TY - JOUR
T1 - Role of JNK1-dependent Bcl-2 phosphorylation in ceramide-induced macroautophagy
AU - Pattingre, Sophie
AU - Bauvy, Chantal
AU - Carpentier, Stéphane
AU - Levade, Thierry
AU - Levine, Beth
AU - Codogno, Patrice
PY - 2009/1/30
Y1 - 2009/1/30
N2 - Macroautophagy is a vacuolar lysosomal catabolic pathway that is stimulated during periods of nutrient starvation to preserve cell integrity. Ceramide is a bioactive sphingolipid associated with a large range of cell processes. Here we show that short-chain ceramides (C2-ceramide and C 6-ceramide) and stimulation of the de novo ceramide synthesis by tamoxifen induce the dissociation of the complex formed between the autophagy protein Beclin 1 and the anti-apoptotic protein Bcl-2. This dissociation is required for macroautophagy to be induced either in response to ceramide or to starvation. Three potential phosphorylation sites, Thr69, Ser 70, and Ser87, located in the non-structural N-terminal loop of Bcl-2, play major roles in the dissociation of Bcl-2 from Beclin 1. We further show that activation of c-Jun N-terminal protein kinase 1 by ceramide is required both to phosphorylate Bcl-2 and to stimulate macroautophagy. These findings reveal a new aspect of sphingolipid signaling in up-regulating a major cell process involved in cell adaptation to stress.
AB - Macroautophagy is a vacuolar lysosomal catabolic pathway that is stimulated during periods of nutrient starvation to preserve cell integrity. Ceramide is a bioactive sphingolipid associated with a large range of cell processes. Here we show that short-chain ceramides (C2-ceramide and C 6-ceramide) and stimulation of the de novo ceramide synthesis by tamoxifen induce the dissociation of the complex formed between the autophagy protein Beclin 1 and the anti-apoptotic protein Bcl-2. This dissociation is required for macroautophagy to be induced either in response to ceramide or to starvation. Three potential phosphorylation sites, Thr69, Ser 70, and Ser87, located in the non-structural N-terminal loop of Bcl-2, play major roles in the dissociation of Bcl-2 from Beclin 1. We further show that activation of c-Jun N-terminal protein kinase 1 by ceramide is required both to phosphorylate Bcl-2 and to stimulate macroautophagy. These findings reveal a new aspect of sphingolipid signaling in up-regulating a major cell process involved in cell adaptation to stress.
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U2 - 10.1074/jbc.M805920200
DO - 10.1074/jbc.M805920200
M3 - Article
C2 - 19029119
AN - SCOPUS:59149090850
SN - 0021-9258
VL - 284
SP - 2719
EP - 2728
JO - Journal of Biological Chemistry
JF - Journal of Biological Chemistry
IS - 5
ER -