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. 2019 Dec 6;4:56. doi: 10.1038/s41392-019-0094-1

Fig. 5. DNA-PKcs negatively regulates mitophagy in hepatocytes.

Fig. 5

ag Immunoblotting assay for mitophagy markers. FUNDC1 siRNA was used to knockdown the expression of FUNDC1. hj Costaining of mitochondria and lysosomes. Mitochondria were labeled with Tom-20, and lysosomes were labeled via LAMP1. Organ immunofluorescence was the hallmark of the interaction between mitochondria and lysosomes, which was indicative of mitophagy. FUNDC1 siRNA was used to knockdown the expression of FUNDC1. The mitochondrial length was evaluated to reflect mitochondrial fission. k ATP production in primary hepatocytes with DNA-PKcs deletion or FUNDC1 knockdown under alcohol treatment. lp Effects of mitophagy on state 3 respiration, state 4 respiration, the respiratory control ratio (RCR [state 3/state 4]), number of nmol of ADP phosphorylated to atoms of oxygen consumed (ADP/O), and the ADP phosphorylation lag phase (time elapsed in the depolarization/repolarization cycle during ADP phosphorylation). The experiments were repeated three times with similar results. The data represent the mean ± standard error of the mean. *p < 0.05.