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p62 at the crossroads of autophagy, apoptosis, and cancer

Jorge Moscat et al. Cell. 2009.

Abstract

The signaling adaptor p62 is a multidomain protein implicated in the activation of the transcription factor NF-kappaB. Recent findings link p62 activity to the extrinsic apoptosis pathway, and Mathew et al. (2009) now show that the modulation of p62 by autophagy is a key factor in tumorigenesis. These findings place p62 at critical decision points that control cell death and survival.

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Figure 1. Cellular Functions of p62

(A) Structural domain organization of p62 and p62-interacting partners. p62 has a PB1 domain, a ZZ-type zinc finger domain, a TRAF6-binding (TB) domain, an LC3-interacting region (LIR), and a ubiquitin-associated domain (UBA). (B) p62 speckles promote the oligomerization of TRAF6 and caspase-8 leading to the enhancement of NF-κB activation and apoptosis, respectively. p62 speckles also sequester active ERK, restraining adipogenesis. (C) Autophagy deficiency in apoptosis-impaired tumor cells leads to increased p62 aggregation. This triggers a positive feedback loop for the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and enhanced genomic instability and tumorigenesis. (D) Ras-induced transformation promotes the accumulation of p62, which leads to an increase in NF-κB activity, thereby restraining ROS production and inhibiting tumor cell death. DISC, death-inducing signaling complex; ER, endoplasmic reticulum.

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