mTOR-dependent phosphorylation controls TFEB nuclear export

On amino acid deprivation TFEB translocates from the cytoplasm to the nucleus. Here the authors identify a nuclear export signal in TFEB that is recognized by the exportin CRM1, and show that dual phosphorylation at S142 and S138 by mTOR accelerates export of TFEB.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Gennaro Napolitano, Alessandra Esposito, Heejun Choi, Maria Matarese, Valerio Benedetti, Chiara Di Malta, Jlenia Monfregola, Diego Luis Medina, Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz, Andrea Ballabio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-08-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-05862-6