Glutamate dehydrogenase contributes to leucine sensing in the regulation of autophagy

Séverine Lorin, Marc J. Tol, Chantal Bauvy, Anneke Strijland, Christian Poüs, Arthur J. Verhoeven, Patrice Codogno, Alfred J. Meijer

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Abstract

Amino acids, leucine in particular, are known to inhibit autophagy, at least in part by their ability to stimulate MTOR-mediated signaling. Evidence is presented showing that glutamate dehydrogenase, the central enzyme in amino acid catabolism, contributes to leucine sensing in the regulation of autophagy. The data suggest a dual mechanism by which glutamate dehydrogenase activity modulates autophagy, i.e., by activating MTORC1 and by limiting the formation of reactive oxygen species
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)850-860
JournalAutophagy
Volume9
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2013

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