The E3 Ligase Parkin Maintains Mitochondrial Integrity by Increasing Linear Ubiquitination of NEMO

  • Anne Kathrin Müller-Rischart
  • , Anna Pilsl
  • , Patrick Beaudette
  • , Maria Patra
  • , Kamyar Hadian
  • , Maria Funke
  • , Regina Peis
  • , Alexandra Deinlein
  • , Carolin Schweimer
  • , Peer Hendrik Kuhn
  • , Stefan F. Lichtenthaler
  • , Elisa Motori
  • , Silvana Hrelia
  • , Wolfgang Wurst
  • , Dietrich Trümbach
  • , Thomas Langer
  • , Daniel Krappmann
  • , Gunnar Dittmar
  • , Jörg Tatzelt
  • , Konstanze F. Winklhofer

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

182 Scopus citations

Abstract

Parkin, a RING-between-RING-type E3 ubiquitin ligase associated with Parkinson's disease, has a wide neuroprotective activity, preventing cell death in various stress paradigms. We identified a stress-protective pathway regulated by parkin that links NF-κB signaling and mitochondrial integrity via linear ubiquitination. Under cellular stress, parkin is recruited to the linear ubiquitin assembly complex and increases linear ubiquitination of NF-κB essential modulator (NEMO), which is essential for canonical NF-κB signaling. As a result, the mitochondrial guanosine triphosphatase OPA1 is transcriptionally upregulated via NF-κB-responsive promoter elements for maintenance of mitochondrial integrity and protection from stress-induced cell death. Parkin-induced stress protection is lost in the absence of either NEMO or OPA1, but not in cells defective for the mitophagy pathway. Notably, in parkin-deficient cells linear ubiquitination of NEMO, activation of NF-κB, and upregulation of OPA1 are significantly reduced in response to TNF-α stimulation, supporting the physiological relevance of parkin in regulating this antiapoptotic pathway.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)908-921
Number of pages14
JournalMolecular Cell
Volume49
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 7 Mar 2013
Externally publishedYes

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'The E3 Ligase Parkin Maintains Mitochondrial Integrity by Increasing Linear Ubiquitination of NEMO'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this