PMID- 37749555 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20230927 LR - 20231122 IS - 1478-811X (Electronic) IS - 1478-811X (Linking) VI - 21 IP - 1 DP - 2023 Sep 25 TI - Defective quality control autophagy in Hyperhomocysteinemia promotes ER stress and consequent neuronal apoptosis through proteotoxicity. PG - 258 LID - 10.1186/s12964-023-01288-w [doi] LID - 258 AB - Homocysteine (Hcy), produced physiologically in all cells, is an intermediate metabolite of methionine and cysteine metabolism. Hyperhomocysteinemia (HHcy) resulting from an in-born error of metabolism that leads to accumulation of high levels of Hcy, is associated with vascular damage, neurodegeneration and cognitive decline. Using a HHcy model in neuronal cells, primary cortical neurons and transgenic zebrafish, we demonstrate diminished autophagy and Hcy-induced neurotoxicity associated with mitochondrial dysfunction, fragmentation and apoptosis. We find this mitochondrial dysfunction is due to Hcy-induced proteotoxicity leading to ER stress. We show this sustained proteotoxicity originates from the perturbation of upstream autophagic pathways through an aberrant activation of mTOR and that protetoxic stress act as a feedforward cues to aggravate a sustained ER stress that culminate to mitochondrial apoptosis in HHcy model systems. Using chemical chaperones to mitigate sustained ER stress, Hcy-induced proteotoxicity and consequent neurotoxicity were rescued. We also rescue neuronal lethality by activation of autophagy and thereby reducing proteotoxicity and ER stress. Our findings pave the way to devise new strategies for the treatment of neural and cognitive pathologies reported in HHcy, by either activation of upstream autophagy or by suppression of downstream ER stress. Video Abstract. CI - (c) 2023. BioMed Central Ltd., part of Springer Nature. FAU - Kaur, Bhavneet AU - Kaur B AD - CSIR-Institute of Genomics & Integrative Biology, Mathura Road, Sukhdev Vihar, New Delhi, 110020, India. AD - Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research, Ghaziabad, 201002, India. FAU - Sharma, Pradeep Kumar AU - Sharma PK AD - CSIR-Institute of Genomics & Integrative Biology, Mathura Road, Sukhdev Vihar, New Delhi, 110020, India. AD - Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research, Ghaziabad, 201002, India. AD - CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, Lucknow, India. FAU - Chatterjee, Barun AU - Chatterjee B AD - CSIR-Institute of Genomics & Integrative Biology, Mathura Road, Sukhdev Vihar, New Delhi, 110020, India. AD - Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research, Ghaziabad, 201002, India. FAU - Bissa, Bhawana AU - Bissa B AD - CSIR-Institute of Genomics & Integrative Biology, Mathura Road, Sukhdev Vihar, New Delhi, 110020, India. AD - Present address: Department of Biochemistry, School of Life Sciences, Central University of Rajasthan, Ajmer, India. FAU - Nattarayan, Vasugi AU - Nattarayan V AD - CSIR-Institute of Genomics & Integrative Biology, Mathura Road, Sukhdev Vihar, New Delhi, 110020, India. FAU - Ramasamy, Soundhar AU - Ramasamy S AD - CSIR-Institute of Genomics & Integrative Biology, Mathura Road, Sukhdev Vihar, New Delhi, 110020, India. AD - Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research, Ghaziabad, 201002, India. FAU - Bhat, Ajay AU - Bhat A AD - CSIR-Institute of Genomics & Integrative Biology, Mathura Road, Sukhdev Vihar, New Delhi, 110020, India. AD - Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research, Ghaziabad, 201002, India. FAU - Lal, Megha AU - Lal M AD - CSIR-Institute of Genomics & Integrative Biology, Mathura Road, Sukhdev Vihar, New Delhi, 110020, India. AD - Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research, Ghaziabad, 201002, India. FAU - Samaddar, Sarbani AU - Samaddar S AD - National Brain Research Centre, Manesar, India. FAU - Banerjee, Sourav AU - Banerjee S AD - National Brain Research Centre, Manesar, India. FAU - Roy, Soumya Sinha AU - Roy SS AD - CSIR-Institute of Genomics & Integrative Biology, Mathura Road, Sukhdev Vihar, New Delhi, 110020, India. soumya.roy@igib.res.in. AD - Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research, Ghaziabad, 201002, India. soumya.roy@igib.res.in. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PT - Video-Audio Media DEP - 20230925 PL - England TA - Cell Commun Signal JT - Cell communication and signaling : CCS JID - 101170464 RN - 0LVT1QZ0BA (Homocysteine) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - *Hyperhomocysteinemia MH - Zebrafish MH - Apoptosis MH - Autophagy MH - Homocysteine MH - Quality Control PMC - PMC10518934 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Apoptosis OT - Autophagy OT - CBS OT - Endoplasmic reticulum OT - Homocysteine OT - Hyperhomocysteinemia OT - Mitochondria OT - Neuron COIS- The authors declare no competing interests. EDAT- 2023/09/26 00:42 MHDA- 2023/09/27 06:43 PMCR- 2023/09/25 CRDT- 2023/09/25 23:46 PHST- 2023/03/28 00:00 [received] PHST- 2023/08/19 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2023/09/27 06:43 [medline] PHST- 2023/09/26 00:42 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/09/25 23:46 [entrez] PHST- 2023/09/25 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1186/s12964-023-01288-w [pii] AID - 1288 [pii] AID - 10.1186/s12964-023-01288-w [doi] PST - epublish SO - Cell Commun Signal. 2023 Sep 25;21(1):258. doi: 10.1186/s12964-023-01288-w.