction and neuronal viability under mitochondrial stress

Autor: Dae Jin Jeong, Jee-Hyun Um, Young Yeon Kim, Dong Jin Shin, Sangwoo Im, Kang-Min Lee, Yun-Hee Lee, Dae-sik Lim, Donghoon Kim, Jeanho Yun
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Experimental and Molecular Medicine, Vol 56, Iss 3, Pp 674-685 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2092-6413
DOI: 10.1038/s12276-024-01198-y
Popis: Abstract Mitophagy induction upon mitochondrial stress is critical for maintaining mitochondrial homeostasis and cellular function. Here, we found that Mst1/2 (Stk3/4), key regulators of the Hippo pathway, are required for the induction of mitophagy under various mitochondrial stress conditions. Knockdown of Mst1/2 or pharmacological inhibition by XMU-MP-1 treatment led to impaired mitophagy induction upon CCCP and DFP treatment. Mechanistically, Mst1/2 induces mitophagy independently of the PINK1-Parkin pathway and the canonical Hippo pathway. Moreover, our results suggest the essential involvement of BNIP3 in Mst1/2-mediated mitophagy induction upon mitochondrial stress. Notably, Mst1/2 knockdown diminishes mitophagy induction, exacerbates mitochondrial dysfunction, and reduces cellular survival upon neurotoxic stress in both SH-SY5Y cells and Drosophila models. Conversely, Mst1 and Mst2 expression enhances mitophagy induction and cell survival. In addition, AAV-mediated Mst1 expression reduced the loss of TH-positive neurons, ameliorated behavioral deficits, and improved mitochondrial function in an MPTP-induced Parkinson’s disease mouse model. Our findings reveal the Mst1/2-BNIP3 regulatory axis as a novel mediator of mitophagy induction under conditions of mitochondrial stress and suggest that Mst1/2 play a pivotal role in maintaining mitochondrial function and neuronal viability in response to neurotoxic treatment.
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