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ArticleNature communications2025

Chaperone-mediated autophagy manipulates PGC1α stability and governs energy metabolism under thermal stress.

Yixiao Zhuang, Xinyi Zhang, Shuang Zhang, Yunpeng Sun, Hui Wang, Yuxuan Chen, Hanyin Zhang, Penglai Zou, Yonghao Feng, Xiaodan Lu and 6 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Association between theFrontiers in physiology · 2025
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  5. Recent insights into HSP70: proteostasis and beyond.Frontiers in molecular biosciences · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors.

Yixiao Zhuang *State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China.
Xinyi Zhang *State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China.
Shuang Zhang *State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China.
Yunpeng Sun *Interdisciplinary Research Center on Biology and Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201210, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6301-3333
Hui WangState Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China.
Yuxuan ChenState Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China.
Hanyin ZhangState Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China.
Penglai ZouState Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China.
Yonghao FengState Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2585-5203
Xiaodan LuPrecisional Medical Center, Jilin Province People's Hospital, Changchun, 130021, China.
Peijie ChenSchool of Exercise and Health, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai, 200438, China.
Yi XuShanghai Key Laboratory of Metabolic Remodeling and Health, Institute of Metabolism and Integrative Biology, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China.
John Zhong LiDepartment of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 211166, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4991-9563
Huanqing GaoState Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China. gao_hq@fudan.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0002-8124-3217
Li JinState Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China. lijin@fudan.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9201-2321
Xingxing KongState Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China. kongxingxing@fudan.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8395-0268

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Thermogenic proteins are down-regulated under thermal stress, including PGC1α· However, the molecular mechanisms are not fully understood. Here, we addressed that chaperone-mediated autophagy could regulate the stability of PGC1α under thermal stress. In mice, knockdown of Lamp2a, one of the two components of CMA, in BAT showed increased PGC1α protein and improved metabolic phenotypes. Combining the proteomics of brown adipose tissue (BAT), structure prediction, co-immunoprecipitation- mass spectrum and biochemical assays, we found that PARK7, a Parkinson's disease causative protein, could sense the temperature changes and interact with LAMP2A and HSC70, respectively, subsequently manipulate the activity of CMA. Knockout of Park7 specific in BAT promoted BAT whitening, leading to impaired insulin sensitivity and energy expenditure at thermoneutrality. Moreover, inhibiting the activity of CMA by knockdown of LAMP2A reversed the effects induced by Park7 ablation. These findings suggest CMA is required for BAT to sustain thermoneutrality-induced whitening through degradation of PGC1α.

Indexed as

Chaperone-Mediated AutophagyEnergy MetabolismHeat-Shock ResponsePeroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Gamma Coactivator 1-alphaAdipose Tissue, BrownAnimalsHSC70 Heat-Shock ProteinsHumansLysosomal-Associated Membrane Protein 2MaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutThermogenesisHSC70 Heat-Shock ProteinsHspa8 protein, mouseLysosomal-Associated Membrane Protein 2Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Gamma Coactivator 1-alphaPpargc1a protein, mouse

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PMID40360527
PMCPMC12075589

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