SARM1 is a metabolic sensor activated by an increased NMN/NAD(+) ratio to trigger axon degeneration.
SARM1 is a metabolic sensor activated by an increased NMN/NAD(+) ratio to trigger axon degeneration.
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DOI:
10.1016/j.neuron.2021.02.009
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发表时间:
2021-04-07
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16.2
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Ve T
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Figley MD;Gu W;Nanson JD;Shi Y;Sasaki Y;Cunnea K;Malde AK;Jia X;Luo Z;Saikot FK;Mosaiab T;Masic V;Holt S;Hartley-Tassell L;McGuinness HY;Manik MK;Bosanac T;Landsberg MJ;Kerry PS;Mobli M;Hughes RO;Milbrandt J;Kobe B;DiAntonio A;Ve T
Axon degeneration is a central pathological feature of many neurodegenerative diseases. SARM1 is an NAD+-cleaving enzyme whose activation triggers axon destruction. Loss of the biosynthetic enzyme NMNAT2, which converts nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN) to NAD+, activates SARM1 via an unknown mechanism. Using structural, biochemical, biophysical, and cellular assays, we demonstrate that SARM1 is activated by an increase in the ratio of NMN to NAD+, and show that both metabolites compete for binding to the auto-inhibitory N-terminal ARM domain of SARM1. We report structures of the SARM1 ARM domain bound to NMN and of the homo-octameric SARM1 complex in the absence of ligands. We show that NMN influences the structure of SARM1 and demonstrate via mutagenesis that NMN binding is required for injury-induced SARM1 activation and axon destruction. Hence, SARM1 is a metabolic sensor responding to an increased NMN/NAD+ ratio by cleaving residual NAD+, thereby inducing feed-forward metabolic catastrophe and axonal demise. Figley et al. demonstrate that SARM1, an inducible pro-degenerative NADase, is a metabolic sensor activated by an increase in the NMN/NAD+ ratio. The authors provide structural and functional insights into SARM1 regulation, which expands our understanding of SARM1 as a druggable target, with implications for a wide-range of neurodegenerative diseases.