Highlights d Quantitative global proteomics of cells during nutrient stress d TEX264 identified as ER-associated selective autophagy receptor during starvation d TEX264 traffics into autophagosomes at ER tubule junctions d TEX264-deficient cells defective in ER-phagy during nutrient stress
Highlights d Global phospho and ubiquitylome analysis of PINK1-Parkin pathway in iNeurons d Dynamics and specificity of Parkin-mediated ubiquitylation revealed in iNeurons d p97-mediated MFN turnover not required for Parkin substrate ''gating'' in iNeurons d USP30 acts primarily on translocon and supports import quality control in iNeurons
Ribosomes are abundant cellular machines1,2
regulated by assembly, supernumerary subunit turnover, and nascent chain quality
control mechanisms1–5. Moreover, nitrogen starvation
in yeast has been reported to promote selective ribosome delivery to the vacuole
in an autophagy conjugation system-dependent manner, a process called
“ribophagy”6,7. However,
whether ribophagy in mammals is selective or regulated is unclear. Using
Ribo-Keima flux reporters, we find that starvation or mTOR inhibition promotes
VPS34-dependent ribophagic flux, which unlike yeast, is largely ATG8 conjugation
independent and occurs concomitantly with other cytosolic protein autophagic
flux reporters8,9. Ribophagic flux was not induced upon
inhibition of translational elongation or nascent chain uncoupling, but was
induced in a comparatively selective manner upon proteotoxic stress via
arsenite10 or
chromosome mis-segregation11
dependent upon VPS34 and ATG8 conjugation. Unexpectedly, agents typically used
to induce selective autophagy also promoted increased ribosome and cytosolic
protein reporter flux, suggesting significant bulk or
“by-stander” autophagy during what is often considered selective
autophagy12,13. These results emphasize the importance
of monitoring non-specific cargo flux when assessing selective autophagy
pathways.
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