Neuronal Autophagy by the Numbers
Neuronal Autophagy by the Numbers
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神经元自噬的数据
DOI:
10.1080/27694127.2022.2163091
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发表时间:
2023
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Holzbaur, Erika L.
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Cason, Sydney E.;Mogre, Saurabh S.;Koslover, Elena F.;Holzbaur, Erika L.
Neurons are highly dependent on macroautophagy/autophagy to maintain cellular homeostasis across lifetimes ranging 90 years or more in humans. These cells have high metabolic demands, and are also highly polarized, with axons that can extend up to a meter. Together, these features impart considerable stress, highlighting the importance of stress-relieving pathways such as autophagy. Genetic studies highlight the importance of autophagy, as knockout or mutation of associated genes is sufficient to induce neurodegeneration; defective autophagy is implicated in neurodegenerative diseases including Parkinson and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Accumulating evidence indicates that autophagy is differentially regulated in neurons as compared to other cell types. In non-neuronal cells, autophagy is generally activated as a stress response. In neurons, however, there is a robust pathway for basal autophagy to maintain cellular health. The overall dynamics of this pathway are well understood: autophagosomes are generated at pre-synaptic sites and the axon terminal. Once generated, autophagosomes fuse with late endosomes or lysosomes (collectively, endolysosomes), and gradually mature to become degradatively competent organelles. These organelles, collectively known as autophagic vesicles (AVs), are recruited to axonal microtubules via associated molecular motors. After an initial period of bidirectional motility along the microtubule, AVs transition to highly processive, unidirectional motility toward the soma. This motility is driven by the microtubule minus-end-directed dynein motor, in concert with DCTN (dynactin) and activating adaptors. Importantly, as AVs are translocated toward the soma, they continue to mature; maturation facilitates the breakdown of internalized cargo and the reuse of constituent macromolecules within the soma.