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. 2017 Jan 23;40(2):151-167.
doi: 10.1016/j.devcel.2016.11.024. Epub 2016 Dec 22.

Selective Lysosomal Transporter Degradation by Organelle Membrane Fusion

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Selective Lysosomal Transporter Degradation by Organelle Membrane Fusion

Erin Kate McNally et al. Dev Cell. .
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Abstract

Lysosomes rely on their resident transporter proteins to return products of catabolism to the cell for reuse and for cellular signaling, metal storage, and maintaining the lumenal environment. Despite their importance, little is known about the lifetime of these transporters or how they are regulated. Using Saccharomyces cerevisiae as a model, we discovered a new pathway intrinsic to homotypic lysosome membrane fusion that is responsible for their degradation. Transporter proteins are selectively sorted by the docking machinery into an area between apposing lysosome membranes, which is internalized and degraded by lumenal hydrolases upon organelle fusion. These proteins have diverse lifetimes that are regulated in response to protein misfolding, changing substrate levels, or TOR activation. Analogous to endocytosis for controlling surface protein levels, the "intralumenal fragment pathway" is critical for lysosome membrane remodeling required for organelle function in the context of cellular protein quality control, ion homeostasis, and metabolism.

Keywords: TOR; intralumenal fragment; lysosomal transporter; lysosome biology; membrane fusion; multivesicular body; protein degradation; protein quality control; vacuole.

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