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Sci. Signal., 12 June 2012
Vol. 5, Issue 228, p. ra42
[DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.2002790]
RESEARCH ARTICLES
Editor's Summary
Sensing Lysosomal Status
Lysosomes clear cells of damaged organelles, cellular debris, and internalized materials. Lysosomal biogenesis requires the transcription factor TFEB, and Roczniak-Ferguson et al. investigated the mechanisms by which lysosomal status controlled the activity of TFEB. They found that TFEB interacted with mTOR (mechanistic target of rapamycin), a kinase that localizes to lysosomes. The mTOR-dependent phosphorylation of TFEB caused TFEB to interact with 14-3-3 proteins, which led to the retention of the transcription factor in the cytoplasm. When lysosomal function was inhibited, TFEB no longer interacted with mTOR, was dephosphorylated, and translocated to the nucleus. Thus, the localization (and thus activity) of TFEB is determined by mTOR-mediated phosphorylation, which in turn reflects lysosomal status.
Citation: A. Roczniak-Ferguson, C. S. Petit, F. Froehlich, S. Qian, J. Ky, B. Angarola, T. C. Walther, S. M. Ferguson, The Transcription Factor TFEB Links mTORC1 Signaling to Transcriptional Control of Lysosome Homeostasis. Sci. Signal.5, ra42 (2012).
Shawn M. Ferguson and Annalisa M. VanHook (12 June 2012) Sci. Signal.5 (228), pc12.
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EDITORS' CHOICE
Wei Wong (1 May 2012) Sci. Signal.5 (222), ec121.
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