PMID- 35535673 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20221213 LR - 20221213 IS - 1474-9726 (Electronic) IS - 1474-9718 (Print) IS - 1474-9718 (Linking) VI - 21 IP - 6 DP - 2022 Jun TI - Chaperone-mediated autophagy degrades Keap1 and promotes Nrf2-mediated antioxidative response. PG - e13616 LID - 10.1111/acel.13616 [doi] LID - e13616 AB - Accumulation of oxidative stress is highly intertwined with aging process and contributes to aging-related diseases, such as neurodegenerative diseases. Deciphering the molecular machinery that regulates oxidative stress is fundamental to further uncovering the pathogenesis of these diseases. Chaperone-mediated autophagy (CMA), a highly selective lysosome-dependent degradation process, has been proven to be an important maintainer of cellular homeostasis through multiple mechanisms, one of which is the attenuation of oxidative stress. However, the specific mechanisms underlying this antioxidative action of CMA are not fully understood. In this study, we found that CMA directly degrades Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1 (Keap1), an adaptor of E3 ligase complex that promotes the degradation of nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2), which is a master transcriptional regulator in antioxidative response. Activated CMA induced by prolonged oxidative stress led to an increase in Nrf2 level by effectively degrading Keap1, contributing to Nrf2 nuclear translocation and the expression of multiple downstream antioxidative genes. Meanwhile, together with previous study showing that Nrf2 can also transcriptionally regulate LAMP2A, the rate-limiting factor of CMA process, we reveal a feed-forward loop between CMA and Nrf2. Our study identifies CMA as a previously unrecognized regulator of Keap1-Nrf2 pathway and reinforces the antioxidative role of CMA. CI - (c) 2022 The Authors. Aging Cell published by the Anatomical Society and John Wiley & Sons Ltd. FAU - Zhu, Lin AU - Zhu L AD - Department of Experimental Surgery, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China. FAU - He, Shulei AU - He S AD - Department of Experimental Surgery, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China. FAU - Huang, Lu AU - Huang L AD - Department of Experimental Surgery, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China. FAU - Ren, Dongni AU - Ren D AD - Department of Experimental Surgery, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China. FAU - Nie, Tiejian AU - Nie T AD - Department of Experimental Surgery, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China. FAU - Tao, Kai AU - Tao K AD - Department of Experimental Surgery, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China. FAU - Xia, Li AU - Xia L AD - Department of Neurosurgery and Institute for Functional Brain Disorders, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China. FAU - Lu, Fangfang AU - Lu F AD - Department of Experimental Surgery, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China. FAU - Mao, Zixu AU - Mao Z AD - Departments of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. FAU - Yang, Qian AU - Yang Q AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-5986-2682 AD - Department of Experimental Surgery, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20220510 PL - England TA - Aging Cell JT - Aging cell JID - 101130839 RN - 0 (Antioxidants) RN - 0 (Kelch-Like ECH-Associated Protein 1) RN - 0 (NF-E2-Related Factor 2) SB - IM MH - Antioxidants/pharmacology MH - Autophagy MH - *Chaperone-Mediated Autophagy MH - Kelch-Like ECH-Associated Protein 1/genetics/metabolism MH - *NF-E2-Related Factor 2/genetics/metabolism MH - Oxidative Stress PMC - PMC9197408 OTO - NOTNLM OT - 6-OHDA OT - CMA OT - Keap1-Nrf2 pathway OT - oxidative stress COIS- All authors declare no competing interests. EDAT- 2022/05/11 06:00 MHDA- 2022/06/18 06:00 PMCR- 2022/06/01 CRDT- 2022/05/10 05:53 PHST- 2022/03/01 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2020/04/23 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/04/04 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/05/11 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/06/18 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2022/05/10 05:53 [entrez] PHST- 2022/06/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - ACEL13616 [pii] AID - 10.1111/acel.13616 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Aging Cell. 2022 Jun;21(6):e13616. doi: 10.1111/acel.13616. Epub 2022 May 10.