TORC1 Determines Fab1 Lipid Kinase Function at Signaling Endosomes and Vacuoles

Zilei Chen, Pedro Carpio Malia, Riko Hatakeyama, Raffaele Nicastro, Zehan Hu, Marie-Pierre Péli-Gulli, Jieqiong Gao, Taki Nishimura, Elja Eskes, Christopher J Stefan, Joris Winderickx, Jörn Dengjel, Claudio De Virgilio, Christian Ungermann

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Abstract

Chen, Malia, Hatakeyama, et al. demonstrate that the yeast Target of Rapamycin Complex 1 (TORC1) phosphorylates the lipid kinase Fab1, a homolog of metazoan PIKfyve. Fab1 phosphorylation shifts both complexes from the vacuole to signaling endosomes and changes TORC1 activity, suggesting a regulatory feedback loop in cellular signaling from these organelles.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)297-309.e8
JournalCurrent Biology
Volume31
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 25 Jan 2021
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Endosomes/metabolism
  • Enzyme Assays
  • Feedback, Physiological
  • Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1/metabolism
  • Phosphorylation/physiology
  • Phosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor)/genetics
  • Recombinant Proteins/genetics
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins/genetics
  • Signal Transduction
  • Vacuoles/metabolism

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