Regulators of Autophagosome Formation in Drosophila Muscles
| Title: | Regulators of Autophagosome Formation in Drosophila Muscles |
| Author: |
Zirin, Jonathan; Nieuwenhuis, Joppe; Samsonova, Anastasia; Tao, Rong; Perrimon, Norbert
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| Citation: | Zirin, Jonathan, Joppe Nieuwenhuis, Anastasia Samsonova, Rong Tao, and Norbert Perrimon. 2015. “Regulators of Autophagosome Formation in Drosophila Muscles.” PLoS Genetics 11 (2): e1005006. doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.1005006. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1005006. |
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| Abstract: | Given the diversity of autophagy targets and regulation, it is important to characterize autophagy in various cell types and conditions. We used a primary myocyte cell culture system to assay the role of putative autophagy regulators in the specific context of skeletal muscle. By treating the cultures with rapamycin (Rap) and chloroquine (CQ) we induced an autophagic response, fully suppressible by knockdown of core ATG genes. We screened D. melanogaster orthologs of a previously reported mammalian autophagy protein-protein interaction network, identifying several proteins required for autophagosome formation in muscle cells, including orthologs of the Rab regulators RabGap1 and Rab3Gap1. The screen also highlighted the critical roles of the proteasome and glycogen metabolism in regulating autophagy. Specifically, sustained proteasome inhibition inhibited autophagosome formation both in primary culture and larval skeletal muscle, even though autophagy normally acts to suppress ubiquitin aggregate formation in these tissues. In addition, analyses of glycogen metabolic genes in both primary cultured and larval muscles indicated that glycogen storage enhances the autophagic response to starvation, an important insight given the link between glycogen storage disorders, autophagy, and muscle function. |
| Published Version: | doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.1005006 |
| Other Sources: | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4334200/pdf/ |
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