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Phosphorylation of the exchange factor DENND3 by ULK in response to starvation activates Rab12 and induces autophagy.

ABSTRACT: 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.

SUBMITTER: Xu J

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4467855 | biostudies-other | 2015 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other

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Phosphorylation of the exchange factor DENND3 by ULK in response to starvation activates Rab12 and induces autophagy.

Xu Jie J Fotouhi Maryam M McPherson Peter S PS

EMBO reports 20150429 6

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 ...[more]

PMID: 25925668

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