CIB2 regulates autophagy via Rheb-mTORC1 signaling axis
Sethna, S. S.; Bernstein, S. L.; Jian, X.; Riazuddin, S.; Randazzo, P. A.; Riazuddin, S.; Ahmed, Z. M.
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Age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a multifactorial neurodegenerative disorder, is the most common cause of vision loss in the elderly. Deficits in autophagy have been associated with age-related retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) pathology in mice, and dry-AMD in humans. In this study, we establish that the calcium and integrin binding protein 2 (CIB2) regulates autophagy in the RPE via Rheb-mTORC1 signaling axis. Cib2 mutant mice have reduced autophagic clearance in RPE and increased mTORC1 signaling - a negative regulator of autophagy. Concordant molecular deficits were also observed in RPE/choroid tissues from humans affected with dry AMD. Mechanistically, CIB2 negatively regulates mTORC1 by preferentially binding to nucleotide empty or inactive GDP-loaded Rheb. Upregulated mTORC1 signaling has been implicated in aging, Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC), and lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) cancer. Over-expressing CIB2 in LAM patient-derived fibroblasts and Tsc2 null cell line down-regulates hyperactive mTORC1 signaling. Thus, our findings have significant ramifications for the etiology of AMD and mTORC1 hyperactivity disorders and treatments.
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