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CELL DEATH AND DIFFERENTIATION
卷 20, 期 2, 页码 321-332出版社
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/cdd.2012.129
关键词
Atg5; autophagy; Gadd45; p38; phosphorylation
资金
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft [GK1033, GK1302, SFB685, SFB773, SCHM1586/3-1]
- Fritz-Thyssen-Stiftung
Autophagy is a lysosomal degradation pathway important for cellular homeostasis, mammalian development, cancer and immunity. Many molecular components of autophagy have been identified, but little is known about regulatory mechanisms controlling their effector functions. Here, we show that, in contrast to other p38 MAP kinase activators, the growth arrest and DNA damage 45 beta (Gadd45 beta)-MAPIVERK kinase kinase 4 (MEKK4) pathway specifically directs p38 to autophagosomes. This process results in an accumulation of autophagosomes through p38-mediated inhibition of lysosome fusion. Conversely, autophagic flux is increased in p38-deficient fibroblasts and Gadd45 beta-deficient cells. We further identified the underlying mechanism and demonstrate that phosphorylation of the autophagy regulator autophagy-related (Atg)5 at threonine 75 through p38 is responsible for inhibition of starvation-induced autophagy. Thus, we show for the first time that Atg5 activity is controlled by phosphorylation and, moreover, that the spatial regulation of p38 by Gadd45 beta/MEKK4 negatively regulates the autophagic process. Cell Death and Differentiation (2013) 20, 321-332; doi:10.1038/cdd.2012.129; published online 12 October 2012
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