The type III intermediate filament vimentin regulates organelle distribution and modulates autophagy.
PLoS One
; 14(1): e0209665, 2019.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-30699149
ABSTRACT
The cytoskeletal protein vimentin plays a key role in positioning of organelles within the cytosol and has been linked to the regulation of numerous cellular processes including autophagy, however, how vimentin regulates autophagy remains relatively unexplored. Here we report that inhibition of vimentin using the steroidal lactone Withaferin A (WFA) causes vimentin to aggregate, and this is associated with the relocalisation of organelles including autophagosomes and lysosomes from the cytosol to a juxtanuclear location. Vimentin inhibition causes autophagosomes to accumulate, and we demonstrate this results from modulation of mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTORC1) activity, and disruption of autophagosome-lysosome fusion. We suggest that vimentin plays a physiological role in autophagosome and lysosome positioning, thus identifying vimentin as a key factor in the regulation of mTORC1 and autophagy.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Vimentina
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Organelas
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
PLoS One
Assunto da revista:
CIENCIA
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MEDICINA
Ano de publicação:
2019
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Reino Unido