Rap1-GTPases control mTORC1 activity by coordinating lysosome organization with amino acid availability

Anders P. Mutvei (), Michal J. Nagiec, Jens C. Hamann, Sang Gyun Kim, C. Theresa Vincent and John Blenis ()
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Anders P. Mutvei: Sandra and Edward Meyer Cancer Center, Belfer Research Building
Michal J. Nagiec: Sandra and Edward Meyer Cancer Center, Belfer Research Building
Jens C. Hamann: Sandra and Edward Meyer Cancer Center, Belfer Research Building
Sang Gyun Kim: Sandra and Edward Meyer Cancer Center, Belfer Research Building
C. Theresa Vincent: Uppsala University, Rudbeck Laboratory
John Blenis: Sandra and Edward Meyer Cancer Center, Belfer Research Building

Nature Communications, 2020, vol. 11, issue 1, 1-13

Abstract: Abstract The kinase mTOR complex 1 (mTORC1) promotes cellular growth and is frequently dysregulated in cancers. In response to nutrients, mTORC1 is activated on lysosomes by Rag and Rheb guanosine triphosphatases (GTPases) and drives biosynthetic processes. How limitations in nutrients suppress mTORC1 activity remains poorly understood. We find that when amino acids are limited, the Rap1-GTPases confine lysosomes to the perinuclear region and reduce lysosome abundance, which suppresses mTORC1 signaling. Rap1 activation, which is independent of known amino acid signaling factors, limits the lysosomal surface available for mTORC1 activation. Conversely, Rap1 depletion expands the lysosome population, which markedly increases association between mTORC1 and its lysosome-borne activators, leading to mTORC1 hyperactivity. Taken together, we establish Rap1 as a critical coordinator of the lysosomal system, and propose that aberrant changes in lysosomal surface availability can impact mTORC1 signaling output.

Date: 2020
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