miRNA family miR-29 inhibits PINK1-PRKN dependent mitophagy via ATG9A
Markham, B. N.; Ramnarine, C.; Kim, S.; Grever, W. E.; Soto-Beasley, A. I.; Heckman, M.; Ren, Y.; Osborne, A. C.; Bhagwate, A. V.; Liu, Y.; Wang, C.; Kim, J.; Wszolek, Z. K.; Ross, O. A.; Springer, W.; Fiesel, F. C.
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Loss-of-function mutations in the genes encoding PINK1 and PRKN result in early-onset Parkinson disease (EOPD). Together the encoded enzymes direct a neuroprotective pathway that ensures the elimination of damaged mitochondria via autophagy. We performed a genome-wide high content imaging miRNA screen for inhibitors of the PINK1-PRKN pathway and identified all three members of the miRNA family 29 (miR-29). Using RNAseq we identified target genes and found that siRNA against ATG9A phenocopied the effects of miR-29 and inhibited the initiation of PINK1-PRKN mitophagy. Furthermore, we discovered two rare, potentially deleterious, missense variants (p.R631W and p.S828L) in our EOPD cohort and tested them experimentally in cells. While expression of wild-type ATG9A was able to rescue the effects of miR-29a, the EOPD-associated variants behaved like loss-of-function mutations. Together, our study validates miR-29 and its target gene ATG9A as novel regulators of mitophagy initiation. It further serves as proof-of-concept of finding novel, potentially disease-causing EOPD-linked variants specifically in mitophagy regulating genes. The nomination of genetic variants and biological pathways is important for the stratification and treatment of patients that suffer from devastating diseases, such as EOPD.
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