PMID- 33593593 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20210917 LR - 20211204 IS - 0968-0004 (Print) IS - 0968-0004 (Linking) VI - 46 IP - 8 DP - 2021 Aug TI - Regulation of Autophagy Enzymes by Nutrient Signaling. PG - 687-700 LID - S0968-0004(21)00020-7 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.tibs.2021.01.006 [doi] AB - Autophagy is the primary catabolic program of the cell that promotes survival in response to metabolic stress. It is tightly regulated by a suite of kinases responsive to nutrient status, including mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1), AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK), protein kinase C-alpha (PKCalpha), MAPK-activated protein kinases 2/3 (MAPKAPK2/3), Rho kinase 1 (ROCK1), c-Jun N-terminal kinase 1 (JNK), and Casein kinase 2 (CSNK2). Here, we highlight recently uncovered mechanisms linking amino acid, glucose, and oxygen levels to autophagy regulation through mTORC1 and AMPK. In addition, we describe new pathways governing the autophagic machinery, including the Unc-51-like (ULK1), vacuolar protein sorting 34 (VPS34), and autophagy related 16 like 1 (ATG16L1) enzyme complexes. Novel downstream targets of ULK1 protein kinase are also discussed, such as the ATG16L1 subunit of the microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3 (LC3)-lipidating enzyme and the ATG14 subunit of the VPS34 complex. Collectively, we describe the complexities of the autophagy pathway and its role in maintaining cellular nutrient homeostasis during times of starvation. CI - Copyright (c) 2021. Published by Elsevier Ltd. FAU - King, Karyn E AU - King KE AD - Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ONT, Canada. FAU - Losier, Truc T AU - Losier TT AD - Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ONT, Canada. FAU - Russell, Ryan C AU - Russell RC AD - Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ONT, Canada; Center for Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ONT, Canada; Ottawa Institute of Systems Biology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ONT, Canada. Electronic address: ryan.russell@uottawa.ca. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PT - Review DEP - 20210213 PL - England TA - Trends Biochem Sci JT - Trends in biochemical sciences JID - 7610674 RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Autophagy-Related Protein-1 Homolog) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases) SB - IM MH - *Autophagy MH - Autophagy-Related Protein-1 Homolog/metabolism MH - Nutrients MH - Signal Transduction MH - *TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases/metabolism OTO - NOTNLM OT - AMPK OT - ATG complexes OT - amino acids OT - glucose OT - mTORC1 OT - oxygen COIS- Declaration of Interests The authors have no interests to declare. EDAT- 2021/02/18 06:00 MHDA- 2021/09/18 06:00 CRDT- 2021/02/17 05:41 PHST- 2020/10/14 00:00 [received] PHST- 2021/01/12 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2021/01/21 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/02/18 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/09/18 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2021/02/17 05:41 [entrez] AID - S0968-0004(21)00020-7 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.tibs.2021.01.006 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Trends Biochem Sci. 2021 Aug;46(8):687-700. doi: 10.1016/j.tibs.2021.01.006. Epub 2021 Feb 13.