TY - JOUR
T1 - RIP3 Translocation into Mitochondria Promotes Mitofilin Degradation to Increase Inflammation and Kidney Injury after Renal Ischemia–Reperfusion
AU - Feng, Yansheng
AU - Imam Aliagan, Abdulhafiz
AU - Tombo, Nathalie
AU - Draeger, Derrick
AU - Bopassa, Jean C.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2022/6/1
Y1 - 2022/6/1
N2 - The receptor-interacting protein kinase 3 (RIP3) has been reported to regulate programmed necrosis–necroptosis forms of cell death with important functions in inflammation. We investigated whether RIP3 translocates into mitochondria in response to renal ischemia–reperfusion (I/R) to interact with inner mitochondrial protein (Mitofilin) and promote mtDNA release into the cytosol. We found that release of mtDNA activates the cGAS–STING pathway, leading to increased nuclear transcription of pro-inflammatory markers that exacerbate renal I/R injury. Monolateral C57/6N and RIP3−/− mice kidneys were subjected to 60 min of ischemia followed by either 12, 24, or 48 h of reperfusion. In WT mice, we found that renal I/R injury increased RIP3 levels, as well as its translocation into mitochondria. We observed that RIP3 interacts with Mitofilin, likely promoting its degradation, resulting in increased mitochondria damage and mtDNA release, activation of the cGAS–STING–p65 pathway, and increased transcription of pro-inflammatory markers. All of these effects observed in WT mice were decreased in RIP3−/− mice. In HK-2, RIP3 overexpression or Mitofilin knockdown increased cell death by activating the cGAS–STING–p65 pathway. Together, this study point to an important role of the RIP3–Mitofilin axis in the initiation and development of renal I/R injury.
AB - The receptor-interacting protein kinase 3 (RIP3) has been reported to regulate programmed necrosis–necroptosis forms of cell death with important functions in inflammation. We investigated whether RIP3 translocates into mitochondria in response to renal ischemia–reperfusion (I/R) to interact with inner mitochondrial protein (Mitofilin) and promote mtDNA release into the cytosol. We found that release of mtDNA activates the cGAS–STING pathway, leading to increased nuclear transcription of pro-inflammatory markers that exacerbate renal I/R injury. Monolateral C57/6N and RIP3−/− mice kidneys were subjected to 60 min of ischemia followed by either 12, 24, or 48 h of reperfusion. In WT mice, we found that renal I/R injury increased RIP3 levels, as well as its translocation into mitochondria. We observed that RIP3 interacts with Mitofilin, likely promoting its degradation, resulting in increased mitochondria damage and mtDNA release, activation of the cGAS–STING–p65 pathway, and increased transcription of pro-inflammatory markers. All of these effects observed in WT mice were decreased in RIP3−/− mice. In HK-2, RIP3 overexpression or Mitofilin knockdown increased cell death by activating the cGAS–STING–p65 pathway. Together, this study point to an important role of the RIP3–Mitofilin axis in the initiation and development of renal I/R injury.
KW - acute kidney injury (AKI)
KW - cGAS–STING–p65 pathway and inflammation
KW - inner mitochondrial membrane protein (immt
KW - mitochondrial dysfunction
KW - mitochondrial structural integrity and function
KW - mitofilin)
KW - mtDNA release
KW - receptor-interacting protein kinase 3 (RIP3)
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U2 - 10.3390/cells11121894
DO - 10.3390/cells11121894
M3 - Article
C2 - 35741025
AN - SCOPUS:85131683677
SN - 2073-4409
VL - 11
JO - Cells
JF - Cells
IS - 12
M1 - 1894
ER -