Protein: Transcription factor E3 (mTFE3) (Q64092)
Organism: Mus musculus (Mouse)
Function: Transcription factor that acts as a master regulator of lysosomal biogenesis and immune response. Specifically recognizes and binds E-box sequences (5'-CANNTG-3'); efficient DNA-binding requires dimerization with itself or with another MiT/TFE family member such as TFEB or MITF. Involved in the cellular response to amino acid availability by acting downstream of MTOR: in the presence of nutrients, TFE3 phosphorylation by MTOR promotes its cytosolic retention and subsequent inactivation. Upon starvation or lysosomal stress, inhibition of MTOR induces TFE3 dephosphorylation, resulting in nuclear localization and transcription factor activity. Maintains the pluripotent state of embryonic stem cells by promoting the expression of genes such as ESRRB; mTOR-dependent TFE3 cytosolic retention and inactivation promotes exit from pluripotency. Required to maintain the naive pluripotent state of hematopoietic stem cell (By similarity). TFE3 activity is also involved in the inhibition of neuronal progenitor differentiation. Acts as a positive regulator of browning of adipose tissue by promoting expression of target genes; mTOR-dependent phosphorylation and cytoplasmic retention of TFE3 inhibits browning of adipose tissue. In association with TFEB, activates the expression of CD40L in T-cells, thereby playing a role in T-cell-dependent antibody responses in activated CD4(+) T-cells and thymus-dependent humoral immunity. Specifically recognizes the MUE3 box, a subset of E-boxes, present in the immunoglobulin enhancer (By similarity). It also binds very well to a USF/MLTF site. May regulate lysosomal positioning in response to nutrient deprivation by promoting the expression of PIP4P1.
Subcellular location: Cytoplasm, cytosol {ECO:0000269|PubMed:23582324, ECO:0000269|PubMed:27913603, ECO:0000305|PubMed:21209915}. Nucleus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:21209915, ECO:0000269|PubMed:23582324, ECO:0000269|PubMed:27913603}. Lysosome membrane {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P19532}. Note=When nutrients are present, recruited to the lysosomal membrane via association with GDP-bound RagC/RRAGC (or RagD/RRAGD): it is then phosphorylated by MTOR (By similarity). Phosphorylation by MTOR prevents nuclear translocation and promotes ubiquitination and degradation (PubMed:23582324, PubMed:27913603). Conversely, inhibition of mTORC1, starvation and lysosomal disruption, promotes dephosphorylation and translocation to the nucleus (PubMed:23582324, PubMed:27913603). {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P19532, ECO:0000269|PubMed:23582324, ECO:0000269|PubMed:27913603}.
Interaction partners:
- Microphthalmia-associated transcription factor
- Transcription factor EB
- Tether containing UBX domain for GLUT4
- Papillary Renal Cell carcinoma
- Folliculin
- Transcription factor E2F3
- Serine/threonine-protein kinase mTOR
- Ras-related GTP-binding protein C
Sequence:
MSHAAEPARDAVEASAEGPRAVFLLLEERRPAESAQLLSLNSLLPESGIVADIELENILDPDSFYELKSQPLFLRSSLPISLQATPTTPATLSASSSAGGSRTPAMSSSSSRVLLRQQLMRAQAQEQERRERREQAAAAPFPSPAPASPAISVIGVSAGGHTLSRPPPAQVPREVLKVQTHLENPTRYHLQQARRQQVKQYLSTTLGPKLASQALTPPPGPSSAQPLPAPETAHATGPTGSAPNSPMALLTIGSSSEKEIDDVIDEIISLESSYNDEMLSYLPGGTAGLQLPSTLPVSGNLLDVYSSQGVATPAITVSNSCPAELPNIKREISETEAKALLKERQKKDNHNLIERRRRFNINDRIKELGTLIPKSNDPEMRWNKGTILKASVDYIRKLQKEQQRSKDLESRQRSLEQANRSLQLRIQELELQAQIHGLPVPPNPGLLSLTTSSVSDSLKPEQLDIEEEGRPSTTFHVSGGPAQNAPPQQPPAPPSDALLDLHFPSDHLGDLGDPFHLGLEDILMEEEGMVGGLSGGALSPLRAASDPLLSSVSPAVSKASSRRSSFSMEEES