HADHA, the alpha subunit of the mitochondrial trifunctional protein, is involved in long-chain fatty acid-induced autophagy in intestinal epithelial cells

作者：Maeyashiki Chiaki; Oshima Shigeru^*; Otsubo Kana; Kobayashi Masanori; Nibe Yoichi; Matsuzawa Yu; Onizawa Michio; Nemoto Yasuhiro; Nagaishi Takashi; Okamoto Ryuichi; Tsuchiya Kiichiro; Nakamura Tetsuya; Watanabe Mamoru

来源：Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, 2017, 484(3): 636-641.

DOI：10.1016/j.bbrc.2017.01.159

• HADHA
• Autophagy
• Long-chain fatty acids
• Inflammatory bowel disease
• Cell death

Genome-wide association studies have identified autophagy-related susceptibility genes for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD); however, whether autophagy regulators can be utilized as therapeutic targets remains unclear. To identify novel microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3 (LC3)-interacting proteins in intestinal epithelial cells (IECs), we isolated primary IECs from green fluorescent protein (GFP)-LC3 mice. We performed immunoprecipitation with a GFP antibody and then analyzed co-immunoprecipitates by mass spectrometry. HADHA was identified as an LC3-interacting protein from primary IECs. The HADHA gene encodes the alpha subunit of the mitochondrial trifunctional protein. Given that HADHA catalyzes the last three steps of mitochondrial beta-oxidation of long-chain fatty acids, we investigated whether long-chain fatty acids induce autophagy in IECs. We found that palmitic acid induced autophagy in DLD-1, HT29, and HCT116 cells. HADHA was expressed in not only the mitochondria but also the cytosol. LC3 puncta co-localized with HADHA, which were enhanced by palmitic acid stimulation. However, LC3 puncta did not co-localize with Tom20, suggesting that HADHA was induced to associate with LC3 puncta at sites other than the mitochondria. Thus, HADHA may have extra-mitochondrial functions. Furthermore, we found that palmitic acid induced cell death in IECs, which was accelerated by bafilomycin A and chloroquine. These findings suggested that palmitic acid induced autophagy supports the survival of IECs. Taken together, these results suggested that HADHA is involved in long-chain fatty acid-induced autophagy in IECs, thus providing new insights into the pathology of IBD and revealing novel therapeutic targets of IBD.

• 出版日期2017-3-11