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

Fig. 8. In response to alcohol treatment, NR4A1 was upregulated and blocked the interaction between DNA-PKcs and ku80, promoting the binding of DNA-PKcs to p53.

Fig. 8

The activated DNA-PKcs/p53 pathway enhanced Drp1 transcription and migration to the mitochondria, inducing mitochondrial fission. Meanwhile, p53 also increased the expression of CK2, impairing FUNDC1-required mitophagy via the phosphorylation of FUNDC1 at Ser13. The excessive fission and badly structured mitophagy were associated with mitochondrial dysfunction, leading to hepatic apoptosis and the progression of ARLD.