EMBO/soda-nel huggingface dataset:
Bim inhibits autophagy by recruiting Beclin 1 to microtubules. (2012)
Figure 5

Starvation-Induced BimT116 Phosphorylation Disrupts the Bim-Beclin- 1 Interaction

(A) Bim(EL)EE/empty vector (IP negative control) or Bim(EL)EE/Beclin 1-Flag (in duplicate) were transfected into HeLa cells. After 20 hr, one set of cells with Bim(EL)EE/Beclin 1-Flag were starved in HBSS for 2 hr. Anti-Flag antibody (M2) was used for immunoprecipitation, and blots were probed as indicated. Data are shown as mean ± SD. ∗∗∗p < 0.001.

(B) Panel i: HeLa cells were treated with control siRNA or Bim siRNA. After 48 hr, one set of transfections were starved in HBSS for 2 hr. Blots were probed as indicated. LC3-II/tubulin ratio of siRNA-transfected cells is set as 1 (n = 3). Data are shown as mean ± SD. ∗∗∗p < 0.001; NS, not significant. Panel ii: HeLa cells were treated with control siRNA or Bim siRNA. After 48 hr, one set of transfections were treated with Baf for 2 hr; one set of transfections were starved and treated with Baf for 2 hr. Blots were probed as indicated and analyzed as in (Bi). ∗∗p < 0.01; NS, not significant.

(C) HeLa cells were transfected with control plasmid /GFP-LC3 (3:1), or Bim(EL)EE/GFP-LC3 (3:1). After 20 hr, one set of transfected cells were starved in HBSS for 2 hr and then fixed. The percentages of cells with GFP-LC3 vesicles were assessed. Data are shown as mean ± SD. ∗∗p < 0.01. NS, not significant.

(D) BimS-Beclin 1 binding is not sensitive to HBSS starvation. BimEL-EE (EL)/vector (IP negative control), BimEL-EE (EL)/Beclin 1-Flag (two replicates), BimL-EE (L)/Beclin 1-Flag (two replicates) or BimS-EE (S)/Beclin 1-Flag (two replicates) were transfected into HeLa cells. After 20 hr, one of EL-Beclin 1-Flag transfections, one of L-Beclin-Flag transfections and one of S-Beclin 1-Flag transfections were subjected to 2 hr HBSS starvation. Anti-Flag (M2) was used for immunoprecipitation.

(E) HBSS starvation increases Bim T116 phosphorylation. Bim(EL)EE or BimEE(EL)-T116A were transfected into HeLa cells. After 20 hr, one set of Bim(EL)EE transfections and one of Bim(EL)EE-T116A were starved for 2 hr in HBSS. Blots were probed with the indicated antibodies.

(F) Bim T116 phosphorylation disables Bim-Beclin 1 interaction. Bim(EL)EE /vector (IP negative control), Bim(EL)EE/Beclin 1-Flag (in duplicate), or Bim(EL)EE-T116E (phospho-mimic, designated as T116E here)/Beclin-Flag (in duplicate) were transfected into HeLa cells. After 20 hr, one set of Bim(EL)EE/Beclin 1-Flag transfections and one of Bim(EL)EE-T116E/Beclin 1-Flag transfections were starved for 2 hr in HBSS (Starv). Anti-Flag (M2) was used for immunoprecipitation.

(G) HeLa cells were transfected with control plasmid /GFP-LC3, Bim(EL)-EE/GFP-LC3 (3:1), or Bim(EL)-EE T116E/GFP-LC3 (3:1). After 20 hr, one set of transfected cells were starved in HBSS for 2 hr and the cells were then fixed. The percentages of cells with GFP-LC3 vesicles were assessed. Data are shown as mean ± SD. ∗∗p < 0.01; NS, not significant.

See also Figure S5.
Bim inhibits autophagy by recruiting Beclin 1 to microtubules. (2012)
Figure 7

Bim Suppresses Autophagy by Mediating the LC8-Beclin 1 Interaction

(A) HeLa cells were transfected with vector (vec) /GFP-LC3, BimEL-EE (EL)/GFP-LC3, BimL-EE (L)/GFP-LC3, BimS-EE (S)/GFP-LC3, or BimEL-EE-AAA (AAA)/GFP-LC3 (3:1). The percentages of cells with GFP-LC3 vesicles were assessed. Data are shown as mean ± SD. ∗∗∗p < 0.001; ∗∗p < 0.01; NS, not significant. Note that BimEL-EE-S109A, S113A, T114A is designated as BimEL-EE-AAA.

(B) Bim bridges the Beclin 1-LC8 interaction. Dynein light chain1 (Myc-LC8)/empty vectors (IP negative control), Myc-LC8/Beclin 1-Flag/empty vector, Myc-LC8/Beclin 1-Flag/BimEL-EE (EL), Myc-LC8/Beclin 1-Flag/BimL-EE (L), Myc-LC8/Beclin 1-Flag/BimS-EE (S), and Myc-LC8/Beclin 1-Flag/BimEL-EE-S109A, S113A, T114A (AAA) were transfected into HeLa cells. Anti-Flag (M2) was used for immunoprecipitation.

(C) Starvation reduces the ability of Bim to bridge the Beclin 1-LC8 interaction. Myc-LC8/empty vectors (IP negative control), Myc-LC8/Beclin 1-Flag/empty vector, or Myc-LC8/Beclin 1-Flag/HA-BimEL-EE (HA-Bim) (two replicates) were transfected into HeLa cells. After 20 hr, one set of cells with Myc-LC8/Beclin 1-Flag/HA-HA-Bim was starved in HBSS for 2 hr. Anti-Flag (M2) antibody was used for immunoprecipitation.

(D) HeLa cells were cultured with DMEM with 10% serum (Control) or starved (Starve) in HBSS for 2 hr. The fixed cells were stained with Beclin 1 and tubulin antibodies and analyzed by confocal microscopy. White boxes show the areas where Beclin 1 is enriched. Yellow boxes show enlarged areas.

(E) HeLa cells were treated with control siRNA or LC8 siRNA. After 24 hr, cells were split. Vector/GFP-LC3 or Bim(EL)EE/GFP-LC3 (3:1) were transfected into the control siRNA-transfected or LC8 siRNA-transfected cells. The percentages of cells with GFP-LC3 vesicles were assessed. Data are shown as mean ± SD. ∗∗p < 0.01; NS, not significant.

(F) HeLa cells were treated with control siRNA, Bim siRNA, or LC8 siRNA for 48 hr. Cells were then fixed in 37°C, 4% PFA for 10 min. Cells were stained with Beclin 1 and tubulin antibodies and analyzed by confocal microscopy. White boxes/triangle show areas where Beclin 1 is enriched. Yellow boxes show enlarged areas. Colocalizations were quantified from images in 12–15 cells with Volocity program (Colocalization coefficient Mx). Data are shown as mean ± SD. ∗∗∗p < 0.001.

(G) Bim inhibits autophagy. In normal conditions, LC8 recruits Beclin 1 to the microtubule-based dynein motor complex via Bim, thereby inhibiting autophagosome formation (Bim possesses autophagy-inhibitory activity). Under stress conditions (e.g., nutrient starvation), Bim phosphorylation at T116 by JNK leads to its dissociation from LC8, and this dissociation triggers the dissociation of Bim-Beclin 1. The Beclin 1-Vps34 can then localize to isolation membranes (IMs) to enable autophagosome synthesis. Free Bim can induce apoptosis.

See also Figure S7.
The C9orf72 protein interacts with Rab1a and the ULK1 complex to regulate initiation of autophagy (2016)
Figure 1

Figure 1. C9orf72 regulates the initiation of autophagy.

A, B. HeLa cells treated with non-targeting siRNA (Ctrl) or C9orf72 siRNA and transfected with mCherry-EGFP-LC3 were treated with vehicle (Ctrl), Torin1 (250 nM; 3 h), bafilomycin A1 (100 nM; 6 h – BafA1) or combinations thereof as indicated. Autophagosomes (green+red) and autolysosomes (red only) were quantified per cell (Mean ± SEM from 3 independent experiments; one-way ANOVA with Fisher’s LSD test: ns, not significant, * p ≤ 0.05, ** p ≤ 0.01, *** p ≤ 0.001, **** p ≤ 0.0001; N (cells) = Ctrl/Ctrl: 120; Ctrl/Torin1: 101; C9orf72/Ctrl: 99; C9orf72/Torin1: 106; Ctrl/BafA1: 116; Ctrl/Torin1/BafA1: 118; C9orf72/BafA1: 109; C9orf72/Torin1/BafA1: 106). Scale bar = 20 µm. C9orf72 knockdown was confirmed by RT-qPCR (Appendix Fig S2).

C, D. HEK293 cells treated with non-targeting (Ctrl) or C9orf72 siRNA were incubated with BafA1, BafA1+Torin1 (C) or BafA1+rapamycin (D) and levels of LC3-I and II were determined on immunoblots. Levels of LC3-II were normalized against α-tubulin and are shown relative to the BafA1-treated sample (Mean ± SEM; one-way ANOVA with Fisher’s LSD test: ns, not significant, * p ≤ 0.05, ** p ≤ 0.01, *** p ≤ 0.001, **** p ≤ 0.0001; N = 3 experiments).

E, F. Primary cortical neurons (DIV5/6) were transfected with ECFP non-targeting (Ctrl) or C9orf72 miRNA (cyan) and EGFP-LC3 (green). 3 days post transfection neurons were treated with vehicle (Ctrl), Torin1 (250 nM; 3 h), BafA1 (100 nM; 5 h) or combinations thereof as indicated. Autophagosomes were quantified as the number of EGFP-LC3 positive puncta per soma from 2 independent experiments (Mean ± SEM; one-way ANOVA with Fisher’s LSD test: ns, not significant, * p ≤ 0.05; *** P ≤ 0.001; **** P ≤ 0.0001; N (cells) = Ctrl miRNA/Ctrl: 77; Ctrl miRNA/Torin1: 68; C9orf72 miRNA/Ctrl: 57; C9orf72 miRNA/Torin1: 69; Ctrl miRNA/BafA1: 35; Ctrl miRNA/Torin1/BafA1: 57; C9orf72 miRNA/BafA1: 66; C9orf72 miRNA/Torin1/BafA1: 64). Scale bar = 5 µm.
The C9orf72 protein interacts with Rab1a and the ULK1 complex to regulate initiation of autophagy (2016)
Figure 2

Figure 2. C9orf72 induces autophagy via the ULK1 complex.

A. HEK293 cells treated with non-targeting (Ctrl) or FIP200 siRNA were co-transfected with EGFP-LC3 and either empty vector control (EV), Myc-C9orf72S or Myc-C9orf72L. 24 h post transfection cells were treated with vehicle or 100 nM BafA1 for 6 h. Samples were lysed and subjected to SDS-PAGE and immunoblot. Autophagy levels were determined by immunoblot for EGFP-LC3-I and II. Expression of Myc-C9orf72 was confirmed using anti-Myc (* indicates a nonspecific band). FIP200 knockdown was confirmed using anti-FIP200 antibodies. α-tubulin was used as loading control.

B. HeLa cells treated with non-targeting (Ctrl) or FIP200 siRNA were co-transfected with empty vector (EV), Myc-C9orf72S or Myc-C9orf72L (red) and EGFP-LC3 (green) to label autophagosomes. As positive control EV transfected cells were treated for 3 h with Torin1 (250 nM). Autophagy was quantified as the number of EGFP-LC3 positive autophagosomes per cell from 3 independent experiments (Mean ± SEM; one-way ANOVA with Fisher’s LSD test: **** P ≤ 0.0001, N (cells) = Ctrl/EV: 73; FIP200/EV: 76; Ctrl/EV/Torin1: 73, FIP200/EV/Torin1: 70; Ctrl/C9orf72L: 71; FIP200/C9orf72L: 74; Ctrl/C9orf72S: 72; FIP200/C9orf72S: 72). Scale bar = 20 µm. FIP200 knockdown was confirmed by immunoblot (Appendix Fig S2).
The C9orf72 protein interacts with Rab1a and the ULK1 complex to regulate initiation of autophagy (2016)
Figure 3

Figure 3. C9orf72 interacts with the ULK1 initiation complex.

A, B, C. Cell lysates of HEK293 cells co-transfected with FLAG-FIP200 (A), or HA-ULK1 (B) and either empty vector control, Myc-C9orf72S or Myc-C9orf72L or with Myc-ATG13 (C) and either empty vector control, FLAG-C9orf72S or FLAG-C9orf72L were subjected to immunoprecipitation with anti-Myc (A and B) or anti-FLAG (C) antibodies. Immune pellets were probed for Myc-C9orf72 (A and B), FLAG-C9orf72 (C), FLAG-FIP200 (A), HA-ULK1 (B), or Myc-ATG13 (C) on immunoblots.

D, E. Cell lysates of HEK293 cells transfected with empty vector control, Myc-C9orf72S or Myc-C9orf72L were subjected to immunoprecipitation with anti-Myc antibodies Immune pellets were probed for Myc-C9orf72 and endogenous FIP200, ULK1, and ATG13. There are multiple alternatively spliced forms of ATG13 (Jung et al., 2009; Alers et al., 2011); ATG13* is most likely a smaller alternative spliced form of ATG13 that is enriched by interaction with C9orf72.

F, G, H. HeLa cells transfected with HA-ULK1 or Flag-FIP200 and Myc-C9orf72 or with Myc-ATG13 and EGFP-C9orf72 were fixed and processed for PLA analysis. Transfections were laced with mVenus to enable identification of transfected cells for analysis where required (green). PLA signals (red) were counted per cell (Mean ± SEM; one-way ANOVA with Fisher’s LSD test, **** P ≤ 0.0001; N (cells) = (F) C9orf72S: 22; C9orf72L: 18; EV+FIP200: 18; C9orf72S+FIP200: 18; C9orf72L+FIP200: 17; (G) C9orf72S: 21; C9orf72L: 20; EV+ULK1: 20; C9orf72S+ULK1: 22; C9orf72L+ULK1: 20; (H) C9orf72S: 11; C9orf72L: 10; EV+ ATG13: 11; C9orf72S+ATG13: 11; C9orf72L+ATG13: 11). Scale bar = 10 µm; see also Fig EV2.

I, J, K. 35S-radiolabeled recombinant FIP200-6xHis segments (I), Myc-ATG13 (J) or HA-ULK1 (K) were added to GST, GST-C9orf72S and GST-C9orf72L immobilized on glutathione-coated beads. 35S-radiolabelled recombinant proteins were visualized by phosphoimager (top panels). Coomassie-stained GST, GST-C9orf72S and GST-C9orf72L in the pull-down samples are shown (bottom panels). The identity of the Coomassie protein bands was confirmed by mass spectrometry (# = E. coli DnaK Chaperonin; * = E. coli 60kD Chaperonin; Appendix Fig S2).
The C9orf72 protein interacts with Rab1a and the ULK1 complex to regulate initiation of autophagy (2016)
Figure 4

Figure 4. C9orf72 regulates translocation of the ULK1 complex.

A. HEK293 cells were transfected with non-targeting (Ctrl) or C9orf72 siRNA. Cells were treated with rapamycin for 6 h to induce autophagy. Activation of ULK1 was determined on immunoblots using phospho-ULK1 (Ser757), total ULK1 and GAPDH Abs (loading control).

B. HeLa cells treated with non-targeting (Ctrl) or C9orf72 siRNA were transfected with mCherry-FIP200. 24 h post transfection cells were treated for 3 h with Torin1 (250 nM) or vehicle (Ctrl). Translocation of the ULK1 complex was quantified as the number of mCherry-FIP200 positive puncta per cell from 3 independent experiments (Mean ± SEM; one-way ANOVA with Fisher’s LSD test, ns: not significant, **** P ≤ 0.0001; N (cells) = Ctrl/Ctrl: 65; Ctrl/Torin1: 60; C9orf72/Ctrl: 54; C9orf72/Torin1: 49). C9orf72 knockdown was determined by RT-qPCR (Appendix Fig S2). Scale bar = 10 µm.

C. Primary cortical neurons (DIV5/6) were transfected with EmGFP non-targeting (Ctrl) or C9orf72 miRNA (green) and mCherry-FIP200 (red); for rescue experiments the cells were additionally transfected with mCerulean-tagged C9orf72s and C9orf72L (cyan). 3 days post transfection neurons were treated for 3 h with Torin1 (250 nM) or vehicle (Ctrl). Translocation of the ULK1 complex was quantified as the number of mCherry-FIP200 positive puncta per soma from 2 independent experiments (Mean ± SEM; one-way ANOVA with Fisher’s LSD test, ns: not significant, *** P ≤ 0.001, **** P ≤ 0.0001; N (cells) = Ctrl miRNA/Ctrl: 134; Ctrl miRNA/Torin1: 125; C9orf72 miRNA/Ctrl: 101; C9orf72 miRNA/Torin1: 78; C9orf72 miRNA+C9orf72L+C9orf72S: 41; C9orf72 miRNA+C9orf72L+C9orf72S/Torin1: 39). Scale bar = 5 µm.

D. HeLa cells were co-transfected with mCherry-FIP200 (red) and empty vector (EV), FLAG-C9orf72L or FLAG-C9orf72S (green). As positive control EV transfected cells were treated for 3 h with Torin1 (250 nM). Translocation of the ULK1 complex was quantified as the number of mCherry-FIP200 positive puncta per cell from 3 independent experiments (Mean ± SEM; one-way ANOVA with Fisher’s LSD test, *** P ≤ 0.001, **** P ≤ 0.0001); N (cells) = EV: 47, EV + Torin1: 31, C9orf72L: 46, C9orf72S: 45). Scale bar = 10 µm.
The C9orf72 protein interacts with Rab1a and the ULK1 complex to regulate initiation of autophagy (2016)
Figure 5

Figure 5. C9orf72 regulates translocation of the ULK1 complex via Rab1a.

A, B. HeLa cells (A) or SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma cells (B) treated with non-targeting (Ctrl) or Rab1a siRNA were co-transfected with mCherry-FIP200 (red) and empty vector (EV), Myc-C9orf72L or Myc-C9orf72S (green). As positive control EV transfected cells were treated for 3 h with Torin1 (250 nM). Translocation of the ULK1 complex was quantified as the number of mCherry-FIP200 positive puncta per cell (A, HeLa, Mean ± SEM; one-way ANOVA with Fisher’s LSD test; ns, not significant; **** P ≤ 0.0001; N (cells from 3 independent experiments) = Ctrl/EV: 81; Ctrl/EV/Torin1: 48; Ctrl/C9orf72L: 86; Ctrl/C9orf72S: 48; Rab1a/EV: 79; Rab1a/EV/Torin1: 68; Rab1a/C9orf72L: 78; Rab1a/C9orf72S: 52; B, SH-SY5Y: Mean ± SEM; one-way ANOVA with Fisher’s LSD test; ns, not significant; ** P ≤ 0.01; **** P ≤ 0.0001; N (cells from 2 independent experiments) = Ctrl/EV: 70; Ctrl/EV/Torin1: 56; Ctrl/C9orf72L: 45; Ctrl/C9orf72S: 43; Rab1a/EV: 63; Rab1a/EV/Torin1: 55; Rab1a/C9orf72L: 44; Rab1a/C9orf72S: 37). Rab1a knockdown was confirmed by RT-qPCR (Appendix Fig S2). Scale bar = 10 µm.

C. SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma cells treated with non-targeting (Ctrl) or Rab1a siRNA were co-transfected with EGFP-LC3 (green) and empty vector (EV), Myc-C9orf72L or Myc-C9orf72S (red). As positive control EV transfected cells were treated for 3 h with Torin1 (250 nM). Autophagosomes were quantified as the number of EGFP-LC3 positive puncta per cell (Mean ± SEM; one-way ANOVA with Fisher’s LSD test; ns, not significant; * P ≤ 0.05, *** P ≤ 0.001, **** P ≤ 0.0001; N (cells from 2 independent experiments) = Ctrl/EV: 102; Ctrl/EV/Torin1: 92; Ctrl/C9orf72L: 97; Ctrl/C9orf72S: 76; Rab1a/EV: 102; Rab1a/EV/Torin1: 107; Rab1a/C9orf72L: 101; Rab1a/C9orf72S: 87). Rab1a knockdown was confirmed by RT-qPCR (Appendix Fig S2). Scale bar = 10 µm.
The C9orf72 protein interacts with Rab1a and the ULK1 complex to regulate initiation of autophagy (2016)
Figure 6

Figure 6. C9orf72 interacts with Rab1a.

A. A human brain random cDNA library was screened in a Y2H assay using C9orf72S as bait. A clone coding for aa46-205 of Rab1a, comprising most of the GTP-binding G-box domain and the C-terminal CC-motif was found to interact with C9orf72S.

B. Cell lysates of HEK293 cells co-transfected with Myc-Rab1a and either empty vector, FLAG-C9orf72S or FLAG-C9orf72L were subjected to immunoprecipitation with anti-FLAG antibody. Bound protein was eluted from beads using excess FLAG peptide. Immune eluates were probed for FLAG-C9orf72 and Myc-Rab1a on immunoblots. The input levels of FLAG-C9orf72 and Myc-Rab1a in the transfected cells are shown (Inputs).* indicates remaining Myc-Rab1a signal after reprobing for FLAG-C9orf72.

C. Cell lysates of HEK293 cells transfected with Myc-C9orf72S or Myc-C9orf72L were subjected to immunoprecipitation with anti-Myc antibody. The resulting immune pellet was probed for endogenous Rab1a.

D. 35S-radiolabelled recombinant Myc-Rab1a protein loaded with vehicle, GDP or GMP-PNP was added to GST, GST-C9orf72S and GST-C9orf72L immobilized on glutathione-coated beads. 35S-radiolabelled recombinant Myc-Rab1a protein was visualized by autoradiography (top panel). Coomassie-stained GST, GST-C9orf72S and GST-C9orf72L in the pull-down samples are shown (bottom panel). The identity of the Coomassie protein bands was confirmed by mass spectrometry (# = E. coli DnaK Chaperonin; * = E. coli 60kD Chaperonin; Appendix Fig S3). Relative binding of Rab1a to C9orf72 was quantified from 3 independent experiments (Mean ± SEM; one-way ANOVA with Fisher’s LSD test; ns, not significant; * P ≤ 0.05; ** P ≤ 0.01; *** P ≤ 0.001).

E. Increasing volumes of 35S-radiolabelled recombinant Myc-C9orf72L protein were incubated with equal amounts of GST-Rab1a immobilized on glutathione-coated beads in an equilibrium binding experiment. 8 µl of 35S-radiolabelled recombinant Myc-C9orf72L protein was incubated with GST as a negative control. Bound 35S-radiolabelled Myc-C9orf72L protein was visualized by phosphoimager. Coomassie stained GST-Rab1a and GST in the pull down samples are shown. Densitometry analysis of the amount of 35S-radiolabelled recombinant Myc-C9orf72L protein bound to GST-Rab1a in the different binding reactions was used to fit an equilibrium binding hyperbola (R2=0.94).
The C9orf72 protein interacts with Rab1a and the ULK1 complex to regulate initiation of autophagy (2016)
Figure 7

Figure 7. C9orf72 mediates interaction of Rab1a with the ULK1 complex

A. HEK293 cells treated with non-targeting (Ctrl) or C9orf72 siRNA were transfected with HA-ULK1, Myc-Rab1a or HA-ULK1+Myc-Rab1a as indicated. Transfections were laced with mVenus to enable identification of transfected cells for analysis (green). Transfected cells were probed with anti-HA and anti-Myc antibodies and processed for PLA. PLA proximity signals (red) per cell were determined from 3 independent experiments (Mean ± SEM; one-way ANOVA with Fisher’s LSD test, **** P ≤ 0.0001); N (cells) = Ctrl/HA-ULK1: 125, Ctrl/Myc-Rab1a: 149, Ctrl/HA-ULK1+Myc-Rab1a: 163, C9orf72/HA-ULK1: 136, C9orf72/Myc-Rab1a: 133, C9orf72/HA-ULK1+Myc-Rab1a: 155). Scale bar = 20µm.

B. HeLa cells treated with non-targeting (Ctrl) or C9orf72 siRNA were co-transfected with mCherry-FIP200 (red) and empty vector (EV) or Myc-Rab1a(Q70L) (green). Translocation of the ULK1 complex was quantified as the number of mCherry-FIP200 positive puncta per cell from 4 independent experiments (Mean ± SEM; one-way ANOVA with Fisher’s LSD test, * P ≤ 0.05, **** P ≤ 0.0001); N (cells) = Ctrl/EV: 101; Ctrl/Q70L: 106; C9orf72/Q70L: 42. C9orf72 knockdown was determined by RT-qPCR (Appendix Fig S2). Scale bar = 10 µm.

C. HeLa cells treated with non-targeting (Ctrl) or C9orf72 siRNA were co-transfected with EGFP-LC3 (green) and empty vector (EV) or Myc-Rab1a(Q70L) (red). Autophagosomes were quantified as the number of EGFP-LC3 positive puncta per cell (Mean ± SEM; one-way ANOVA with Fisher’s LSD test, ** P ≤ 0.01, **** P ≤ 0.0001); N (cells) = Ctrl/EV: 44; Ctrl/Q70L: 32; C9orf72/Q70L: 47. C9orf72 knockdown was determined by RT-qPCR (Appendix Fig S2). Scale bar = 10 µm.
The C9orf72 protein interacts with Rab1a and the ULK1 complex to regulate initiation of autophagy (2016)
Figure 8

Figure 8. Loss of C9orf72 induces p62 accumulation.

A. HeLa cells treated with non-targeting (Ctrl) or C9orf72 siRNA were immunostained for endogenous p62. Accumulation of p62 was quantified by counting p62 positive puncta per cell from 3 independent experiments (Mean ± SEM; unpaired t-test, **** P ≤ 0.0001); N (cells) = Ctrl: 74, C9orf72: 55). C9orf72 knockdown was confirmed by RT-qPCR (Appendix Fig S2). Scale bar = 10 µm.

B. Primary cortical neurons (DIV5) were transduced with 4TU/cell EmGFP non-targeting control miRNA (Ctrl) or C9orf72 miRNA (green); for rescue experiments the cells were additionally transduced with 4TU/cell mVenus-tagged C9orf72s and C9orf72L (verified by immunoblot, Appendix Fig S2). Neurons were immunostained for endogenous p62 3 days post transduction. Accumulation of p62 was quantified by counting p62 positive puncta per soma from 2 independent experiments (Mean ± SEM; one-way ANOVA with Fisher’s LSD test, ** P ≤ 0.01; N (cells) = Ctrl miRNA: 80; C9orf72 miRNA: 80; C9orf72 miRNA+C9orf72L+C9orf72S: 75). Scale bar = 10 µm.
The C9orf72 protein interacts with Rab1a and the ULK1 complex to regulate initiation of autophagy (2016)
Figure 9

Figure 9. C9ALS/FTD iNeurons exhibit autophagy deficits.

A, B. Two C9ALS/FTD iNeuron cultures (183 and 201) and their matching controls (170 and 155) were treated with vehicle (Ctrl) or bafilomycin A1 (100 nM; 6 h – BafA1) and processed for immunoblot detection of LC3. LC3-II levels were normalized to α-Tubulin (Mean ± SEM; one-way ANOVA with Fisher’s LSD test; ns, not significant; * P ≤ 0.05; ** P ≤ 0.01; **** P ≤ 0.0001; Ctrl 209/Pat 201, n=4; Ctrl 155/Pat 183, n=6).
Cideb controls sterol-regulated ER export of SREBP/SCAP by promoting cargo loading at ER exit sites (2019)
Figure 1

Figure 1. Cideb deficiency leads to reduced SREBP processing and maturation.

Down regulation of SREBP target genes in Cideb-deficient liver. Microarray heatmap of fatty acids/cholesterol synthesis genes that were down-regulated in Cideb-/- mice and Scap liver-specific knockout mice, comparing to the respective WT controls (WT VS Cideb-/-, WT VS L-Scap-/-, n = 2 per group). The expression level of each gene was linearly normalized to range from -1 to 1 before plotting.

Decreased SREBP processing and maturation in Cideb deficient liver. Immune blotting (IB) of the full length, precursor SREBP-1/2 (SREBP FL) and the cleaved, active SREBP-1/2 (SREBP N) from WT and Cideb-/- mice liver under ad-lib (ND), fasting 12h (F), and refeeding (R) conditions. Mice were refed with high-carbohydrate low-fat diet for 12h after 12h fasting.

Defective SREBP transcriptional response to refeeding in Cideb-deficient liver. Transcript levels of lipogenic and cholesterol metabolism genes determined by qPCR from WT and Cideb-/- liver under ad-lib (ND), fasting 12h (F), and refeeding (R) conditions. Mice were refed with high-carbohydrate low-fat diet for 12h after 12h fasting (n = 3 per group).

Re-introduction of Cideb rescues SREBP processing in Cideb-/- liver. WT and Cideb-/- mice were injected with AAV-GFP or AAV-Cideb, and sacrificed for IB with the indicated antibodies 20 days after the injection.

Re-introduction of Cideb rescues the expression of SREBP target genes in Cideb-/- liver. Transcript levels of lipogenic genes determined by qPCR from WT and Cideb-/- liver. WT and Cideb-/- mice were injected with AAV-GFP or AAV-Cideb, and sacrificed for qPCR 20 days after the injection (n = 3 per group).

Data represent Mean ± SEM; NS: not significant, *: p < 0.05, **: p < 0.01, ***: p < 0.001, by 2-tailed Student's t test.