Nature Communications (Aug 2017)

A reversible phospho-switch mediated by ULK1 regulates the activity of autophagy protease ATG4B

  • N. Pengo,
  • A. Agrotis,
  • K. Prak,
  • J. Jones,
  • R. Ketteler

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-00303-2
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Upon autophagy induction, LC3 is cleaved by the protease ATG4 and conjugated to the autophagosomal membrane; however, its removal is mediated by the same protease. Here the authors show that ULK1-mediated phosphorylation and PP2A-mediated dephosphorylation of ATG4 regulates its cellular activity to control LC3 processing.