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ArticleScience advances2020

The structure and global distribution of the endoplasmic reticulum network are actively regulated by lysosomes.

Meng Lu, Francesca W van Tartwijk, Julie Qiaojin Lin, Wilco Nijenhuis, Pierre Parutto, Marcus Fantham, Charles N Christensen, Edward Avezov, Christine E Holt, Alan Tunnacliffe and 4 more

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Article in Science advances, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 56 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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56 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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14 authors.

Meng LuCambridge Infinitus Research Centre, Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB3 0AS, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-9311-2666
Francesca W van TartwijkDepartment of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB3 0AS, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-9795-2571
Julie Qiaojin LinDepartment of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB3 0AS, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-2669-6478
Wilco NijenhuisCell Biology, Neurobiology and Biophysics, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH Utrecht, Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-7095-0955
Pierre ParuttoGroup of Computational Biology and Applied Mathematics, Institut de Biologie de l'École Normale Supérieure-PSL, 46 rue d'Ulm, 75005 Paris, France.ORCID 0000-0002-9866-407X
Marcus FanthamDepartment of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB3 0AS, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-9921-3334
Charles N ChristensenDepartment of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB3 0AS, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-5355-1063
Edward AvezovUK Dementia Research Institute at the University of Cambridge and Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0AH, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-2894-0585
Christine E HoltDepartment of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 3DY, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-2829-121X
Alan TunnacliffeCambridge Infinitus Research Centre, Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB3 0AS, UK.
David HolcmanGroup of Computational Biology and Applied Mathematics, Institut de Biologie de l'École Normale Supérieure-PSL, 46 rue d'Ulm, 75005 Paris, France.
Lukas KapiteinCell Biology, Neurobiology and Biophysics, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH Utrecht, Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0001-9418-6739
Gabriele S Kaminski SchierleCambridge Infinitus Research Centre, Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB3 0AS, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-1843-2202
Clemens F KaminskiCambridge Infinitus Research Centre, Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB3 0AS, UK. cfk23@cam.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0002-5194-0962

Funding

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/H023917/1Medical Research Council G0902243Medical Research Council MR/K02292X/1Medical Research Council MR/N012453/1Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) comprises morphologically and functionally distinct domains: sheets and interconnected tubules. These domains undergo dynamic reshaping in response to changes in the cellular environment. However, the mechanisms behind this rapid remodeling are largely unknown. Here, we report that ER remodeling is actively driven by lysosomes, following lysosome repositioning in response to changes in nutritional status: The anchorage of lysosomes to ER growth tips is critical for ER tubule elongation and connection. We validate this causal link via the chemo- and optogenetically driven repositioning of lysosomes, which leads to both a redistribution of the ER tubules and a change of its global morphology. Therefore, lysosomes sense metabolic change in the cell and regulate ER tubule distribution accordingly. Dysfunction in this mechanism during axonal extension may lead to axonal growth defects. Our results demonstrate a critical role of lysosome-regulated ER dynamics and reshaping in nutrient responses and neuronal development.

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PMCPMC7744115

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