Starvation-induced Hsc70 O-GlcNAcylation activates chaperone-mediated autophagy
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ABSTRACT: O-linked β-N-acetylglucosamine (O-GlcNAc) functions as a nutrition rheostat to mediate cellular signaling pathways. It fluctuates in response to various nutritional factors, for instance, glucose. Previous investigations have shown that both glucose surplus and glucose deprivation upregulate O-GlcNAcylation levels. Meanwhile, starvation also activates autophagy, including chaperone-mediated autophagy (CMA). In the CMA pathway, heat shock cognate 70 kDa protein (HSC70) recognizes client proteins that bear a KFERQ pentapeptide motif, and delivers them to lysosome associated membrane protein type 2A (Lamp2a) on the lysosome, allowing lysosomal degradation of client proteins. Herein we show that Hsc70 interacts with O-GlcNAc transferase (OGT) and is O-GlcNAcylation, both of which are elevated when glucose is depleted. We further validated that Hsc70 O-GlcNAcylation occurs at T430, according to a previous chemoproteomic screen. T430 sits at the hydrophobic pocket of Hsc70. Moreover, we used label-free quantitative mass spectrometry to analyze HSC70-WT and HSC70-T430A interactome, identified a new CMA substrate, Ataxin-10, and mapped a potential KFERQ motif on Ataxin-10. In sum, our work suggests that CMA and O-GlcNAcylation intersect at HSC70, the CMA chaperone. HSC70 O-GlcNAcylation is essential to alter its client profile in response to nutrient availability.
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ORGANISM(S): Homo Sapiens (human)
SUBMITTER:
Wen Zhou
LAB HEAD: Wen Zhou
PROVIDER: PXD070146 | Pride | 2026-06-29
REPOSITORIES: Pride
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