PMID- 21926971 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20120105 LR - 20230815 IS - 1460-2075 (Electronic) IS - 0261-4189 (Print) IS - 0261-4189 (Linking) VI - 30 IP - 21 DP - 2011 Sep 16 TI - BAX inhibitor-1 regulates autophagy by controlling the IRE1alpha branch of the unfolded protein response. PG - 4465-78 LID - 10.1038/emboj.2011.318 [doi] AB - Both autophagy and apoptosis are tightly regulated processes playing a central role in tissue homeostasis. Bax inhibitor 1 (BI-1) is a highly conserved protein with a dual role in apoptosis and endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress signalling through the regulation of the ER stress sensor inositol requiring kinase 1 alpha (IRE1alpha). Here, we describe a novel function of BI-1 in the modulation of autophagy. BI-1-deficient cells presented a faster and stronger induction of autophagy, increasing LC3 flux and autophagosome formation. These effects were associated with enhanced cell survival under nutrient deprivation. Repression of autophagy by BI-1 was dependent on cJun-N terminal kinase (JNK) and IRE1alpha expression, possibly due to a displacement of TNF-receptor associated factor-2 (TRAF2) from IRE1alpha. Targeting BI-1 expression in flies altered autophagy fluxes and salivary gland degradation. BI-1 deficiency increased flies survival under fasting conditions. Increased expression of autophagy indicators was observed in the liver and kidney of bi-1-deficient mice. In summary, we identify a novel function of BI-1 in multicellular organisms, and suggest a critical role of BI-1 as a stress integrator that modulates autophagy levels and other interconnected homeostatic processes. FAU - Castillo, Karen AU - Castillo K AD - Center for Molecular Studies of the Cell, Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile. FAU - Rojas-Rivera, Diego AU - Rojas-Rivera D FAU - Lisbona, Fernanda AU - Lisbona F FAU - Caballero, Benjamin AU - Caballero B FAU - Nassif, Melissa AU - Nassif M FAU - Court, Felipe A AU - Court FA FAU - Schuck, Sebastian AU - Schuck S FAU - Ibar, Consuelo AU - Ibar C FAU - Walter, Peter AU - Walter P FAU - Sierralta, Jimena AU - Sierralta J FAU - Glavic, Alvaro AU - Glavic A FAU - Hetz, Claudio AU - Hetz C LA - eng GR - Howard Hughes Medical Institute/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20110916 PL - England TA - EMBO J JT - The EMBO journal JID - 8208664 RN - 0 (Acids) RN - 0 (Membrane Proteins) RN - 0 (Tmbim6 protein, mouse) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Ern1 protein, mouse) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases) RN - EC 3.1.- (Endoribonucleases) SB - IM EIN - EMBO J. 2017 Jun 1;36(11):1640. PMID: 28572284 EIN - EMBO J. 2021 Nov 2;40(21):e109149. PMID: 34726286 MH - Acids/metabolism MH - Animals MH - Autophagy/*genetics MH - Cell Survival/genetics MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Drosophila/genetics MH - Endoribonucleases/*metabolism/physiology MH - Membrane Proteins/genetics/metabolism/*physiology MH - Mice MH - Organisms, Genetically Modified MH - Phagosomes/genetics/metabolism MH - Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases/*metabolism/physiology MH - Saccharomyces cerevisiae/genetics MH - Signal Transduction/genetics/physiology MH - Starvation/metabolism MH - Transport Vesicles/metabolism MH - Unfolded Protein Response/*genetics/physiology PMC - PMC3230375 COIS- The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2011/09/20 06:00 MHDA- 2012/01/06 06:00 PMCR- 2012/11/02 CRDT- 2011/09/20 06:00 PHST- 2011/01/31 00:00 [received] PHST- 2011/08/01 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2011/09/20 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2011/09/20 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2012/01/06 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2012/11/02 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - emboj2011318 [pii] AID - 10.1038/emboj.2011.318 [doi] PST - epublish SO - EMBO J. 2011 Sep 16;30(21):4465-78. doi: 10.1038/emboj.2011.318.