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Deacetylation Assays to Unravel the Interplay between Sirtuins SIRT2 and Specific Protein-substrates
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The NAD-dependent deacetylase SIRT2 is required for programmed necrosis
Nisha Narayan1, In Hye Lee, Ronen Borenstein
1Center for Molecular Medicine, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA.
Nature
|December 4, 2012
Summary
SIRT2 regulates programmed necrosis by deacetylating RIP1, preventing RIP1-RIP3 complex formation. Inhibiting SIRT2 protects against injuries like ischaemia-reperfusion, suggesting therapeutic potential for necrosis.
Area of Science:
- Molecular Biology
- Cellular Biology
- Biochemistry
Background:
- Cellular necrosis, once considered unregulated, is now understood to follow specific molecular pathways.
- Tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) triggers necrosis via the formation of a receptor-interacting protein 1 (RIP1) and receptor-interacting protein 3 (RIP3) complex.
- The regulation of this RIP1-RIP3 complex formation remains largely unknown.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the role of SIRT2 in the regulation of programmed necrosis.
- To determine if SIRT2 modulates the formation of the RIP1-RIP3 complex.
- To evaluate the therapeutic potential of SIRT2 inhibition in conditions involving necrosis.
Main Methods:
- Constitutive binding of SIRT2 to RIP3 was assessed.
- SIRT2 deletion or knockdown was performed in mice to evaluate its effect on RIP1-RIP3 complex formation.
- TNF-α-induced necrosis was measured in the presence of genetic or pharmacological SIRT2 inhibition.
- RIP1 deacetylation and its effect on RIP1-RIP3 complex formation and necrosis were analyzed using gain- and loss-of-function mutants.
- Ischaemia-reperfusion injury models were used to assess the in vivo role of SIRT2.
Main Results:
- SIRT2 constitutively binds to RIP3, and its absence prevents RIP1-RIP3 complex formation.
- Inhibition of SIRT2 blocks TNF-α-induced cellular necrosis.
- RIP1 is a key target of SIRT2-dependent deacetylation, with acetylation of RIP1 lysine 530 modulating complex formation and necrosis.
- SIRT2 inhibition protects against ischaemia-reperfusion injury in vivo.
Conclusions:
- SIRT2 is a critical regulator of programmed necrosis.
- Targeting SIRT2 with inhibitors may offer a novel therapeutic strategy for necrotic injuries, including ischaemic stroke and myocardial infarction.
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