RRC ID 83917
Author Ong AJS, Bladen CE, Tigani TA, Karamalakis AP, Evason KJ, Brown KK, Cox AG.
Title The KEAP1-NRF2 pathway regulates TFEB/TFE3-dependent lysosomal biogenesis.
Journal Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
Abstract The maintenance of redox and metabolic homeostasis is integral to embryonic development. Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (NRF2) is a stress-induced transcription factor that plays a central role in the regulation of redox balance and cellular metabolism. Under homeostatic conditions, NRF2 is repressed by Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1 (KEAP1). Here, we demonstrate that Keap1 deficiency induces Nrf2 activation and postdevelopmental lethality. Loss of viability is preceded by severe liver abnormalities characterized by an accumulation of lysosomes. Mechanistically, we demonstrate that loss of Keap1 promotes aberrant activation of transcription factor EB (TFEB)/transcription factor binding to IGHM Enhancer 3 (TFE3)-dependent lysosomal biogenesis. Importantly, we find that NRF2-dependent regulation of lysosomal biogenesis is cell autonomous and evolutionarily conserved. These studies identify a role for the KEAP1-NRF2 pathway in the regulation of lysosomal biogenesis and suggest that maintenance of lysosomal homeostasis is required during embryonic development.
Volume 120(22)
Pages e2217425120
Published 2023-5-30
DOI 10.1073/pnas.2217425120
PMID 37216554
PMC PMC10235939
MeSH Animals Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Leucine Zipper Transcription Factors* / metabolism Gene Expression Regulation Kelch-Like ECH-Associated Protein 1 / genetics Kelch-Like ECH-Associated Protein 1 / metabolism Lysosomes / metabolism NF-E2-Related Factor 2* / metabolism
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