Here we report that knockout of PPTC7, a mitochondrial matrix protein, hyperactivates BNIP3/NIX-mediated mitophagy in vitro and in vivo. Biochemically, the PPTC7 precursor is trapped by BNIP3 and NIX to mitochondrial outer-membrane, where PPTC7 scaffolds the assembly of the substrate-PPTC7- SCFFBXL4...
ORGANISM(S): Homo Sapiens