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Nrf2-mediated induction of p62 controls Toll-like receptor-4–driven aggresome-like induced structure formation and autophagic degradation

2011; National Academy of Sciences; Volume: 108; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1073/pnas.1014156108

1091-6490

Ken‐ichi Fujita, Daisuke Maeda, Qi Xiao, Srinivasa M. Srinivasula,

Immune cells in cancer

Toll-like receptors (TLRs) play a crucial role in several innate immune responses by regulating autophagy, but little is known about how TLR signaling controls autophagy. Here we demonstrate that p62/SQSTM1 is required for TLR4-mediated autophagy, which we show as selective autophagy of aggresome-like induced structures (ALIS). Treatment with LPS or Escherichia coli induced LC3 + dot-like structures, and their assembly, but not lysosomal degradation, occurred independently of classic autophagic machinery. Microscopic and ultrastructural analyses showed that p62 is a component of the induced LC3 + dots and these TLR4-induced p62 + structures resemble ALIS. The levels of p62 mRNA and protein were increased in TLR4-activated cells and knockdown of p62 suppressed the ALIS formation and LC3-II conversion. The accumulation of p62 and ALIS required activation of Nrf2 by reactive oxygen species-p38 axis-dependent TLR4/MyD88 signaling, suggesting a link between innate immune and oxidative-stress responses. These findings indicate that TLR4-driven induction of p62 plays an essential role in the formation and the autophagic degradation of ALIS, which might be critical for regulating host defense.