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ArticleNature communications2018

mTOR-dependent phosphorylation controls TFEB nuclear export.

Gennaro Napolitano, Alessandra Esposito, Heejun Choi, Maria Matarese, Valerio Benedetti, Chiara Di Malta, Jlenia Monfregola, Diego Luis Medina, Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz, Andrea Ballabio

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Article in Nature communications, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 256 papers.

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256citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

256 citing papers in PubMed, 385 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 3 institutions in 4 countries.

Gennaro NapolitanoTelethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine (TIGEM), Via Campi Flegrei 34, 80078, Pozzuoli, Naples, Italy.
Alessandra EspositoTelethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine (TIGEM), Via Campi Flegrei 34, 80078, Pozzuoli, Naples, Italy.
Heejun ChoiHoward Hughes Medical Institute, Janelia Research Campus, Ashburn, VA, 20147, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2136-9598
Maria MatareseTelethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine (TIGEM), Via Campi Flegrei 34, 80078, Pozzuoli, Naples, Italy.
Valerio BenedettiTelethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine (TIGEM), Via Campi Flegrei 34, 80078, Pozzuoli, Naples, Italy.
Chiara Di MaltaTelethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine (TIGEM), Via Campi Flegrei 34, 80078, Pozzuoli, Naples, Italy.
Jlenia MonfregolaTelethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine (TIGEM), Via Campi Flegrei 34, 80078, Pozzuoli, Naples, Italy.
Diego Luis MedinaTelethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine (TIGEM), Via Campi Flegrei 34, 80078, Pozzuoli, Naples, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7347-2645
Jennifer Lippincott-SchwartzHoward Hughes Medical Institute, Janelia Research Campus, Ashburn, VA, 20147, USA.
Andrea BallabioTelethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine (TIGEM), Via Campi Flegrei 34, 80078, Pozzuoli, Naples, Italy. ballabio@tigem.it.
Telethon Institute Of Genetics And Medicine · ITFederico II University Hospital · ITHoward Hughes Medical Institute · US

Funding

MODULATION OF CELLULAR CLEARANCE TO TREAT HUMAN DISEASER01NS078072 · NINDS · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI BALLABIO, ANDREA · 2012 to 2020
$3.1M
NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS078072
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

During starvation the transcriptional activation of catabolic processes is induced by the nuclear translocation and consequent activation of transcription factor EB (TFEB), a master modulator of autophagy and lysosomal biogenesis. However, how TFEB is inactivated upon nutrient refeeding is currently unknown. Here we show that TFEB subcellular localization is dynamically controlled by its continuous shuttling between the cytosol and the nucleus, with the nuclear export representing a limiting step. TFEB nuclear export is mediated by CRM1 and is modulated by nutrient availability via mTOR-dependent hierarchical multisite phosphorylation of serines S142 and S138, which are localized in proximity of a nuclear export signal (NES). Our data on TFEB nucleo-cytoplasmic shuttling suggest an unpredicted role of mTOR in nuclear export.

Indexed as

Amino Acid SequenceBasic Helix-Loop-Helix Leucine Zipper Transcription FactorsCell NucleusCytosolExportin 1 ProteinHEK293 CellsHeLa CellsHumansKaryopherinsKineticsPhosphorylationProtein TransportReceptors, Cytoplasmic and NuclearTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesBasic Helix-Loop-Helix Leucine Zipper Transcription FactorsExportin 1 ProteinKaryopherinsReceptors, Cytoplasmic and NuclearTFEB protein, humanTOR Serine-Threonine Kinases

Identifiers

PMID30120233
PMCPMC6098152
OpenAlexW2949603991

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