The eIF2α kinase HRI triggers the autophagic clearance of cytosolic protein aggregates
Mena Abdel-Nour,Valeria Ramaglia,Athanasia A. Bianchi,Jessica Tsalikis,Hien Chau,Suneil K. Kalia,Lorraine V. Kalia,J J Chen,Damien Arnoult,Damien Arnoult,Jennifer L. Gommerman,Dana J. Philpott,Stephen E. Girardin +12 more
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It is suggested that the eIF2α kinase HRI contributes to a general cytosolic unfolded protein response (cUPR) that could be leveraged to bolster the clearance of cytotoxic protein aggregates.Abstract:
Large cytosolic protein aggregates are removed by two main cellular processes, autophagy and the ubiquitin-proteasome system (UPS), and defective clearance of these protein aggregates results in proteotoxicity and cell death. Here we show that the eIF2α kinase HRI potentiates the autophagic clearance of cytosolic protein aggregates when the UPS is inhibited. In cells silenced for HRI, proteasome inhibition resulted in accumulation of aggresomes and ubiquitinated proteins, as well as cytotoxicity. Moreover, silencing of HRI resulted in cytotoxic accumulation of over-expressed α-synuclein, a protein known to aggregate in Parkinson’s disease, dementia with Lewy bodies, and multiple system atrophy. In agreement, protein aggregate accumulation and microglia activation were observed in the spinal cord white matter of 7-month old Hri-/- mice as compared to Hri+/+ littermates. Moreover, aged Hri-/- mice showed accumulation of misfolded α-synuclein, indicative of misfolded proteins, in the lateral collateral pathway, a region of the sacral spinal cord horn that receives visceral sensory afferents from the bladder and distal colon, a pathological feature common to α-synucleinopathies in humans where it may contribute to impaired micturition and/or constipation. Together, these results suggest that HRI contributes to a general cytosolic unfolded protein response (cUPR) that could be leveraged to bolster the clearance of cytotoxic protein aggregates.read more
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