mTORC1-independent TFEB activation via Akt inhibition promotes cellular clearance in neurodegenerative storage diseases

mTORC1-independent TFEB activation via Akt inhibition promotes cellular clearance in neurodegenerative storage diseases

The transcription factor EB (TFEB) is a master regulator of lysosomal biogenesis. Here authors show that trehalose, an mTOR-independent autophagy inducer, alleviates the pathological phenotypes in a mouse model of neurodegenerative disease. Trehalose acts by inhibiting Akt, which normally suppresses...

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Main Authors: Michela Palmieri, Rituraj Pal, Hemanth R. Nelvagal, Parisa Lotfi, Gary R. Stinnett, Michelle L. Seymour, Arindam Chaudhury, Lakshya Bajaj, Vitaliy V. Bondar, Laura Bremner, Usama Saleem, Dennis Y. Tse, Deepthi Sanagasetti, Samuel M. Wu, Joel R. Neilson, Fred A. Pereira, Robia G. Pautler, George G. Rodney, Jonathan D. Cooper, Marco Sardiello
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-02-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14338
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Summary:The transcription factor EB (TFEB) is a master regulator of lysosomal biogenesis. Here authors show that trehalose, an mTOR-independent autophagy inducer, alleviates the pathological phenotypes in a mouse model of neurodegenerative disease. Trehalose acts by inhibiting Akt, which normally suppresses TFEB via an mTORC1-independent mechanism.
ISSN:2041-1723

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