Parkin mono-ubiquitinates Bcl-2 and regulates autophagy.

Parkin is an E3 ubiquitin ligase that mediates the ubiquitination of protein substrates. The mutations in the parkin gene can lead to a loss of function of parkin and cause autosomal recessive juvenile onset parkinsonism. Recently, parkin was reported to be involved in the regulation of mitophagy. Here, we identify ...
the Bcl-2, an anti-apoptotic and autophagy inhibitory protein, as a substrate for parkin. Parkin directly binds to Bcl-2 via its C terminus and mediates the mono-ubiquitination of Bcl-2, which increases the steady-state levels of Bcl-2. Overexpression of parkin, but not its ligase-deficient forms, decreases autophagy marker LC3 conversion, whereas knockdown of parkin increases LC3 II levels. In HeLa cells, a parkin-deficient cell line, knockdown of parkin does not change LC3 conversion. Moreover, overexpression of parkin enhances the interactions between Bcl-2 and Beclin 1. Our results provide evidence that parkin mono-ubiquitinates Bcl-2 and regulates autophagy via Bcl-2.
Mesh Terms:
Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins, Autophagy, Dystonic Disorders, Hela Cells, Humans, Membrane Proteins, Microtubule-Associated Proteins, Protein Binding, Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2, Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases, Ubiquitination
J. Biol. Chem.
Date: Dec. 03, 2010
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