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ArticleAutophagy2015

Reciprocal regulation of cilia and autophagy via the MTOR and proteasome pathways.

Shixuan Wang, Man J Livingston, Yunchao Su, Zheng Dong

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Article in Autophagy, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 96 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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96citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
9.6field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

96 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 134 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Selective autophagy in kidney health and disease.Nature reviews. Nephrology · 2026
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  19. Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease: Is There a Role for Autophagy?International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
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36 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Shixuan Wanga Department of Cellular Biology and Anatomy ; Medical College of Georgia; Georgia Reagents University and Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center ; Augusta , GA USA.
Man J Livingston
Yunchao Su
Zheng Dong
Augusta University · USCharlie Norwood VA Medical Center · US

Funding

DNA methylation in kidney repair after ischemic AKIR01DK058831 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR SAN ANT · PI DONG, ZHENG · 2001 to 2025
$7.5M
Kidney Injury by Cisplatin and Renoprotective Strategies.R01DK087843 · NIDDK · AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY · PI DONG, ZHENG · 2010 to 2025
$5.8M
Molecular Regulation of Ischemic Renal FailureI01BX000319 · VA · CHARLIE NORWOOD VA MEDICAL CENTER · PI Zheng Dong · 2009 to 2026
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Airway and Lung Vascular Remodeling in COPDI01BX002035 · VA · CHARLIE NORWOOD VA MEDICAL CENTER · PI SU, YUNCHAO · 2015 to 2018
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BLRD VA I01 BX000319BLRD VA I01 BX002035NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK058831NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK087843
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Primary cilium is an organelle that plays significant roles in a number of cellular functions ranging from cell mechanosensation, proliferation, and differentiation to apoptosis. Autophagy is an evolutionarily conserved cellular function in biology and indispensable for cellular homeostasis. Both cilia and autophagy have been linked to different types of genetic and acquired human diseases. Their interaction has been suggested very recently, but the underlying mechanisms are still not fully understood. We examined autophagy in cells with suppressed cilia and measured cilium length in autophagy-activated or -suppressed cells. It was found that autophagy was repressed in cells with short cilia. Further investigation showed that MTOR activation was enhanced in cilia-suppressed cells and the MTOR inhibitor rapamycin could largely reverse autophagy suppression. In human kidney proximal tubular cells (HK2), autophagy induction was associated with cilium elongation. Conversely, autophagy inhibition by 3-methyladenine (3-MA) and chloroquine (CQ) as well as bafilomycin A1 (Baf) led to short cilia. Cilia were also shorter in cultured atg5-knockout (KO) cells and in atg7-KO kidney proximal tubular cells in mice. MG132, an inhibitor of the proteasome, could significantly restore cilium length in atg5-KO cells, being concomitant with the proteasome activity. Together, the results suggest that cilia and autophagy regulate reciprocally through the MTOR signaling pathway and ubiquitin-proteasome system.

Indexed as

AnimalsAutophagyCell LineCiliaHumansMice, KnockoutProteasome Endopeptidase ComplexSignal TransductionTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesUbiquitinMTOR protein, humanmTOR protein, mouseProteasome Endopeptidase ComplexTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesUbiquitin3-MA, 3-methyladenine70kDa, polypeptide 1Ac-TUBA, acetylated-tubulin αANKS6, ankyrin repeat and sterile α motif domain containing 6ATG/atg, autophagy-relatedautophagyBaf, bafilomycin A1CF, confluenceciliaCQ, chloroquineDAPI, 4′-6-diamidino-2-phenylindoleFBS, fetal bovine serumHK2, human kidney proximal tubular cellsIFT, intraflagellar transportKAP3, kinesin family-associated protein 3KD, knockdownKIF3A/3B, kinesin family member 3A/3BKO, knockoutLTA, lotus tetragonolobus agglutininMAP1LC3B/LC3B, microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3 βMEF, mouse embryonic fibroblastMTORMTOR, mechanistic target of rapamycinOFD1, oral-ficial-digital syndrome 1PBS, phosphate-buffered salinePKD, polycystic kidney diseasepolycystic kidney diseaseproteasomeRapa, rapamycinRKRB, Krebs-Henseleit saline containing 25 mM NaHCO3RPS6KB1, ribosomal protein S6 kinaseSD, standard deviation

Identifiers

PMID25906314
PMCPMC4502771
OpenAlexW1580381879

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