ROS-induced DNA damage and PARP-1 are required for optimal induction of starvation-induced autophagy

José Manuel Rodríguez-Vargas, María José Ruiz-Magaña, Carmen Ruiz-Ruiz, Jara Majuelos-Melguizo, Andreína Peralta-Leal, María Isabel Rodríguez, José Antonio Muñoz-Gámez, Mariano Ruiz de Almodóvar, Eva Siles, Abelardo López Rivas, Marja Jaattela, F Javier Oliver

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Abstract

In response to nutrient stress, cells start an autophagy program that can lead to adaptation or death. The mechanisms underlying the signaling from starvation to the initiation of autophagy are not fully understood. In the current study we show that the absence or inactivation of PARP-1 strongly delays starvation-induced autophagy. We have found that DNA damage is an early event of starvation-induced autophagy as measured by γ-H2AX accumulation and comet assay, with PARP-1 knockout cells displaying a reduction in both parameters. During starvation, ROS-induced DNA damage activates PARP-1, leading to ATP depletion (an early event after nutrient deprivation). The absence of PARP-1 blunted AMPK activation and prevented the complete loss of mTOR activity, leading to a delay in autophagy. PARP-1 depletion favors apoptosis in starved cells, suggesting a pro-survival role of autophagy and PARP-1 activation after nutrient deprivation. In vivo results show that neonates of PARP-1 mutant mice subjected to acute starvation, also display deficient liver autophagy, implying a physiological role for PARP-1 in starvation-induced autophagy. Thus, the PARP signaling pathway is a key regulator of the initial steps of autophagy commitment following starvation.

Original languageEnglish
JournalEndocytobiosis and Cell Research
Volume22
Issue number7
Pages (from-to)1181-98
Number of pages18
ISSN0256-1514
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jul 2012

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