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ArticleEMBO reports2025

Peri-mitochondrial actin filaments inhibit Parkin assembly by disrupting ER-mitochondria contacts.

Tak Shun Fung, Amrapali Ghosh, Maite R Zavala, Zuzana Nichtova, Dhavalkumar Shukal, Marco Tigano, Gyorgy Csordas, Henry N Higgs, Rajarshi Chakrabarti

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9 authors.

Tak Shun Fung *Department of Cancer Biology and Genetics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9708-0937
Amrapali Ghosh *Department of Pathology and Genomic Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.ORCID 0009-0001-9334-3541
Maite R ZavalaDepartment of Pathology and Genomic Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8931-6831
Zuzana NichtovaDepartment of Pathology and Genomic Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7358-3268
Dhavalkumar ShukalDepartment of Pathology and Genomic Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7086-7951
Marco TiganoDepartment of Pathology and Genomic Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4353-9220
Gyorgy CsordasDepartment of Pathology and Genomic Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Henry N HiggsDepartment of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2917-9644
Rajarshi ChakrabartiDepartment of Pathology and Genomic Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA. Rajarshi.Chakrabarti@jefferson.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-4184-8492

Funding

X-RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHYP30CA008748 · NCI · SLOAN-KETTERING INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RES · PI SELWYN M VICKERS · 1985 to 2026
$347.4M
The impact of dynamic actin polymerization on mitochondrial dynamics and functionR35GM122545 · NIGMS · DARTMOUTH COLLEGE · PI HENRY N HIGGS · 2017 to 2026
$7.7M
Elucidating the roles for discrete actin filaments in maintenance of organelle and cellular homeostasisR35GM150811 · NIGMS · THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY · PI Rajarshi Chakrabarti · 2023 to 2026
$1.6M
HHS | NIH | National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) NIH R35147191-01HHS | NIH | National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) NIH R35 GM122545-07HHS | NIH | National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) NIH R35 GM150811-1NCI NIH HHS P30 CA008748NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM122545NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM150811
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mitochondrial damage represents a dramatic change in cellular homeostasis, necessitating metabolic adaptation and clearance of the damaged organelle. One rapid response to mitochondrial damage is peri-mitochondrial actin polymerization within 2 min, which we term ADA (Acute Damage-induced Actin). ADA is vital for a metabolic shift from oxidative phosphorylation to glycolysis upon mitochondrial dysfunction. In the current study, we investigated the effect of ADA on Pink1/Parkin mediated mitochondrial quality control. We show that inhibition of proteins involved in the ADA pathway significantly accelerates Parkin recruitment onto depolarized mitochondria. Addressing the mechanism by which ADA resists Parkin recruitment onto depolarized mitochondria, we found that ADA disrupts ER-mitochondria contacts in an Arp2/3 complex-dependent manner. Interestingly, overexpression of ER-mitochondria tethers overrides the effect of ADA, allowing rapid recruitment of not only Parkin but also LC3 after mitochondrial depolarization. During chronic mitochondrial dysfunction, Parkin and LC3 recruitment are completely blocked, which is reversed rapidly by inhibiting ADA. Taken together we show that ADA acts as a protective mechanism, delaying mitophagy following acute damage, and blocking mitophagy during chronic mitochondrial damage.

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Actin CytoskeletonActinsEndoplasmic ReticulumMitochondriaUbiquitin-Protein LigasesActin-Related Protein 2-3 ComplexHeLa CellsHumansMicrotubule-Associated ProteinsMitophagyProtein KinasesPTEN-Induced Putative KinaseActin-Related Protein 2-3 ComplexActinsMicrotubule-Associated Proteinsparkin proteinProtein KinasesPTEN-Induced Putative KinaseUbiquitin-Protein LigasesActinArp2/3 ComplexERLC3Parkin

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PMID40883511
PMCPMC12550048

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