Architecture and dynamics of the autophagic phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase complex

  1. Sulochanadevi Baskaran
  2. Lars-Anders Carlson
  3. Goran Stjepanovic
  4. Lindsey N Young
  5. Do Jin Kim
  6. Patricia Grob
  7. Robin E Stanley
  8. Eva Nogales
  9. James H Hurley  Is a corresponding author
  1. University of California, Berkeley, United States
  2. Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, Berkeley, United States
  3. Laboratory of Molecular Biology, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, United States

Abstract

The class III phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase complex I (PI3KC3-C1) that functions in early autophagy consists of the lipid kinase VPS34, the scaffolding protein VPS15, the tumor suppressor BECN1, and the autophagy-specific subunit ATG14. The structure of the ATG14-containing PI3KC3-C1 was determined by single-particle EM, revealing a V-shaped architecture. All of the ordered domains of VPS34, VPS15, and BECN1 were mapped by MBP tagging. The dynamics of the complex were defined using hydrogen-deuterium exchange, revealing a novel 20-residue ordered region C-terminal to the VPS34 C2 domain. VPS15 organizes the complex and serves as a bridge between VPS34 and the ATG14:BECN1 subcomplex. Dynamic transitions occur in which the lipid kinase domain is ejected from the complex and VPS15 pivots at the base of the V. The N-terminus of BECN1, the target for signaling inputs, resides near the pivot point. These observations provide a framework for understanding the allosteric regulation of lipid kinase activity.

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  1. Sulochanadevi Baskaran

    Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, United States
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  2. Lars-Anders Carlson

    Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, United States
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  3. Goran Stjepanovic

    Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, United States
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  4. Lindsey N Young

    Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, United States
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  5. Do Jin Kim

    Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, United States
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  6. Patricia Grob

    Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, United States
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  7. Robin E Stanley

    National Institutes of Health, Laboratory of Molecular Biology, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Bethesda, United States
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  8. Eva Nogales

    Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, United States
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  9. James H Hurley

    Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, United States
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    jimhurley@berkeley.edu
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  1. Werner Kühlbrandt, Max Planck Institute of Biophysics, Germany

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  1. Received: October 10, 2014
  2. Accepted: December 8, 2014
  3. Accepted Manuscript published: December 9, 2014 (version 1)
  4. Version of Record published: January 2, 2015 (version 2)

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  1. Sulochanadevi Baskaran
  2. Lars-Anders Carlson
  3. Goran Stjepanovic
  4. Lindsey N Young
  5. Do Jin Kim
  6. Patricia Grob
  7. Robin E Stanley
  8. Eva Nogales
  9. James H Hurley
(2014)
Architecture and dynamics of the autophagic phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase complex
eLife 3:e05115.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.05115

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