FOXK2 targeting by the SCF-E3 ligase subunit FBXO24 for ubiquitin mediated degradation modulates mitochondrial respiration.

Authors

Rabab El-Mergawy, Lexie Chafin, Jose A Ovando-Ricardez, Lorena Rosas, MuChun Tsai, Mauricio Rojas, Ana L Mora, Rama K Mallampalli

Published in

The Journal of biological chemistry. Volume 300. Issue 6. Pages 107359. Epub May 10, 2024.

Abstract

FOXK2 is a crucial transcription factor implicated in a wide array of biological activities and yet understanding of its molecular regulation at the level of protein turnover is limited. Here, we identify that FOXK2 undergoes degradation in lung epithelia in the presence of the virulent pathogens Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Klebsiella pneumoniae through ubiquitin-proteasomal processing. FOXK2 through its carboxyl terminus (aa 428-478) binds the Skp-Cullin-F-box ubiquitin E3 ligase subunit FBXO24 that mediates multisite polyubiquitylation of the transcription factor resulting in its nuclear degradation. FOXK2 was detected within the mitochondria and targeted depletion of the transcription factor or cellular expression of FOXK2 mutants devoid of key carboxy terminal domains significantly impaired mitochondrial function. In experimental bacterial pneumonia, Fbxo24 heterozygous mice exhibited preserved mitochondrial function and Foxk2 protein levels compared to WT littermates. The results suggest a new mode of regulatory control of mitochondrial energetics through modulation of FOXK2 cellular abundance.

PMID:
38735474
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