mTORC1-Regulated and HUWE1-Mediated WIPI2 Degradation Controls Autophagy Flux
mTORC1-Regulated and HUWE1-Mediated WIPI2 Degradation Controls Autophagy Flux
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mTORC1 调节和 HUWE1 介导的 WIPI2 降解控制自噬通量
DOI:
10.1016/j.molcel.2018.09.017
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发表时间:
2018-10-18
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16
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Liu, Wei
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作者:
Wan, Wei;You, Zhiyuan;Liu, Wei
mTORC1, the major homeostatic sensor and responder, regulates cell catabolism mainly by targeting autophagy. Here, we show that mTORC1 directly controls autophagosome formation via phosphorylation of WIPI2, a critical protein in isolation membrane growth and elongation. mTORC1 phosphorylates Ser395 of WIPI2, directing WIPI2 to interact specifically with the E3 ubiquitin ligase HUWE1 for ubiquitination and proteasomal degradation. Physiological or pharmacological inhibition of mTORC1 in cells promotes WIPI2 stabilization, auto-phagosome formation, and autophagic degradation. In mouse liver, fasting significantly increases the WIPI2 protein level, while silencing HUWE1 enhances autophagy, and introducing WIPI2 improves lipid clearance. Thus, regulation of the intracellular WIPI2 protein level by mTORC1 and HUWE1 is a key determinant of autophagy flux and may coordinate the initiation, progression, and completion of autophagy.