Systematic Identification of Regulators of Oxidative Stress Reveals Non-canonical Roles for Peroxisomal Import and the Pentose Phosphate Pathway

Cell Rep. 2020 Feb 4;30(5):1417-1433.e7. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2020.01.013.

Abstract

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) play critical roles in metabolism and disease, yet a comprehensive analysis of the cellular response to oxidative stress is lacking. To systematically identify regulators of oxidative stress, we conducted genome-wide Cas9/CRISPR and shRNA screens. This revealed a detailed picture of diverse pathways that control oxidative stress response, ranging from the TCA cycle and DNA repair machineries to iron transport, trafficking, and metabolism. Paradoxically, disrupting the pentose phosphate pathway (PPP) at the level of phosphogluconate dehydrogenase (PGD) protects cells against ROS. This dramatically alters metabolites in the PPP, consistent with rewiring of upper glycolysis to promote antioxidant production. In addition, disruption of peroxisomal import unexpectedly increases resistance to oxidative stress by altering the localization of catalase. Together, these studies provide insights into the roles of peroxisomal matrix import and the PPP in redox biology and represent a rich resource for understanding the cellular response to oxidative stress.

Keywords: CRISPR; catalase; genome-wide screen; oxidative stress; pentose phosphate pathway; peroxisomal import pathway; phosphogluconate dehydrogenase; reactive oxygen species; shRNA.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • CRISPR-Cas Systems
  • Catalase / metabolism
  • Cytoprotection
  • Cytosol / metabolism
  • Genome, Human
  • Glucose / metabolism
  • Glycolysis
  • HeLa Cells
  • Humans
  • K562 Cells
  • Oxidative Stress*
  • Pentose Phosphate Pathway*
  • Peroxisomes / metabolism*
  • Phosphogluconate Dehydrogenase
  • Protein Transport
  • RNA, Small Interfering / metabolism
  • Reactive Oxygen Species / metabolism

Substances

  • RNA, Small Interfering
  • Reactive Oxygen Species
  • Phosphogluconate Dehydrogenase
  • Catalase
  • Glucose