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  • 1Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA. pallanck@u.washington.edu

The Journal of Cell Biology
|December 29, 2010
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The PINK1-Parkin pathway tags damaged mitochondria for removal. AAA-type ATPase p97 further targets these mitochondria for degradation via an ERAD-like pathway, involving mitofusin.

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Area of Science:

  • Cell Biology
  • Mitochondrial Biology
  • Autophagy

Background:

  • The PINK1-Parkin pathway is crucial for mitochondrial quality control.
  • Damaged mitochondria are selectively targeted for autophagy (self-eating).

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the role of AAA-type ATPase p97 in mitochondrial quality control downstream of PINK1 and Parkin.
  • To elucidate the mechanism by which p97 targets damaged mitochondria for degradation.

Main Methods:

  • Biochemical assays to study protein interactions and degradation.
  • Cellular imaging to observe mitochondrial dynamics and turnover.

Main Results:

  • The AAA-type ATPase p97 functions downstream of the PINK1-Parkin pathway.
  • p97 targets mitochondria that are unable to fuse (fusion-incompetent) for removal.
  • p97 mediates the degradation of mitofusin, a mitochondrial fusion factor, via an ERAD-like mechanism.

Conclusions:

  • p97 is a key player in the selective removal of damaged mitochondria.
  • The ERAD-like degradation of mitofusin by p97 is essential for mitochondrial turnover.