TMP21 regulates autophagy by modulating ROS production and mTOR activation.

Ji Hyun Shin, Dong-Hyung Cho

Biochemical and biophysical research communications 2019 Oct 22

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Autophagy is a catabolic cellular response to stress that has been liked to various human diseases. However, the precise involvement of autophagy in health and disease remains unclear. To explore the molecular mechanisms of autophagy, we investigated the effect of TMP21. We found that the down-regulation of TMP21 induced autophagy in SH-SY5Y cells. In addition, the enhanced autophagy observed upon TMP21 depletion was almost completely blocked in ATG5 knockout (KO) or ATG7-KO HeLa cells. Silencing of TMP21 in SH-SY5Y cells also increased the production of cellular reactive oxygen species (ROS). Accordingly, treatment with the ROS scavenger NAC suppressed autophagy activation as well as ROS production in TMP21-depleted cells. In addition, the inhibition of mTOR by treatment with Torin1 was mitigated in TMP21 overexpressing cells compared with that in control cells. Taken together, these results indicated that TMP21 could regulate autophagy by modulating ROS production and mTOR activation. Copyright © 2019 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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Ji Hyun Shin, Dong-Hyung Cho. TMP21 regulates autophagy by modulating ROS production and mTOR activation. Biochemical and biophysical research communications. 2019 Oct 22;518(4):746-751