The PP2A-B55-alpha phosphatase is a master regulator of mitochondrial degradation and biogenesis
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ABSTRACT: Mitochondrial homeostasis relies on a tight balance between mitochondrial biogenesis and degradation. Although mitophagy is one of the main pathways involved in the clearance of damaged or old mitochondria, its coordination with mitochondrial biogenesis is poorly characterized.Here,by unbiased approaches including last-generation liquid chromatography coupled to mass-spectrometry and transcriptomics, we identify the protein phosphatase PP2A-B55a/PPP2R2A as a Parkin-dependent regulator of mitochondrial number. Upon mitochondrial damage, PP2A-B55a determines the amplitude of mitophagy induction and execution, by regulating both early and late mitophagy events. Few minutes after the insult, ULK1 is released from the inhibitory regulation of PP2A-B55a, whereas 2- 4 hours after mitochondrial damage PP2A-B55a promotes the nuclear translocation of TFEB, the master regulator of autophagy and lysosome genes, to support mitophagy execution. Moreover, PP2A-B55a controls a transcriptional program of mitochondrial biogenesis by regulating the stability of the Parkin substrate and PGC1-a inhibitor PARIS. Importantly, PP2A-B55a targeting rescues neurodegenerative phenotypes in a fly model of Parkinson’s disease, thus representing a potential therapeutic target in this disease.
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ORGANISM(S): Mus Musculus (mouse)
TISSUE(S): Kidney Epithelial Cell
DISEASE(S): Disease Free
SUBMITTER:
Sergio Lilla
LAB HEAD: Sergio Lilla
PROVIDER: PXD065566 | Pride | 2025-09-24
REPOSITORIES: Pride
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