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  3. Orphan nuclear receptor TR3 acts in autophagic cell death via mitochondrial signaling pathway

Orphan nuclear receptor TR3 acts in autophagic cell death via mitochondrial signaling pathway

  • Nat Chem Biol. 2014 Feb;10(2):133-40. doi: 10.1038/nchembio.1406.
Wei-jia Wang 1,  Yuan Wang 1,  Hang-zi Chen 1,  Yong-zhen Xing 1,  Feng-wei Li 1,  Qian Zhang 2,  Bo Zhou 2,  Hong-kui Zhang 3,  Jie Zhang 3,  Xue-li Bian 2,  Li Li 2,  Yuan Liu 2,  Bi-xing Zhao 2,  Yan Chen 2,  Rong Wu 2,  An-zhong Li 2,  Lu-ming Yao 2,  Ping Chen 2,  Yi Zhang 2,  Xu-yang Tian 2,  Friedrich Beermann 4,  Mian Wu 5,  Jiahuai Han 2,  Pei-qiang Huang 3,  Tianwei Lin 2,  Qiao Wu 2
Affiliations

Affiliations

  • 1 1] State Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Biology, Innovation Center for Cell Biology, School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian Province, China. [2].
  • 2 State Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Biology, Innovation Center for Cell Biology, School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian Province, China.
  • 3 Key Laboratory for Chemical Biology of Fujian Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian Province, China.
  • 4 ISREC, Swiss Institute for Experimental Cancer Research, SV EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland.
  • 5 Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale and School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China.
PMID: 24316735 DOI: 10.1038/nchembio.1406
Abstract

Autophagy is linked to cell death, yet the associated mechanisms are largely undercharacterized. We discovered that melanoma, which is generally resistant to drug-induced Apoptosis, can undergo autophagic cell death with the participation of orphan nuclear receptor TR3. A sequence of molecular events leading to cellular demise is launched by a specific chemical compound, 1-(3,4,5-trihydroxyphenyl)nonan-1-one, newly acquired from screening a library of TR3-targeting compounds. The autophagic cascade comprises TR3 translocation to mitochondria through interaction with the mitochondrial outer membrane protein Nix, crossing into the mitochondrial inner membrane through Tom40 and Tom70 channel proteins, dissipation of mitochondrial membrane potential by the permeability transition pore complex ANT1-VDAC1 and induction of Autophagy. This process leads to excessive mitochondria clearance and irreversible cell death. It implicates a new approach to melanoma therapy through activation of a mitochondrial signaling pathway that integrates a nuclear receptor with Autophagy for cell death.

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