PMID- 28592812 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20190109 LR - 20211204 IS - 2045-2322 (Electronic) IS - 2045-2322 (Linking) VI - 7 IP - 1 DP - 2017 Jun 7 TI - Activity-independent targeting of mTOR to lysosomes in primary osteoclasts. PG - 3005 LID - 10.1038/s41598-017-03494-2 [doi] LID - 3005 AB - Mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) is activated by numerous stimuli, including amino acids and growth factors. This kinase is part of the mTOR complex 1 (mTORC1) which regulates cell proliferation, differentiation, and autophagy. Active mTORC1 is located on lysosomes and has been reported to disassociate from the lysosomal surface in the absence of amino acids. Furthermore, mTORC1 activity has been linked to the vacuolar H(+)-ATPases (V-ATPases), the proton pumps responsible for lysosomal acidification; however, the exact role of the V-ATPases in mTORC1 signaling is not known. To elucidate the mechanisms involved in mTORC1 regulation by the V-ATPases, we used primary osteoclasts derived from mice carrying a point (R740S) mutation in the a3 subunit of the V-ATPase. In these cells, the mutant protein is expressed but the pump is not functional, resulting in higher lysosomal pH. By analyzing mTOR activation, mTOR/lysosome co-localization, and lysosomal positioning using confocal microscopy, fractionation, and ultrapure lysosomal purification methods, we demonstrate that in primary osteoclasts, mTOR is localized on the lysosomal surface even when mTOR activity is inhibited. Our findings reveal that mTOR targeting to the lysosome in osteoclasts is activity-independent, and that its disassociation from the lysosome during starvation is not universal. FAU - Wang, Andrew AU - Wang A AD - Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada. FAU - Carraro-Lacroix, Luciene R AU - Carraro-Lacroix LR AD - Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada. FAU - Owen, Celeste AU - Owen C AD - Centre for Modeling Human Disease, Samuel Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada. FAU - Gao, Bowen AU - Gao B AD - Department of Statistical Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada. FAU - Corey, Paul N AU - Corey PN AD - Department of Statistical Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada. FAU - Tyrrell, Pascal AU - Tyrrell P AD - Department of Statistical Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada. AD - Department of Medical Imaging, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada. FAU - Brumell, John H AU - Brumell JH AD - Cell Biology Program, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada. AD - Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada. AD - Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada. FAU - Voronov, Irina AU - Voronov I AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-2369-3324 AD - Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada. irina.voronov@utoronto.ca. LA - eng GR - ONM-143056/CIHR/Canada PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20170607 PL - England TA - Sci Rep JT - Scientific reports JID - 101563288 RN - 0 (Mutant Proteins) RN - EC 2.7.1.1 (mTOR protein, mouse) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases) RN - EC 3.6.1.- (Vacuolar Proton-Translocating ATPases) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Cell Fractionation MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Lysosomes/*metabolism MH - Mice MH - Microscopy, Confocal MH - Mutant Proteins/metabolism MH - Osteoclasts/*metabolism MH - Protein Transport MH - TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases/*metabolism MH - Vacuolar Proton-Translocating ATPases/genetics/metabolism PMC - PMC5462732 COIS- The authors declare that they have no competing interests. EDAT- 2017/06/09 06:00 MHDA- 2019/01/10 06:00 PMCR- 2017/06/07 CRDT- 2017/06/09 06:00 PHST- 2017/01/04 00:00 [received] PHST- 2017/04/28 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/06/09 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2017/06/09 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/01/10 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2017/06/07 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1038/s41598-017-03494-2 [pii] AID - 3494 [pii] AID - 10.1038/s41598-017-03494-2 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Sci Rep. 2017 Jun 7;7(1):3005. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-03494-2.