In conjunction with the Singapore Malay Eye Study, the SICC study will permit an in-depth evaluation of the prevalence, risk factors, and impact of major eye diseases in Chinese, Indians and Malays, three distinct Asian ethnic groups, whose combined numbers represent half the world's population.

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(2015) ATG16L1 phosphorylation is oppositely regulated by CSNK2/casein kinase 2 and PPP1/protein phosphatase 1 which determines the fate of cardiomyocytes during hypoxia/reoxygenation, Autophagy, 11:8, 1308-1325, DOI: 10.1080/15548627.2015 Keywords: ATG16L1, autophagy, cardiomyocyte, casein kinase 2, protein phosphatase 1 Abbreviations: ACTB, actinb; AMPK, AMP activated protein kinase; ATG, autophagy-related; BCL2, B-cell CLL/lymphoma 2; BECN1/Beclin 1, autophagy related; CD, Crohn disease; CSNK2, casein kinase 2; GFP, green fluorescent protein; GNB2L1/ RACK1, guanine nucleotide binding protein (G protein)bpolypeptide 2-like 1; GST, glutathione S-transferase; H/R, hypoxia/reoxygenation; I/R, ischemia/reperfusion; LAD, left anterior descending; MAP1LC3B/LC3B, microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3 b; mRFP, monomeric red fluorescent protein; MTORC1, mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1; NRVCs, neonatal rat ventricular cardiomyocytes; OA, okadaic acid; PE, phosphatidylethanolamine; PPP1, protein phosphatase 1; PPP2, protein phosphatase 2; PVDF, polyvinylidenedifluoride; SNP, single nucleotide polymorphism; SUPT20H/p38IP, suppressor of Ty 20 homolog (S. cerevisiae); TBB, 4,5,6,7-tetrabromobenzotriazole; lPP, l protein phosphatase.Recent studies have shown that the phosphorylation and dephosphorylation of ULK1 and ATG13 are related to autophagy activity. Although ATG16L1 is absolutely required for autophagy induction by affecting the formation of autophagosomes, the post-translational modification of ATG16L1 remains elusive. Here, we explored the regulatory mechanism and role of ATG16L1 phosphorylation for autophagy induction in cardiomyocytes. We showed that ATG16L1 was a phosphoprotein, because phosphorylation of ATG16L1 was detected in rat cardiomyocytes during hypoxia/ reoxygenation (H/R). We not only demonstrated that CSNK2 (casein kinase 2) phosphorylated ATG16L1, but also identified the highly conserved Ser139 as the critical phosphorylation residue for CSNK2. We further established that ATG16L1 associated with the ATG12-ATG5 complex in a Ser139 phosphorylation-dependent manner. In agreement with this finding, CSNK2 inhibitor disrupted the ATG12-ATG5-ATG16L1 complex. Importantly, phosphorylation of ATG16L1 on Ser139 was responsible for H/R-induced autophagy in cardiomyocytes, which protects cardiomyocytes from apoptosis. Conversely, we determined that wild-type PPP1 (protein phosphatase 1), but not the inactive mutant, associated with ATG16L1 and antagonized CSNK2-mediated phosphorylation of ATG16L1. Interestingly, one RVxF consensus site for PPP1 binding in the C-terminal tail of ATG16L1 was identified; mutation of this site disrupted its association with ATG16L1. Notably, CSNK2 also associated with PPP1, but ATG16L1 depletion impaired the interaction between CSNK2 and PPP1. Collectively, these data identify ATG16L1 as a bona fide physiological CSNK2 and PPP1 substrate, which reveals a novel molecular link from CSNK2 to activation of the autophagy-specific ATG12-ATG5-ATG16L1 complex and autoph...