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ArticleThe EMBO journal2019

Mammalian Atg8 proteins regulate lysosome and autolysosome biogenesis through SNAREs.

Yuexi Gu, Yakubu Princely Abudu, Suresh Kumar, Bhawana Bissa, Seong Won Choi, Jingyue Jia, Michael Lazarou, Eeva-Liisa Eskelinen, Terje Johansen, Vojo Deretic

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Article in The EMBO journal, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 38 papers.

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38citing papers in PubMed
4.9field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

38 citing papers in PubMed, 54 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 4 institutions in 4 countries.

Yuexi GuAutophagy, Inflammation and Metabolism (AIM) Center of Biomedical Research Excellence, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7234-1758
Yakubu Princely AbuduMolecular Cancer Research Group, Institute of Medical Biology, University of Tromsø-The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway.ORCID 0000-0002-8798-270X
Suresh KumarAutophagy, Inflammation and Metabolism (AIM) Center of Biomedical Research Excellence, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM, USA.
Bhawana BissaAutophagy, Inflammation and Metabolism (AIM) Center of Biomedical Research Excellence, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM, USA.
Seong Won ChoiDepartment of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM, USA.
Jingyue JiaAutophagy, Inflammation and Metabolism (AIM) Center of Biomedical Research Excellence, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1522-9612
Michael LazarouDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-2150-5545
Eeva-Liisa EskelinenInstitute of Biomedicine, University of Turku, Turku, Finland.
Terje JohansenMolecular Cancer Research Group, Institute of Medical Biology, University of Tromsø-The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway.ORCID 0000-0003-1451-9578
Vojo DereticAutophagy, Inflammation and Metabolism (AIM) Center of Biomedical Research Excellence, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3624-5208
University of New Mexico · USUiT The Arctic University of Norway · NOAustralian Regenerative Medicine Institute · AUUniversity of Turku · FI

Funding

Unfolded Protein Response and Autophagy in T Helper Cell Effector FunctionP20GM121176 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HEALTH SCIS CTR · PI VOJO P DERETIC · 2017 to 2026
$24.9M
Autophagy Against Tuberculosis and HIVR01AI111935 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HEALTH SCIS CTR · PI DERETIC, VOJO P · 2014 to 2023
$7.0M
Pattern Recognition Receptors and Autophagy in Mtb Control in AIDSR01AI042999 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HEALTH SCIS CTR · PI DERETIC, VOJO P · 1998 to 2017
$6.6M
Pattern Recognition Receptors and Autophagy in Mtb Control in AIDSR37AI042999 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HEALTH SCIS CTR · PI VOJO P DERETIC · 2018 to 2026
$4.7M
ARC Future Fellowship FT1601100063Department of Health|National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) GNT1106471Department of Health|National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) GNT1160315HHS|NIH|National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) R01AI042999HHS|NIH|National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) R37AI042999HHS|NIH|National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) P20GM121176NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI042999NIAID NIH HHS R37 AI042999NIGMS NIH HHS P20 GM121176Norwegian Cancer Society 190214Research Council of Norway 249884
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mammalian homologs of yeast Atg8 protein (mAtg8s) are important in autophagy, but their exact mode of action remains ill-defined. Syntaxin 17 (Stx17), a SNARE with major roles in autophagy, was recently shown to bind mAtg8s. Here, we identified LC3-interacting regions (LIRs) in several SNAREs that broaden the landscape of the mAtg8-SNARE interactions. We found that Syntaxin 16 (Stx16) and its cognate SNARE partners all have LIR motifs and bind mAtg8s. Knockout of Stx16 caused defects in lysosome biogenesis, whereas a Stx16 and Stx17 double knockout completely blocked autophagic flux and decreased mitophagy, pexophagy, xenophagy, and ribophagy. Mechanistic analyses revealed that mAtg8s and Stx16 control several properties of lysosomal compartments including their function as platforms for active mTOR. These findings reveal a broad direct interaction of mAtg8s with SNAREs with impact on membrane remodeling in eukaryotic cells and expand the roles of mAtg8s to lysosome biogenesis.

Indexed as

AutophagyAmino Acid MotifsAutophagosomesAutophagy-Related Protein 8 FamilyHEK293 CellsHeLa CellsHumansLysosomesMetabolic Networks and PathwaysProtein BindingProtein DomainsQa-SNARE ProteinsRNA, Small InterferingSyntaxin 16Autophagy-Related Protein 8 FamilyGABARAPL2 protein, humanQa-SNARE ProteinsRNA, Small InterferingSTX16 protein, humanSTX17 protein, humanSyntaxin 16autophagyGABARAPlysosomeSNARETOR

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PMID31625181
PMCPMC6856626
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