Journal: eLife
Article Title: Rab5 and Alsin regulate stress-activated cytoprotective signaling on mitochondria
doi: 10.7554/elife.32282
Figure Lengend Snippet: Figure 12. Schematic model depicting the role of Rab5-Alsin-mitochondria during oxidative stress. In the normal condition, mitochondria (Mito, red) are elongated and tubular (left). Rab5 (green) are localized on early endosomes (EE) to assemble the Rab5 machinery for endosomal maturation and membrane trafficking. At steady state, some EE make transient contacts with mitochondria. During oxidative stress (e.g. laser- or chemically- induced), mitochondria undergo MOMP and a dramatic morphological transformation into rounded and swollen structures (right). The release of the apoptotic factor, cytochrome c, from mitochondria into the cytosol is associated with a re-localization event of Rab5 from EE to mitochondria via a cytosolic intermediate, accompanied by an increase in EE-mitochondria MCS. The recruitment and activation of Rab5 on mitochondria depend on the Rab5 GEF Alsin (blue), which leads to a selective recruitment of Rabenosyn-5 (light green). This signaling cascade on mitochondria is a reversible process that regulates the apoptotic program (e.g. cytochrome c release and caspase activation) and thus, promotes overall cell survival. DOI: https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.32282.050
Article Snippet: Cells were immunostained with the corresponding primary antibodies: anti-rabbit Rabenosyn-5/ ZFYVE20 (Sigma Aldrich: HPA044878), anti-mouse EEA1 (BD Biosciences: 610457), anti-rabbit TOM20 (Santa Cruz Biotechnology: sc-11415), anti-rabbit APPL1 (Abcam: ab59592), anti-mouse APPL2 (home-made), anti-mouse Rab5 (BD Biosciences: 610724), anti-mouse cytochrome c (Abcam: ab6311), and anti-rabbit Alsin (Novus Biological: NBP2-14284) antibodies.
Techniques: Membrane, Transformation Assay, Activation Assay