Figure 1. Expression of ATF5 rescues UPRmt activation in worms lacking ATFS-1.
(A) Schematic comparing the bZip transcription factors ATFS-1 and ATF5 including the mitochondrial targeting sequence (MTS), nuclear export sequence (NES) and the nuclear localization sequence (NLS).
(B) Schematic of the hsp-60pr::gfp reporter highlighting the three UPRmt elements in the promoter. The mutated element used in Figure 1D is marked with an asterisk (*).
(C) Photomicrographs of atfs-1(tm4525);hsp60pr::gfp worms expressing transgenic ATF5, ATF4 or ATFS-1 and raised on control, timm-23, spg-7, or ero-1(RNAi). Scale bar, 0.5 mm.
(D) Photomicrographs of wildtype and atfs-1(tm4525) worms expressing either hsp-60pr::gfp or hsp-60pr::gfp lacking a UPRmtE (*) (Figure 1B) raised on control or spg-7(RNAi). Worms in the right two panels express transgenic ATF5. Scale bar, 0.5 mm.
(E) Photomicrographs of control or transgenic ATF5 expressing hsp-4pr::gfp worms, raised on control or xbp-1(RNAi) incubated at 20°C or 30°C. Scale bar, 0.5 mm. See also Figure S1.