Abstract

The protein kinase TBK1 is a central regulator of innate immune responses and autophagy, and ablation of either function has been linked to neuroinflammatory or degenerative diseases. Autophagy is an intracellular process that recycles old or damaged proteins and organelles. In recent years, the TBK1-dependent regulation of autophagy pathways has been characterized. However, the autophagy-dependent regulation of TBK1 activity awaits further clarification. Here, we observed that TBK1 is recruited to SQSTM1/p62-containing aggregates via the selective autophagy receptor TAX1BP1. In these aggregates, TBK1 phosphorylates SQSTM1/p62 at serine 403 and thus presumably regulates the efficient engulfment and clearance of these structures. We found that TBK1 activation is strongly increased if FIP200, a component of the autophagy-inducing ULK1 complex, is not present or cannot bind to TAX1BP1. Given our collective findings, we hypothesize that FIP200 ensures the inducible activation of TBK1 at SQSTM1/p62 condensates.

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Title
FIP200 controls the TBK1 activation threshold at SQSTM1/p62-positive condensates
Author
Schlütermann, David 1 ; Berleth Niklas 1 ; Deitersen Jana 1 ; Wallot-Hieke Nora 1 ; Friesen Olena 1 ; Wu, Wenxian 1 ; Stuhldreier Fabian 1 ; Sun, Yadong 1 ; Berning Lena 1 ; Friedrich, Annabelle 1 ; Mendiburo, María José 1 ; Christoph, Peter 1 ; Wiek Constanze 2 ; Hanenberg Helmut 3 ; Stefanski Anja 4 ; Stühler Kai 5 ; Stork Björn 1 

 University Hospital Düsseldorf, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Institute of Molecular Medicine I, Medical Faculty, Düsseldorf, Germany (GRID:grid.411327.2) (ISNI:0000 0001 2176 9917) 
 University Hospital Düsseldorf, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head/Neck Surgery, Medical Faculty, Düsseldorf, Germany (GRID:grid.411327.2) (ISNI:0000 0001 2176 9917) 
 University Hospital Düsseldorf, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head/Neck Surgery, Medical Faculty, Düsseldorf, Germany (GRID:grid.411327.2) (ISNI:0000 0001 2176 9917); University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Department of Pediatrics III, Essen, Germany (GRID:grid.5718.b) (ISNI:0000 0001 2187 5445) 
 Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Molecular Proteomics Laboratory, Biologisch-Medizinisches Forschungszentrum (BMFZ), Düsseldorf, Germany (GRID:grid.411327.2) (ISNI:0000 0001 2176 9917) 
 University Hospital Düsseldorf, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Institute of Molecular Medicine I, Medical Faculty, Düsseldorf, Germany (GRID:grid.411327.2) (ISNI:0000 0001 2176 9917); Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Molecular Proteomics Laboratory, Biologisch-Medizinisches Forschungszentrum (BMFZ), Düsseldorf, Germany (GRID:grid.411327.2) (ISNI:0000 0001 2176 9917) 
Publication year
2021
Publication date
2021
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
e-ISSN
20452322
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2548449596
Copyright
© The Author(s) 2021. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.