Oxidative Stress in the Regulation of Autosis-Related Proteins

Physiological levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) play a crucial role as intracellular signaling molecules, helping to maintain cellular homeostasis. However, when ROS accumulate excessively, they become toxic to cells, leading to damage to lipids, proteins, and DNA. This oxidative stress can im...

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Autores: Guerra-Andrés, María, Martínez-Rojo, Inés, Piedra-Macías, Alejandra, Lavado-Fernández, Elena, García-Macia, Marina, Fernández, Álvaro F.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/418640
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/418640
https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/105014526595
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Beclin-1
Na+,K+-ATPase
ROS
Autophagy
Autosis
Oxidative stress
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Sumario:Physiological levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) play a crucial role as intracellular signaling molecules, helping to maintain cellular homeostasis. However, when ROS accumulate excessively, they become toxic to cells, leading to damage to lipids, proteins, and DNA. This oxidative stress can impair cellular function and lead to various forms of cell death, including apoptosis, necroptosis, ferroptosis, pyroptosis, paraptosis, parthanatos, and oxeiptosis. Despite their significance, the role of ROS in autosis (an autophagy-dependent form of cell death) remains largely unexplored. In this review, we gather current knowledge on autotic cell death and summarize how oxidative stress influences the activity of Beclin-1 and the Na+,K+-ATPase pump, both of which are critical effectors of this pathway. Finally, we discuss the theoretical potential for ROS to modulate this type of cell death, proposing a possible dual role for these species in autosis regulation through effectors such as HIF-1α, TFEB, or the FOXO family, and highlighting the need to experimentally address cellular redox status when working on autotic cell death.