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Golgi membrane-associated degradation (GOMED) is a process that leading to the degradation of proteins that have passed through the trans-Golgi membranes upon Golgi stress. GOMED is morphologically similar to autophagy, but the substrates degraded are different, and they thus have different biological roles. Although the substrate recognition mechanism of autophagy has been clarified in detail, that of GOMED is completely unknown. Here we report that GOMED degrades its substrate proteins selectively via optineurin (OPTN), as we found that the degradation of GOMED substrates is s`uppressed by the loss of OPTN. OPTN binds to K33 polyubiquitin-tagged proteins that have passed through the Golgi, which are then incorporated into GOMED structures for eventual degradation. In vivo, GOMED is known to be involved in the removal of mitochondria from erythrocytes, and in Optn-deficient mice, mitochondria are not degraded by GOMED, resulting in the appearance of erythrocytes containing mitochondria. These findings provide insight into the substrate recognition mechanism of GOMED.

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The Golgi stress response is an important cytoprotective system that enhances Golgi function in response to cellular demand, while cells damaged by prolonged Golgi stress undergo cell death. OSW-1, a natural compound with anticancer activity, potently inhibits OSBP that transports cholesterol and phosphatidylinositol-4-phosphate (PI4P) at contact sites between the endoplasmic reticulum and the Golgi apparatus. Previously, we reported that OSW-1 induces the Golgi stress response, resulting in Golgi stress-induced transcription and cell death. However, the underlying molecular mechanism has been unknown. To reveal the mechanism of a novel pathway of the Golgi stress response regulating transcriptional induction and cell death (the PI4P pathway), we performed a genome-wide knockout screen and found that transcriptional induction as well as cell death induced by OSW-1 was repressed by the loss of regulators of PI4P synthesis, such as PITPNB and PI4KB. Our data indicate that OSW-1 induces Golgi stress-dependent transcriptional induction and cell death through dysregulation of the PI4P metabolism in the Golgi.

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Parkinson's disease (PD) is a common neurodegenerative disorder that results from the loss of dopaminergic neurons. Mutations in coiled-coil-helix-coiled-coil-helix domain containing 2 (CHCHD2) gene cause a familial form of PD with α-Synuclein aggregation, and we here identified the pathogenesis of the T61I mutation, the most common disease-causing mutation of CHCHD2. In Neuro2a cells, CHCHD2 is in mitochondria, whereas the T61I mutant (CHCHD2T61I ) is mislocalized in the cytosol. CHCHD2T61l then recruits casein kinase 1 epsilon/delta (Csnk1e/d), which phosphorylates neurofilament and α-Synuclein, forming cytosolic aggresomes. In vivo, both Chchd2T61I knock-in and transgenic mice display neurodegenerative phenotypes and aggresomes containing Chchd2T61I , Csnk1e/d, phospho-α-Synuclein, and phospho-neurofilament in their dopaminergic neurons. Similar aggresomes were observed in a postmortem PD patient brain and dopaminergic neurons generated from patient-derived iPS cells. Importantly, a Csnk1e/d inhibitor substantially suppressed the phosphorylation of neurofilament and α-Synuclein. The Csnk1e/d inhibitor also suppressed the cellular damage in CHCHD2T61I -expressing Neuro2a cells and dopaminergic neurons generated from patient-derived iPS cells and improved the neurodegenerative phenotypes of Chchd2T61I mutant mice. These results indicate that Csnk1e/d is involved in the pathogenesis of PD caused by the CHCHD2T61I mutation.

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Alternative autophagy is an Atg5/Atg7-independent type of autophagy that contributes to various physiological events. We here identify Wipi3 as a molecule essential for alternative autophagy, but which plays minor roles in canonical autophagy. Wipi3 binds to Golgi membranes and is required for the generation of isolation membranes. We establish neuron-specific Wipi3-deficient mice, which show behavioral defects, mainly as a result of cerebellar neuronal loss. The accumulation of iron and ceruloplasmin is also found in the neuronal cells. These abnormalities are suppressed by the expression of Dram1, which is another crucial molecule for alternative autophagy. Although Atg7<italic>-</italic>deficient mice show similar phenotypes to Wipi3-deficient mice, electron microscopic analysis shows that they have completely different subcellular morphologies, including the morphology of organelles. Furthermore, most Atg7/Wipi3 double-deficient mice are embryonic lethal, indicating that Wipi3 functions to maintain neuronal cells via mechanisms different from those of canonical autophagy.

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Autophagy is a cellular process that degrades intracellular components, including misfolded proteins and damaged organelles. Many neurodegenerative diseases are considered to progress via the accumulation of misfolded proteins and damaged organelles; therefore, autophagy functions in regulating disease severity. There are at least two types of autophagy (canonical autophagy and alternative autophagy), and canonical autophagy has been applied to therapeutic strategies against various types of neurodegenerative diseases. In contrast, the role of alternative autophagy has not yet been clarified, but it is speculated to be involved in the pathogenesis of various neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's disease.

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