Xu Jie, Fotouhi Maryam, McPherson Peter S
Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Montreal Neurological Institute McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3A 2B4, Canada
Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Montreal Neurological Institute McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3A 2B4, Canada.
EMBO Rep. 2015 Jun;16(6):709-18. doi: 10.15252/embr.201440006. Epub 2015 Apr 29.
Unc-51-like kinases (ULKs) are the most upstream kinases in the initiation of autophagy, yet the molecular mechanisms underlying their function are poorly understood. We report a new role for ULK in the induction of autophagy. ULK-mediated phosphorylation of the guanine nucleotide exchange factor DENND3 at serines 554 and 572 upregulates its GEF activity toward the small GTPase Rab12. Through binding to LC3 and associating with LC3-positive autophagosomes, active Rab12 facilitates autophagosome trafficking, thus establishing a crucial role for the ULK/DENND3/Rab12 axis in starvation-induced autophagy.
Unc-51样激酶(ULKs)是自噬起始过程中最上游的激酶,但其功能背后的分子机制仍知之甚少。我们报道了ULK在自噬诱导中的新作用。ULK介导的鸟嘌呤核苷酸交换因子DENND3在丝氨酸554和572处的磷酸化上调了其对小GTP酶Rab12的鸟嘌呤核苷酸交换因子(GEF)活性。通过与LC3结合并与LC3阳性自噬体相关联,活性Rab12促进自噬体运输,从而确立了ULK/DENND3/Rab12轴在饥饿诱导的自噬中的关键作用。