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A lineage-specific selective autophagy receptor module mediates P-body turnover

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Processing bodies (P-bodies) are conserved ribonucleoprotein granules central to RNA metabolism across eukaryotes. Although the mechanisms underlying their assembly are well understood, the pathways governing their selective turnover remain unclear. Here, we identify the conserved decapping proteins Enhancer of mRNA decapping 4 (EDC4) and decapping protein 1 (DCP1) as a selective autophagy receptor pair responsible for P-body turnover in the model plant Marchantia polymorpha. MpEDC4 engages ATG8...
Alibek Abdrakhmanov

DNA-PK-mediated phosphorylation of STAT6 establishes a non-canonical type 2 immunity axis to prevent macrophage senescence

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Macrophage senescence drives inflammaging, a chronic, age-related inflammation. To date, the protective mechanisms against inflammaging are poorly defined. Here, we identify DNA-PK-mediated phosphorylation of murine STAT6 at serine 807 (Ser807) as a crucial post-translational modification for preventing macrophage senescence. Ser807 phosphorylation blocks STAT6 ubiquitination-mediated degradation and promotes STAT6 partnering with PU.1 to activate DNA repair genes. Macrophages lacking Ser807...
Zhao Zhou

Metabolic quiescence of naive-like memory T cells precedes and maintains antigen-specific T cell memory

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Metabolic activity shapes cell fate but remains challenging to capture in vivo with high resolution. Here we performed longitudinal metabolic and phenotypic profiling of human antigen-specific CD8^(+) T cells after yellow fever vaccination using flow cytometry and single-cell RNA sequencing. As assessed by protein translation rates, CD8^(+) T cells upregulated glycolysis to fuel anabolic needs for proliferation but predominantly used oxidative phosphorylation for energy production during the...
Sina Frischholz