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ArticleNature communications2026

The V-ATPase/ATG16L1 axis drives membrane remodeling during epithelial morphogenesis.

Gabriel Baonza, Tatiana Alfonso-Pérez, Carlos Quintana-Quintana, Gonzalo Herranz, Carmen Gordillo-Vázquez, Yara El Mazjoub, L M Escudero, David G Míguez, Elisa Martí, Nuria Martínez-Martín and 1 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Gabriel Baonza *Program of Tissue and Organ Homeostasis, Centro de Biología Molecular "Severo Ochoa" (CBM), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)-Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), Madrid, Spain.
Tatiana Alfonso-Pérez *Program of Tissue and Organ Homeostasis, Centro de Biología Molecular "Severo Ochoa" (CBM), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)-Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), Madrid, Spain. talfonso@cbm.csic.es.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1421-9217
Carlos Quintana-QuintanaProgram of Tissue and Organ Homeostasis, Centro de Biología Molecular "Severo Ochoa" (CBM), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)-Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), Madrid, Spain.
Gonzalo HerranzProgram of Tissue and Organ Homeostasis, Centro de Biología Molecular "Severo Ochoa" (CBM), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)-Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), Madrid, Spain.
Carmen Gordillo-VázquezInstituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla (IBIS), Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)-Universidad de Sevilla (US). Departamento de Biología Celular, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Sevilla (US), Sevilla, Spain.
Yara El MazjoubDepartment of Cells and Tissues, Instituto de Biología Molecular de Barcelona (IBMB), Parc Científic de Barcelona, Baldiri i Reixac 20, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0000-8901-0472
L M EscuderoInstituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla (IBIS), Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)-Universidad de Sevilla (US). Departamento de Biología Celular, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Sevilla (US), Sevilla, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8030-1820
David G MíguezProgram of Tissue and Organ Homeostasis, Centro de Biología Molecular "Severo Ochoa" (CBM), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)-Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), Madrid, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8065-1142
Elisa MartíDepartment of Cells and Tissues, Instituto de Biología Molecular de Barcelona (IBMB), Parc Científic de Barcelona, Baldiri i Reixac 20, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5839-7133
Nuria Martínez-MartínProgram of Tissue and Organ Homeostasis, Centro de Biología Molecular "Severo Ochoa" (CBM), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)-Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), Madrid, Spain. nmartinez@cbm.csic.es.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2309-8920
Fernando Martín-BelmonteProgram of Tissue and Organ Homeostasis, Centro de Biología Molecular "Severo Ochoa" (CBM), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)-Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), Madrid, Spain. fmartin@cbm.csic.es.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2564-4430

Funding

Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Competitividad, Gobierno de España (Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Competitividad) PID2020-120367GB-I00
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Epithelial tubulogenesis shapes organs by transforming unpolarized epithelial cords into hollow tubes with central lumens. Posterior neural tube formation during secondary neurulation requires tightly coordinated membrane remodeling for de novo lumen formation and resolution, yet the role of autophagy in this process remains unclear. Autophagy operates through canonical and noncanonical pathways. While canonical autophagy is primarily degradative, the V-ATPase/ATG16L1-dependent Conjugation of ATG8 to Single Membranes (CASM) regulates LC3 lipidation on endocytic compartments. Using human neural tube organoids, MDCK cysts, and epithelial tube micropatterns selectively deficient in canonical or noncanonical autophagy, we demonstrate that CASM is essential for epithelial lumen resolution. Mechanistically, the V-ATPase/ATG16L1 axis coordinates junctional remodeling, phosphoinositide transitions, and Rab-dependent endocytic and recycling pathways to ensure single-lumen formation. These findings identify noncanonical autophagy as a spatially restricted membrane-remodeling mechanism that governs epithelial morphogenesis and reveal distinct, hierarchically balanced contributions of autophagy pathways during development.

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Autophagy-Related ProteinsCell MembraneMorphogenesisVacuolar Proton-Translocating ATPasesAnimalsAutophagyDogsEpithelial CellsEpitheliumHumansMadin Darby Canine Kidney CellsMicrotubule-Associated ProteinsNeural TubeAutophagy-Related ProteinsMicrotubule-Associated ProteinsVacuolar Proton-Translocating ATPases

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PMCPMC13385949

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