PMID- 23970164 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20141216 LR - 20230815 IS - 1554-8635 (Electronic) IS - 1554-8627 (Linking) VI - 9 IP - 10 DP - 2013 Oct TI - Modulation of intracellular calcium homeostasis blocks autophagosome formation. PG - 1475-90 LID - 10.4161/auto.25900 [doi] AB - Cellular stress responses often involve elevation of cytosolic calcium levels, and this has been suggested to stimulate autophagy. Here, however, we demonstrated that agents that alter intracellular calcium ion homeostasis and induce ER stress-the calcium ionophore A23187 and the sarco/endoplasmic reticulum Ca (2+)-ATPase inhibitor thapsigargin (TG)-potently inhibit autophagy. This anti-autophagic effect occurred under both nutrient-rich and amino acid starvation conditions, and was reflected by a strong reduction in autophagic degradation of long-lived proteins. Furthermore, we found that the calcium-modulating agents inhibited autophagosome biogenesis at a step after the acquisition of WIPI1, but prior to the closure of the autophagosome. The latter was evident from the virtually complete inability of A23187- or TG-treated cells to sequester cytosolic lactate dehydrogenase. Moreover, we observed a decrease in both the number and size of starvation-induced EGFP-LC3 puncta as well as reduced numbers of mRFP-LC3 puncta in a tandem fluorescent mRFP-EGFP-LC3 cell line. The anti-autophagic effect of A23187 and TG was independent of ER stress, as chemical or siRNA-mediated inhibition of the unfolded protein response did not alter the ability of the calcium modulators to block autophagy. Finally, and remarkably, we found that the anti-autophagic activity of the calcium modulators did not require sustained or bulk changes in cytosolic calcium levels. In conclusion, we propose that local perturbations in intracellular calcium levels can exert inhibitory effects on autophagy at the stage of autophagosome expansion and closure. FAU - Engedal, Nikolai AU - Engedal N AD - Centre for Molecular Medicine Norway (NCMM); Nordic EMBL Partnership; University of Oslo, Norway. FAU - Torgersen, Maria L AU - Torgersen ML AD - Department of Biochemistry; Institute of Basic Medical Sciences; Faculty of Medicine; University of Oslo, Norway. FAU - Guldvik, Ingrid J AU - Guldvik IJ AD - Centre for Molecular Medicine Norway (NCMM); Nordic EMBL Partnership; University of Oslo, Norway. FAU - Barfeld, Stefan J AU - Barfeld SJ AD - Centre for Molecular Medicine Norway (NCMM); Nordic EMBL Partnership; University of Oslo, Norway. FAU - Bakula, Daniela AU - Bakula D AD - Autophagy Laboratory; Department of Molecular Biology; Interfaculty Institute for Cell Biology; Faculty of Science; Eberhard Karls University; Tuebingen, Germany. FAU - Saetre, Frank AU - Saetre F AD - Department of Cell Biology; Institute for Cancer Research; Norwegian Radium Hospital; Oslo University Hospital; Nydalen, Oslo Norway. FAU - Hagen, Linda K AU - Hagen LK AD - Department of Cell Biology; Institute for Cancer Research; Norwegian Radium Hospital; Oslo University Hospital; Nydalen, Oslo Norway. FAU - Patterson, John B AU - Patterson JB AD - MannKind Corporation; Valencia, CA USA. FAU - Proikas-Cezanne, Tassula AU - Proikas-Cezanne T AD - Autophagy Laboratory; Department of Molecular Biology; Interfaculty Institute for Cell Biology; Faculty of Science; Eberhard Karls University; Tuebingen, Germany. FAU - Seglen, Per O AU - Seglen PO AD - Department of Cell Biology; Institute for Cancer Research; Norwegian Radium Hospital; Oslo University Hospital; Nydalen, Oslo Norway. FAU - Simonsen, Anne AU - Simonsen A AD - Department of Biochemistry; Institute of Basic Medical Sciences; Faculty of Medicine; University of Oslo, Norway. FAU - Mills, Ian G AU - Mills IG AD - Centre for Molecular Medicine Norway (NCMM); Nordic EMBL Partnership; University of Oslo, Norway; Department of Cancer Prevention and Department of Urology; Oslo University Hospitals; Oslo, Norway. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20130813 PL - United States TA - Autophagy JT - Autophagy JID - 101265188 RN - 67526-95-8 (Thapsigargin) RN - SY7Q814VUP (Calcium) SB - IM MH - Autophagy/*drug effects MH - Calcium/*metabolism MH - Cell Communication/drug effects/physiology MH - Cell Line MH - Cytosol/metabolism MH - Endoplasmic Reticulum/*drug effects/metabolism MH - Homeostasis/*drug effects MH - Humans MH - Intracellular Space/metabolism MH - Signal Transduction/drug effects MH - Thapsigargin/*pharmacology OTO - NOTNLM OT - A23187 OT - ER stress OT - autophagosome formation OT - autophagy OT - calcium OT - long-lived protein degradation OT - sequestration OT - thapsigargin EDAT- 2013/08/24 06:00 MHDA- 2014/12/17 06:00 CRDT- 2013/08/24 06:00 PHST- 2013/08/24 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2013/08/24 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2014/12/17 06:00 [medline] AID - 25900 [pii] AID - 10.4161/auto.25900 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Autophagy. 2013 Oct;9(10):1475-90. doi: 10.4161/auto.25900. Epub 2013 Aug 13.