Journal
AUTOPHAGY
Volume 6, Issue 4, Pages 495-505Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.4161/auto.6.4.11819
Keywords
GEC1; GABARAPL1; GABARAP; LC3; autophagy; lysosome; HEK293; MCF-7
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- Ligue Contre le Cancer
- Comite du Doubs
- Ministere de l'Enseignement Superieur et de la Recherche (MESR)
- Region de Franche-Comte/Canceropole Grand-Est
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Gabarapl1 (gec1) was first described as an estrogen-regulated gene which shares a high sequence homology with the gabarap gene. We previously demonstrated that GABARAPL1, like GABARAP, interacts with the GABA A receptor and tubulin and promotes tubulin polymerization. Previous work has demonstrated that the GABARAP family members (GABARAP, LC3, GATE-16 and Atg8) are not only involved in the transport of proteins or vesicles but are also implicated in various mechanisms such as autophagy, cell death, cell proliferation and tumor progression. We therefore asked whether GABARAPL1 might also play a role in autophagy. First, we showed that GABARAPL1 is cleaved at glycine 116, a residue which is conserved in other members of the family. We also demonstrated that GABARAPL1 is linked to phospholipids, delipidated by Atg4B, associated with intracellular membranes and accumulated in intracellular vesicles after inhibition of lysosomal activity. Finally, we showed that GABARAPL1 partially colocalizes with LC3 or Lysotracker green in intracellular vesicles. Taken together, our results demonstrate that GABARAPL1 associates with autophagic vesicles.
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