A novel mitochondrial ubiquitin ligase plays a critical role in mitochondrial dynamics
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- 27 July 2006
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in The EMBO Journal
- Vol. 25 (15), 3618-3626
- https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.emboj.7601249
Abstract
In this study, we have identified a novel mitochondrial ubiquitin ligase, designated MITOL, which is localized in the mitochondrial outer membrane. MITOL possesses a Plant Homeo‐Domain (PHD) motif responsible for E3 ubiquitin ligase activity and predicted four‐transmembrane domains. MITOL displayed a rapid degradation by autoubiquitination activity in a PHD‐dependent manner. HeLa cells stably expressing a MITOL mutant lacking ubiquitin ligase activity or MITOL‐deficient cells by small interfering RNA showed an aberrant mitochondrial morphology such as fragmentation, suggesting the enhancement of mitochondrial fission by MITOL dysfunction. Indeed, a dominant‐negative expression of Drp1 mutant blocked mitochondrial fragmentation induced by MITOL depletion. We found that MITOL associated with and ubiquitinated mitochondrial fission protein hFis1 and Drp1. Pulse–chase experiment showed that MITOL overexpression increased turnover of these fission proteins. In addition, overexpression phenotype of hFis1 could be reverted by MITOL co‐overexpression. Our finding indicates that MITOL plays a critical role in mitochondrial dynamics through the control of mitochondrial fission proteins.Keywords
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