Long-term autophagy is sustained by activation of CCTβ3 on lipid droplets
Long-term autophagy is sustained by activation of CCTβ3 on lipid droplets
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DOI:
10.1038/s41467-020-18153-w
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发表时间:
2020-09-08
影响因子:
16.6
通讯作者:
Fujimoto, Toyoshi
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作者:
Ogasawara, Yuta;Cheng, Jinglei;Fujimoto, Toyoshi
Macroautophagy initiates by formation of isolation membranes, but the source of phospholipids for the membrane biogenesis remains elusive. Here, we show that autophagic membranes incorporate newly synthesized phosphatidylcholine, and that CTP:phosphocholine cytidylyltransferase beta 3 (CCT beta 3), an isoform of the rate-limiting enzyme in the Kennedy pathway, plays an essential role. In starved mouse embryo fibroblasts, CCT beta 3 is initially recruited to autophagic membranes, but upon prolonged starvation, it concentrates on lipid droplets that are generated from autophagic degradation products. Omegasomes and isolation membranes emanate from around those lipid droplets. Autophagy in prolonged starvation is suppressed by knockdown of CCT beta 3 and is enhanced by its overexpression. This CCT beta 3-dependent mechanism is also present in U2OS, an osteosarcoma cell line, and autophagy and cell survival in starvation are decreased by CCT beta 3 depletion. The results demonstrate that phosphatidylcholine synthesis through CCT beta 3 activation on lipid droplets is crucial for sustaining autophagy and long-term cell survival.