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  2. Dual proteolytic pathways govern glycolysis and immune competence

Dual proteolytic pathways govern glycolysis and immune competence

  • Cell. 2014 Dec 18;159(7):1578-90. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2014.12.001.
Wei Lu 1 Yu Zhang 2 David O McDonald 3 Huie Jing 2 Bernadette Carroll 4 Nic Robertson 5 Qian Zhang 2 Helen Griffin 6 Sharon Sanderson 7 Jeremy H Lakey 4 Neil V Morgan 8 Louise N Reynard 3 Lixin Zheng 1 Heardley M Murdock 9 Stuart E Turvey 10 Scott J Hackett 11 Tim Prestidge 12 Julie M Hall 13 Andrew J Cant 5 Helen F Matthews 1 Mauro F Santibanez Koref 6 Anna Katharina Simon 14 Viktor I Korolchuk 4 Michael J Lenardo 1 Sophie Hambleton 15 Helen C Su 16
Affiliations

Affiliations

  • 1 Laboratory of Immunology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA; NIAID Clinical Genomics Program, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
  • 2 Laboratory of Host Defenses, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA; NIAID Clinical Genomics Program, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
  • 3 Institute of Cellular Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH, UK.
  • 4 Institute of Cell and Molecular Biosciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH, UK.
  • 5 Institute of Cellular Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH, UK; Great North Children's Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4LP, UK.
  • 6 Institute of Genetic Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 3BZ, UK.
  • 7 NIHR BRC Translational Immunology Lab, John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK.
  • 8 Centre for Cardiovascular Sciences, School of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK.
  • 9 NIAID Clinical Genomics Program, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA; Laboratory of Host Defenses, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
  • 10 Department of Pediatrics, Child & Family Research Institute and BC Children's Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V5Z 4H4, Canada.
  • 11 Paediatric Immunology Department, Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, Birmingham B9 5SS, UK.
  • 12 Blood and Cancer Center, Starship Children's Hospital, Auckland 1142, New Zealand.
  • 13 Great North Children's Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4LP, UK.
  • 14 NIHR BRC Translational Immunology Lab, John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK; MRC Unit Human Immunology Unit, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 9DS, UK.
  • 15 Institute of Cellular Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH, UK; Great North Children's Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4LP, UK. Electronic address: sophie.hambleton@newcastle.ac.uk.
  • 16 Laboratory of Host Defenses, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA; NIAID Clinical Genomics Program, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. Electronic address: hsu@niaid.nih.gov.
Abstract

Proteasomes and lysosomes constitute the major cellular systems that catabolize proteins to recycle free Amino acids for energy and new protein synthesis. Tripeptidyl peptidase II (TPPII) is a large cytosolic proteolytic complex that functions in tandem with the proteasome-ubiquitin protein degradation pathway. We found that autosomal recessive TPP2 mutations cause recurrent infections, autoimmunity, and neurodevelopmental delay in humans. We show that a major function of TPPII in mammalian cells is to maintain amino acid levels and that TPPII-deficient cells compensate by increasing lysosome number and proteolytic activity. However, the overabundant lysosomes derange cellular metabolism by consuming the key glycolytic Enzyme hexokinase-2 through chaperone-mediated Autophagy. This reduces glycolysis and impairs the production of effector cytokines, including IFN-γ and IL-1β. Thus, TPPII controls the balance between intracellular amino acid availability, lysosome number, and glycolysis, which is vital for adaptive and innate immunity and neurodevelopmental health.

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