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ArticleNature metabolism2025

Autophagy regulator ATG5 preserves cerebellar function by safeguarding its glycolytic activity.

Janine Tutas, Marianna Tolve, Ebru Özer-Yildiz, Lotte Ickert, Ines Klein, Quinn Silverman, Filip Liebsch, Frederik Dethloff, Patrick Giavalisco, Heike Endepols and 8 more

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Article in Nature metabolism, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

18 authors.

Janine TutasCECAD Excellence Center, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5795-3505
Marianna TolveCECAD Excellence Center, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0893-2967
Ebru Özer-YildizCECAD Excellence Center, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
Lotte IckertCECAD Excellence Center, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2729-0928
Ines KleinDepartment of Neurology, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
Quinn SilvermanDepartment of Neurology, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3660-3199
Filip LiebschInstitute of Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0955-8065
Frederik DethloffMax Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing, Cologne, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0002-1114-2621
Patrick GiavaliscoMax Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing, Cologne, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4636-1827
Heike EndepolsDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6166-4818
Theodoros GeorgomanolisCECAD Excellence Center, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
Bernd NeumaierInstitute of Radiochemistry and Experimental Molecular Imaging, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5425-3116
Alexander DrzezgaInstitute of Radiochemistry and Experimental Molecular Imaging, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6018-716X
Guenter SchwarzInstitute of Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2118-9338
Bernard ThorensCenter for Integrative Genomics, Faculty of Biology and Medicine, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3738-0129
Graziana GattoDepartment of Neurology, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4244-8925
Christian FrezzaCECAD Excellence Center, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3293-7397
Natalia L KononenkoCECAD Excellence Center, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany. n.kononenko@uni-koeln.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3425-6659

Funding

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) DFG-411422114-GRK 2550Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) DFG-431549029-SFB 1451Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) EXC 2030-390661388Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) KO 5091/4-1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Dysfunctions in autophagy, a cellular mechanism for breaking down components within lysosomes, often lead to neurodegeneration. The specific mechanisms underlying neuronal vulnerability due to autophagy dysfunction remain elusive. Here we show that autophagy contributes to cerebellar Purkinje cell (PC) survival by safeguarding their glycolytic activity. Outside the conventional housekeeping role, autophagy is also involved in the ATG5-mediated regulation of glucose transporter 2 (GLUT2) levels during cerebellar maturation. Autophagy-deficient PCs exhibit GLUT2 accumulation on the plasma membrane, along with increased glucose uptake and alterations in glycolysis. We identify lysophosphatidic acid and serine as glycolytic intermediates that trigger PC death and demonstrate that the deletion of GLUT2 in ATG5-deficient mice mitigates PC neurodegeneration and rescues their ataxic gait. Taken together, this work reveals a mechanism for regulating GLUT2 levels in neurons and provides insights into the neuroprotective role of autophagy by controlling glucose homeostasis in the brain.

Indexed as

AutophagyAutophagy-Related Protein 5CerebellumGlycolysisAnimalsGlucoseGlucose Transporter Type 2MiceMice, KnockoutPurkinje CellsAtg5 protein, mouseAutophagy-Related Protein 5GlucoseGlucose Transporter Type 2

Identifiers

PMID39815080
PMCPMC11860254

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