Genome-wide CRISPR screens identify ILF3 as a mediator of mTORC1-dependent amino acid sensing.
The mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1) is an essential hub that integrates nutrient signals and coordinates metabolism to control cell growth. Amino acid signals are detected by sensor proteins and relayed to the GATOR2 and GATOR1 complexes to control mTORC1 activity. Here we perform genome-wide CRISPR/Cas9 screens, coupled ... with an assay for mTORC1 activity based on fluorescence-activated cell sorting analysis of pS6, to identify potential regulators of mTORC1-dependent amino acid sensing. We then focus on interleukin enhancer binding factor 3 (ILF3), one of the candidate genes from the screen. ILF3 tethers the GATOR complexes to lysosomes to control mTORC1. Adding a lysosome-targeting sequence to the GATOR2 component WDR24 bypasses the requirement for ILF3 to modulate amino-acid-dependent mTORC1 signalling. ILF3 plays an evolutionarily conserved role in human and mouse cells, and in worms to regulate the mTORC1 pathway, control autophagy activity and modulate the ageing process.
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Amino Acids, Animals, Humans, Lysosomes, Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1, Mice, Multiprotein Complexes, Nuclear Factor 90 Proteins, Signal Transduction, TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases
Amino Acids, Animals, Humans, Lysosomes, Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1, Mice, Multiprotein Complexes, Nuclear Factor 90 Proteins, Signal Transduction, TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases
Nat Cell Biol
Date: May. 01, 2023
PubMed ID: 37037994
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