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Protein homeostasis is maintained by proteasomes containing PSMB9 induced by EEF1A2 upon mitochondrial stress

Kim, M.; Samluk, L.; Stepkowski, T. M.; Suppanz, I.; Serwa, R. A.; Kodron, A.; Warscheid, B.; Chacinska, A.

2021-12-23 cell biology
10.1101/2021.12.23.473808 bioRxiv
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Perturbed proteostasis and mitochondrial dysfunction are often associated with age-related diseases such as Alzheimers and Parkinsons diseases. However, the link between them remains incompletely understood. Mitochondrial dysfunction causes proteostasis imbalance, and cells respond to restore proteostasis by increasing proteasome activity and molecular chaperons in yeast and C. elegans. Here, we demonstrate the presence of similar responses in humans. Mitochondrial dysfunction upregulates a small heat shock protein HSPB1 and an immunoproteasome subunit PSMB9 leading to an increase in proteasome activity. HSPB1 and PSMB9 are required to prevent protein aggregation upon mitochondrial dysfunction. Moreover, PSMB9 expression is dependent on a translation elongation factor EEF1A2, and PSMB9-containing proteasomes are located near mitochondria, enabling fast local degradation of aberrant proteins. Our findings put a step forward in understanding the stress response triggered by mitochondrial dysfunction, and may be useful for therapeutic strategies to prevent or delay the onset of age-related diseases and attenuate their progression.

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