Abstract
Dual specificity phosphatase 1 (DUSP1) and valosin-containing protein (VCP) have both been reported to regulate mitochondrial homeostasis. However, their impact on mitochondrial quality control (MQC) and myocardial function during LPS-induced endotoxemia remains unclear. We addressed this issue by modeling LPS-induced endotoxemia in DUSP1 transgenic (DUSP1TG) mice and in cultured DUSP1-overexpressing HL-1 cardiomyocytes. Accompanying characteristic structural and functional deficits, cardiac DUSP1 expression was significantly downregulated following endotoxemia induction in wild type mice. In contrast, markedly reduced myocardial inflammation, cardiomyocyte apoptosis, cardiac structural disorder, cardiac injury marker levels, and normalized systolic/diastolic function were observed in DUSP1TG mice. Furthermore, DUSP1 overexpression in HL-1 cells significantly attenuated LPS-mediated mitochondrial dysfunction by preserving MQC, as indicated by normalized mitochondrial dynamics, improved mitophagy, enhanced biogenesis, and attenuated mitochondrial unfolded protein response. Molecular assays showed that VCP was a substrate of DUSP1 and the interaction between DUSP1 and VCP primarily occurred on the mitochondria. Mechanistically, DUSP1 phosphatase domain promoted the physiological DUSP1/VCP interaction which prevented LPS-mediated VCP Ser784 phosphorylation. Accordingly, transfection with a phosphomimetic VCP mutant abolished the protective actions of DUSP1 on MQC and aggravated inflammation, apoptosis, and contractility/relaxation capacity in HL-1 cardiomyocytes. These findings support the involvement of the novel DUSP1/VCP/MQC pathway in the pathogenesis of endotoxemia-caused myocardial dysfunction.
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Zhu, H., Wang, J., Xin, T. et al. DUSP1 interacts with and dephosphorylates VCP to improve mitochondrial quality control against endotoxemia-induced myocardial dysfunction. Cell. Mol. Life Sci. 80, 213 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00018-023-04863-z
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