Autophagosome membrane expansion is mediated by the N-terminus and cis -membrane association of human ATG8s

Autophagy is an essential catabolic pathway which sequesters and engulfs cytosolic substrates via autophagosomes, unique double-membraned structures. ATG8 proteins are ubiquitin-like proteins recruited to autophagosome membranes by lipidation at the C-terminus. ATG8s recruit substrates, such as p62,...

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Veröffentlicht in:eLife 2023-06, Vol.12
Hauptverfasser: Zhang, Wenxin, Nishimura, Taki, Gahlot, Deepanshi, Saito, Chieko, Davis, Colin, Jefferies, Harold B J, Schreiber, Anne, Thukral, Lipi, Tooze, Sharon A
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Zusammenfassung:Autophagy is an essential catabolic pathway which sequesters and engulfs cytosolic substrates via autophagosomes, unique double-membraned structures. ATG8 proteins are ubiquitin-like proteins recruited to autophagosome membranes by lipidation at the C-terminus. ATG8s recruit substrates, such as p62, and play an important role in mediating autophagosome membrane expansion. However, the precise function of lipidated ATG8 in expansion remains obscure. Using a real-time in vitro lipidation assay, we revealed that the N-termini of lipidated human ATG8s (LC3B and GABARAP) are highly dynamic and interact with the membrane. Moreover, atomistic MD simulation and FRET assays indicate that N-termini of LC3B and GABARAP associate in on the membrane. By using non-tagged GABARAPs, we show that GABARAP N-terminus and its -membrane insertion are crucial to regulate the size of autophagosomes in cells irrespectively of p62 degradation. Our study provides fundamental molecular insights into autophagosome membrane expansion, revealing the critical and unique function of lipidated ATG8.
ISSN:2050-084X
2050-084X
DOI:10.7554/eLife.89185