Nature Communications (Nov 2021)

Starvation-induced proteasome assemblies in the nucleus link amino acid supply to apoptosis

  • Maxime Uriarte,
  • Nadine Sen Nkwe,
  • Roch Tremblay,
  • Oumaima Ahmed,
  • Clémence Messmer,
  • Nazar Mashtalir,
  • Haithem Barbour,
  • Louis Masclef,
  • Marion Voide,
  • Claire Viallard,
  • Salima Daou,
  • Djaileb Abdelhadi,
  • Daryl Ronato,
  • Mohammadjavad Paydar,
  • Anaïs Darracq,
  • Karine Boulay,
  • Nicolas Desjardins-Lecavalier,
  • Przemyslaw Sapieha,
  • Jean-Yves Masson,
  • Mikhail Sergeev,
  • Benjamin H. Kwok,
  • Laura Hulea,
  • Frédérick A. Mallette,
  • Eric Milot,
  • Bruno Larrivée,
  • Hugo Wurtele,
  • El Bachir Affar

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-27306-4
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 22

Abstract

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Upon starvation, cells coordinate protein disposal to recycle amino acids, although the role of the proteasome has been unclear. Here, the authors show that in the mammalian nucleus, proteasomes form condensates that dissolve following nutrient replenishment.