bims-lypmec 2023-03-05 papers

Issue of 2023‒03‒05
six papers selected by
Satoru Kobayashi
New York Institute of Technology

Nat Metab. 2023 Mar 02.

Lysosomal control of senescence and inflammation through cholesterol partitioning.

Kyeonghwan Roh, Jeonghwan Noh, Yeonju Kim, Yeji Jang, Jaejin Kim, Haebeen Choi, Yeonghyeon Lee, Moongi Ji, Donghyun Kang, Mi-Sung Kim, Man-Jeong Paik, Jongkyeong Chung, Jin-Hong Kim, Chanhee Kang.

Whereas cholesterol is vital for cell growth, proliferation, and remodeling, dysregulation of cholesterol metabolism is associated with multiple age-related pathologies. Here we show that senescent cells accumulate cholesterol in lysosomes to maintain the senescence-associated secretory phenotype (SASP). We find that induction of cellular senescence by diverse triggers enhances cellular cholesterol metabolism. Senescence is associated with the upregulation of the cholesterol exporter ABCA1, which is rerouted to the lysosome, where it moonlights as a cholesterol importer. Lysosomal cholesterol accumulation results in the formation of cholesterol-rich microdomains on the lysosomal limiting membrane enriched with the mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1) scaffolding complex, thereby sustaining mTORC1 activity to support the SASP. We further show that pharmacological modulation of lysosomal cholesterol partitioning alters senescence-associated inflammation and in vivo senescence during osteoarthritis progression in male mice. Our study reveals a potential unifying theme for the role of cholesterol in the aging process through the regulation of senescence-associated inflammation.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s42255-023-00747-5

Autophagy. 2023 Mar 01. 1-2

LAMTOR1 ubiquitination restricts its interaction with the vacuolar-type H+-ATPase, promotes autophagy and is controlled by USP32.

Alexandra Hertel, Stefan Eimer, Anja Bremm.

Among the various signals governing autophagy, ubiquitination plays a critical role both by controlling the stability of upstream regulators or components of macroautophagy/autophagy pathways and by facilitating the recruitment of cargo to autophagy receptors. As such, modulators of ubiquitin signaling can influence autophagic substrate degradation. Recently, we identified a non-proteolytic ubiquitin signal at the Ragulator complex subunit LAMTOR1 that is reversed by the deubiquitinase USP32. Loss of USP32 promotes ubiquitination within the unstructured N-terminal region of LAMTOR1 and prevents its efficient interaction with the vacuolar-type H+-ATPase, a prerequisite for full activation of MTORC1 at lysosomes. Consequently, MTORC1 activity is decreased and autophagy is upregulated in USP32 knockout cells. This phenotype is conserved in Caenorhabditis elegans. Depletion of USP32 homolog CYK-3 in worms results in LET-363/MTOR inhibition and autophagy induction. Based on our data, we propose an additional control layer of the MTORC1 activation cascade at lysosomes via USP32-regulated LAMTOR1 ubiquitination.

Keywords: ATPase; LAMTOR1; USP32; V-MTORC1; autophagy; deubiquitinase (DUB); ragulator complex; ubiquitin

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/15548627.2023.2184958

Front Toxicol. 2023 ;5 1112822

Cholesterol content regulates silica-induced lysosomal membrane permeability.

Matthew J Sydor, Rebekah L Kendall, Andrij Holian.

Inhalation of crystalline silica has been well documented to cause pulmonary inflammation and lung disease such as silicosis. Respirable silica particles deposit in the lungs and are phagocytosed by alveolar macrophages. Subsequently, phagocytosed silica remains undegraded within lysosomes causing lysosomal damage known as phagolysosomal membrane permeability (LMP). LMP can trigger the assembly of the NLRP3 inflammasome resulting in release of inflammatory cytokines that contribute to disease. In order to better understand the mechanisms of LMP this study used murine bone marrow derived macrophages (BMdM) as a cellular model to investigate the mechanism of silica-induced LMP. Reduction of lysosomal cholesterol in bone marrow derived macrophages with 18:1 phosphatidylglycerol (DOPG) liposome treatment increased silica-induced LMP and IL-1β release. Conversely, increasing lysosomal and cellular cholesterol with U18666A reduced IL-1β release. Co-treatment of bone marrow derived macrophages with 18:1 phosphatidylglycerol and U18666A resulted in a significant reduction of the effects of U18666A on lysosomal cholesterol. Phosphatidylcholine 100-nm liposome model systems were used to examine the effects of silica particles on lipid membrane order. Time-resolved fluorescence anisotropy of the membrane probe, Di-4-ANEPPDHQ, was used to determine changes to membrane order. Silica increased lipid order that was attenuated by inclusion of cholesterol in the phosphatidylcholine liposomes. These results demonstrate that increased cholesterol can attenuate silica-induced membrane changes in liposomes and cell models, while decreasing cholesterol exacerbates silica-induced membrane changes. Selective manipulation of lysosomal cholesterol may be a way of attenuating lysosomal disruption and preventing silica-induced chronic inflammatory disease progression.

Keywords: inflammation; lysosome; macrophage; membrane; silica

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/ftox.2023.1112822

J Cell Sci. 2023 Mar 01. pii: jcs260749. [Epub ahead of print]136(5):

Endosomal sorting sorted - motors, adaptors and lessons from in vitro and cellular studies.

Gregory M I Redpath, Vaishnavi Ananthanarayanan.

Motor proteins are key players in exerting spatiotemporal control over the intracellular location of membrane-bound compartments, including endosomes containing cargo. In this Review, we focus on how motors and their cargo adaptors regulate positioning of cargoes from the earliest stages of endocytosis and through the two main intracellular itineraries: (1) degradation at the lysosome or (2) recycling back to the plasma membrane. In vitro and cellular (in vivo) studies on cargo transport thus far have typically focussed independently on either the motor proteins and adaptors, or membrane trafficking. Here, we will discuss recent studies to highlight what is known about the regulation of endosomal vesicle positioning and transport by motors and cargo adaptors. We also emphasise that in vitro and cellular studies are often performed at different scales, from single molecules to whole organelles, with the aim to provide a perspective on the unified principles of motor-driven cargo trafficking in living cells that can be learned from these differing scales.

Keywords: Cargo adaptors; Cytoskeleton; Dynein; Endocytosis; Kinesin; Membrane trafficking; Motor proteins; Myosin

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1242/jcs.260749

Curr Opin Cell Biol. 2023 Feb 25. pii: S0955-0674(23)00004-2. [Epub ahead of print]80 102155

Endosome biogenesis is controlled by ER and the cytoskeleton at tripartite junctions.

Jonathan F Striepen, Gia K Voeltz.

The plasma membrane (PM) and its associated cargo are internalized into small vesicles via endocytosis funneling cargo into endosomes. The endosomal system must efficiently deliver cargos, as well as recycle cargo receptors and membrane to maintain homeostasis. In animal cells, endosome trafficking, maturation, and cargo recycling rely on the actin and microtubule cytoskeleton. Microtubules and their associated motor proteins provide the roads on which endosomes move and fuse during cargo sorting and delivery. In addition, highly dynamic assemblies of actin adjust the shape of the endosomal membrane to promote cargo segregation into budding domains allowing for receptor recycling. Recent work has revealed that the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) frequently acts as an intermediary between endosomes and their cytoskeletal regulators via membrane contact sites (MCSs). This review will discuss the factors which form these tripartite junction between the ER, endosomes, and the cytoskeleton as well as their function.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceb.2023.102155

Nat Commun. 2023 Feb 28. 14(1): 947

Cell surface protein aggregation triggers endocytosis to maintain plasma membrane proteostasis.

David Paul, Omer Stern, Yvonne Vallis, Jatinder Dhillon, Andrew Buchanan, Harvey McMahon.

The ability of cells to manage consequences of exogenous proteotoxicity is key to cellular homeostasis. While a plethora of well-characterised machinery aids intracellular proteostasis, mechanisms involved in the response to denaturation of extracellular proteins remain elusive. Here we show that aggregation of protein ectodomains triggers their endocytosis via a macroendocytic route, and subsequent lysosomal degradation. Using ERBB2/HER2-specific antibodies we reveal that their cross-linking ability triggers specific and fast endocytosis of the receptor, independent of clathrin and dynamin. Upon aggregation, canonical clathrin-dependent cargoes are redirected into the aggregation-dependent endocytosis (ADE) pathway. ADE is an actin-driven process, which morphologically resembles macropinocytosis. Physical and chemical stress-induced aggregation of surface proteins also triggers ADE, facilitating their degradation in the lysosome. This study pinpoints aggregation of extracellular domains as a trigger for rapid uptake and lysosomal clearance which besides its proteostatic function has potential implications for the uptake of pathological protein aggregates and antibody-based therapies.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-36496-y