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ArticleCell reports2020

TFEB Transcriptional Responses Reveal Negative Feedback by BHLHE40 and BHLHE41.

Kimberly L Carey, Geraldine L C Paulus, Lingfei Wang, Dale R Balce, Jessica W Luo, Phil Bergman, Ianina C Ferder, Lingjia Kong, Nicole Renaud, Shantanu Singh and 5 more

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Article in Cell reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 41 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

41 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

15 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Kimberly L CareyImmunology Program, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA; Infectious Disease and Microbiome Program, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA.
Geraldine L C PaulusDepartment of Molecular Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA; Center for Computational and Integrative Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
Lingfei WangImmunology Program, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA; Infectious Disease and Microbiome Program, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA.
Dale R BalceDepartment of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
Jessica W LuoImmunology Program, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA; Infectious Disease and Microbiome Program, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA.
Phil BergmanNovartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
Ianina C FerderDepartment of Molecular Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA; Center for Computational and Integrative Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
Lingjia KongDepartment of Molecular Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA; Center for Computational and Integrative Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
Nicole RenaudNovartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
Shantanu SinghImaging Platform, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA.
Maria Kost-AlimovaCenter for the Science of Therapeutics, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA.
Beat NyfelerNovartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Basel, Switzerland.
Kara G LassenImmunology Program, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA; Infectious Disease and Microbiome Program, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA; Department of Molecular Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA; Center for Computational and Integrative Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
Herbert W VirginDepartment of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
Ramnik J XavierImmunology Program, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA; Infectious Disease and Microbiome Program, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA; Department of Molecular Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA; Center for Computational and Integrative Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA. Electronic address: xavier@molbio.mgh.harvard.edu.
Broad Institute · USHarvard University · USNovartis (United States) · USWashington University in St. Louis · USNovartis (Switzerland) · CH

Funding

RP5: Chemical proteomic discovery of small-molecule probes for autophagy proteinsU19AI142784 · NIAID · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI VIRGIN, HERBERT W · 2019 to 2023
$36.9M
Pilot & Feasibility ProgramP30DK043351 · NIDDK · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI RAYMOND T CHUNG · 1991 to 2026
$35.3M
Genetic and Pathway Analysis CoreU19AI109725 · NIAID · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI VIRGIN, HERBERT W · 2014 to 2018
$32.7M
Extracting rich information from biological imagesR35GM122547 · NIGMS · BROAD INSTITUTE, INC. · PI Anne E. Carpenter · 2017 to 2026
$6.2M
ATG16L1 T300A: genetics to biologyR01DK097485 · NIDDK · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI XAVIER, RAMNIK J · 2013 to 2021
$4.1M
Lysosome Homeostasis and Microbicidal Mechanisms in Innate ImmunityR01DK117263 · NIDDK · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI XAVIER, RAMNIK J · 2018 to 2021
$2.4M
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Transcription factor EB (TFEB) activates lysosomal biogenesis genes in response to environmental cues. Given implications of impaired TFEB signaling and lysosomal dysfunction in metabolic, neurological, and infectious diseases, we aim to systematically identify TFEB-directed circuits by examining transcriptional responses to TFEB subcellular localization and stimulation. We reveal that steady-state nuclear TFEB is sufficient to activate transcription of lysosomal, autophagy, and innate immunity genes, whereas other targets require higher thresholds of stimulation. Furthermore, we identify shared and distinct transcriptional signatures between mTOR inhibition and bacterial autophagy. Using a genome-wide CRISPR library, we find TFEB targets that protect cells from or sensitize cells to lysosomal cell death. BHLHE40 and BHLHE41, genes responsive to high, sustained levels of nuclear TFEB, act in opposition to TFEB upon lysosomal cell death induction. Further investigation identifies genes counter-regulated by TFEB and BHLHE40/41, adding this negative feedback to the current understanding of TFEB regulatory mechanisms.

Indexed as

Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Leucine Zipper Transcription FactorsBasic Helix-Loop-Helix ProteinsCell NucleusGene Knockout TechniquesHeLa CellsHomeodomain ProteinsHumansLysosomesMitochondriaTranscription, GeneticBasic Helix-Loop-Helix Leucine Zipper Transcription FactorsBasic Helix-Loop-Helix ProteinsBHLHE40 protein, humanBHLHE41 protein, humanHomeodomain ProteinsTFEB protein, humanautophagyBHLHE40BHLHE41gene regulationlysosomeTFEBxenophagy

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PMID33176151
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