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ArticleThe EMBO journal2025

Autophagosomes anchor an AKAP11-dependent regulatory checkpoint that shapes neuronal PKA signaling.

Ashley Segura-Roman, Y Rose Citron, Myungsun Shin, Nicole Sindoni, Alex Maya-Romero, Simon Rapp, Claire Goul, Joseph D Mancias, Roberto Zoncu

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Article in The EMBO journal, 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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Ashley Segura-Roman *Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA.
Y Rose Citron *Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA.
Myungsun ShinDivision of Radiation and Genome Stability, Department of Radiation Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02215, USA.
Nicole SindoniDivision of Radiation and Genome Stability, Department of Radiation Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02215, USA.
Alex Maya-RomeroDepartment of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8614-4456
Simon RappDepartment of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5141-0611
Claire GoulDepartment of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA.
Joseph D ManciasDivision of Radiation and Genome Stability, Department of Radiation Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02215, USA.
Roberto ZoncuDepartment of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA. rzoncu@berkeley.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1611-1891

Funding

Molecular Mechanisms of Organelle-based Metabolic SignalingR35GM149302 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY · PI Roberto Zoncu · 2023 to 2026
$2.4M
HHS | National Institutes of Health (NIH) 1R35GM149302NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM149302
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Protein Kinase A (PKA) is regulated spatially and temporally via scaffolding of its catalytic (Cα) and regulatory (RI/RII) subunits by the A-kinase-anchoring proteins (AKAP). By binding to an AKAP11 scaffold, PKA engages in poorly understood interactions with autophagy, a key degradation pathway for neuronal cell homeostasis. Mutations in AKAP11 promote schizophrenia and bipolar disorders (SZ-BP) through unknown mechanisms. Here, through proteomic-based analyses of immunopurified lysosomes, we identify the Cα-RIα-AKAP11 holocomplex as a prominent autophagy-associated protein-kinase complex. AKAP11 scaffolds Cα-RIα interaction with the autophagic machinery via its LC3-interacting region (LIR), enabling both PKA regulation by upstream signals, and its autophagy-dependent degradation. We identify Ser83 on the RIα linker-hinge region as an AKAP11-dependent phospho-residue that modulates RIα-Cα binding to the autophagosome and cAMP-induced PKA activation. Decoupling AKAP11-PKA from autophagy alters downstream phosphorylation events, supporting an autophagy-dependent checkpoint for PKA signaling. Ablating AKAP11 in induced pluripotent stem cell-derived neurons reveals dysregulation of multiple pathways for neuronal homeostasis. Thus, the autophagosome is a platform that modulates PKA signaling, providing a possible mechanistic link to SZ/BP pathophysiology.

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A Kinase Anchor ProteinsAutophagosomesCyclic AMP-Dependent Protein KinasesNeuronsSignal TransductionAnimalsAutophagyHEK293 CellsHumansMicePhosphorylationA Kinase Anchor ProteinsCyclic AMP-Dependent Protein KinasesAKAP11AutophagyPhosphoproteomicsProtein kinase ASignaling

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PMCPMC12130464

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