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ArticleNature communications2017

Phosphorylation of LAMP2A by p38 MAPK couples ER stress to chaperone-mediated autophagy.

Wenming Li, Jinqiu Zhu, Juan Dou, Hua She, Kai Tao, Haidong Xu, Qian Yang, Zixu Mao

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Article in Nature communications, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 89 papers.

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89citing papers in PubMed
6.9field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
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89 citing papers in PubMed, 131 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Wenming LiDepartments of Pharmacology and Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA.
Jinqiu ZhuDepartments of Pharmacology and Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA.
Juan DouDepartments of Pharmacology and Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA.
Hua SheDepartments of Pharmacology and Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA.
Kai TaoDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tangdu Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710038, China.
Haidong XuDepartments of Pharmacology and Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA.
Qian YangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tangdu Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710038, China. qianyang@fmmu.edu.cn.
Zixu MaoDepartments of Pharmacology and Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA. zmao@emory.edu.
Emory University · USAir Force Medical University · CN

Funding

Phosphorylation-mediated inhibition of MEF2 in neuronR01AG023695 · NIA · RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL · PI MAO, ZIXU · 2004 to 2017
$3.1M
The Role of Drosha in the Pathogenesis of Alzheimer's DiseaseR01NS095269 · NINDS · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI MAO, ZIXU · 2016 to 2020
$2.4M
ER SIGNAL AND CHAPERONE-MEDIATED AUTOPHAGY IN NEURONAL STRESSR01NS079858 · NINDS · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI MAO, ZIXU · 2013 to 2017
$1.7M
NIA NIH HHS R01 AG023695NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS079858NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS095269
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and lysosomes coordinate a network of key cellular processes including unfolded protein response (UPR) and autophagy in response to stress. How ER stress is signaled to lysosomes remains elusive. Here we find that ER disturbance activates chaperone-mediated autophagy (CMA). ER stressors lead to a PERK-dependent activation and recruitment of MKK4 to lysosomes, activating p38 MAPK at lysosomes. Lysosomal p38 MAPK directly phosphorylates the CMA receptor LAMP2A at T211 and T213, which causes its membrane accumulation and active conformational change, activating CMA. Loss of ER stress-induced CMA activation sensitizes cells to ER stress-induced death. Neurotoxins associated with Parkinson's disease fully engages ER-p38 MAPK-CMA pathway in the mouse brain and uncoupling it results in a greater loss of SNc dopaminergic neurons. This work identifies the coupling of ER and CMA as a critical regulatory axis fundamental for physiological and pathological stress response.

Indexed as

AutophagyEndoplasmic Reticulum StressAmino Acid MotifsAnimalsHumansLysosomal-Associated Membrane Protein 2LysosomesMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMolecular Chaperonesp38 Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesLysosomal-Associated Membrane Protein 2Molecular Chaperonesp38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases

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PMID29176575
PMCPMC5701254
OpenAlexW2770007583

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