PMID- 18689799 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20090210 LR - 20171213 IS - 1460-2083 (Electronic) IS - 0964-6906 (Linking) VI - 17 IP - 21 DP - 2008 Nov 1 TI - Synergistic activation of the human MnSOD promoter by DJ-1 and PGC-1alpha: regulation by SUMOylation and oxidation. PG - 3357-67 LID - 10.1093/hmg/ddn230 [doi] AB - Oxidative stress contributes to the development of neurodegenerative diseases. DJ-1, a protein genetically linked to Parkinson's disease (PD), has been implicated in oxidative stress defense and transcriptional regulation. However, it is unclear whether these two aspects of the DJ-1 function are connected. Here, we show that the inactivation of DJ-1 causes decreased expression of the human MnSOD. DJ-1 stimulates the activity of a master regulator of mitochondrial biogenesis and stress response, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma co-activator 1alpha (PGC-1alpha), in the transcription of the MnSOD. Although DJ-1 does not interact with PGC-1alpha directly, it inhibits the SUMOylation of a transcriptional repressor, pyrimidine tract-binding protein-associated splicing factor (PSF). PSF binds PGC-1alpha and suppresses its transcriptional activity. In contrast, a SUMOylation-deficient PSF mutant exhibits reduced binding to PGC-1alpha and promotes its activity. SUMO-specific isopeptidase SENP-1 further enhances the synergy between DJ-1 and PGC-1alpha, whereas an SUMO E3 ligase protein inhibitor of activated STAT Y completely blocks the synergy. Conversely, oxidative modification renders DJ-1 unable to inhibit SUMOylation, resulting in attenuated transcriptional synergy between DJ-1 and PGC-1alpha. Therefore, our results validate DJ-1 as a transcriptional regulator in mitochondrial oxidative stress response and imply that the oxidation-mediated functional impairment of DJ-1 leads to gradual dysregulation of the SUMO pathway. Consequent abnormal mitochondrial gene expression may contribute to the development of sporadic PD. FAU - Zhong, Nan AU - Zhong N AD - Department of Neurology, Caritas St Elizabeth's Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02135, USA. FAU - Xu, Jin AU - Xu J LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20080808 PL - England TA - Hum Mol Genet JT - Human molecular genetics JID - 9208958 RN - 0 (ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters) RN - 0 (Heat-Shock Proteins) RN - 0 (Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins) RN - 0 (Oncogene Proteins) RN - 0 (PPARGC1A protein, human) RN - 0 (Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Gamma Coactivator 1-alpha) RN - 0 (SUMO-1 Protein) RN - 0 (Transcription Factors) RN - EC 1.15.1.1 (Superoxide Dismutase) RN - EC 3.1.2.- (PARK7 protein, human) RN - EC 3.1.2.- (Protein Deglycase DJ-1) SB - IM MH - ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters/metabolism MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - *Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic MH - Heat-Shock Proteins/*metabolism MH - Humans MH - Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins/*metabolism MH - Oncogene Proteins/*metabolism MH - Oxidation-Reduction MH - Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Gamma Coactivator 1-alpha MH - Promoter Regions, Genetic/*genetics MH - Protein Deglycase DJ-1 MH - SUMO-1 Protein/*metabolism MH - Superoxide Dismutase/*metabolism MH - Transcription Factors/*metabolism EDAT- 2008/08/12 09:00 MHDA- 2009/02/12 09:00 CRDT- 2008/08/12 09:00 PHST- 2008/08/12 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2009/02/12 09:00 [medline] PHST- 2008/08/12 09:00 [entrez] AID - ddn230 [pii] AID - 10.1093/hmg/ddn230 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Hum Mol Genet. 2008 Nov 1;17(21):3357-67. doi: 10.1093/hmg/ddn230. Epub 2008 Aug 8.