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La separación de fase organiza el sitio de la formación del autofagosoma
Yuko Fujioka1, Jahangir Md Alam1, Daisuke Noshiro1,2
1Institute of Microbial Chemistry (BIKAKEN), Tokyo, Japan.
Nature
|February 7, 2020
Resumen
La estructura pre-autofagosómica (PAS) en la autofagia es un condensado líquido de proteínas Atg. Esta separación de fase organiza la maquinaria de la autofagia, crucial para los procesos de degradación celular.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Biología celular
- Biología molecular
Sus antecedentes:
- Las biomoléculas forman condensados similares a líquidos a través de la separación de fase líquido-líquido, mediando las funciones celulares.
- La autofagia degrada estos condensados utilizando autofagosomas, sintetizados en la estructura pre-autofagosómica (PAS).
- Las propiedades fisicoquímicas y funcionales del PAS son poco conocidas debido a su pequeño tamaño y fragilidad.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para investigar la naturaleza de la estructura pre-autofagosómica (PAS).
- Determinar el papel de las proteínas Atg y la separación de fases en la formación de PAS y la autofagia.
Principales métodos:
- Ensayos de separación de fase in vitro del complejo Atg1.
- Análisis de mutaciones puntuales y efectos de fosforilación en la formación de PAS in vivo.
- Experimentos de enlace de membrana in vitro con gotas del complejo Atg1.
Principales resultados:
- El PAS se identifica como un condensado líquido de proteínas Atg.
- El complejo Atg1 que inicia la autofagia se somete a una separación de fase para formar gotas líquidas in vitro.
- Las mutaciones inhibidoras o la fosforilación del complejo Atg1 dificultan la formación de PAS.
- Los experimentos in vitro demuestran la unión de las gotas del complejo Atg1 a través de las interacciones proteína-proteína.
Conclusiones:
- La separación de fase juega un papel crítico y activo en la autofagia.
- La separación de fase organiza el mecanismo de autofagia en el PAS.
- Los hallazgos explican la localización de la membrana vacuolar del PAS.
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