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PDZD8 promotes autophagy at ER-lysosome membrane contact sites to regulate activity-dependent synaptic growth.
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- The ER-Resident Protein PDZD8 Inhibits Virus Production of West Nile Virus.Microbiology and immunology · 2026Article
- Glutamine Starvation Induces Ferroptosis in NSCLC via AMPK/PDZD8-Mediated Ferritinophagy.Nutrients · 2026Article
- The endo-lysosomal-lipid axis: bidirectional interactions between membrane trafficking dysfunction and lipid metabolic disorders.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2026Review
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- Neurodegenerative and Neurodevelopmental Roles for Bulk Lipid Transporters VPS13A and BLTP2.Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society · 2025Article
- Conserved transcription factors coordinate synaptic gene expression through repression.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025Article
- Lysosomes' fallback strategies: more than just survival or death.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2025Review
- The p53 target DRAM1 modulates calcium homeostasis and ER stress by promoting contact between lysosomes and the ER through STIM1.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2024Article
- Recent Advances on Synaptotagmin-Like Mitochondrial-Lipid Binding Protein Domain Containing Lipid Transfer Proteins.Contact (Thousand Oaks (Ventura County, Calif.))Review
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Abstract
Building synaptic connections requires coordinating a host of cellular activities from cell signaling to protein turnover, placing a high demand on intracellular communication. Membrane contact sites (MCSs) formed between organelles have emerged as key signaling hubs for coordinating diverse cellular activities, yet their roles in the developing nervous system remain obscure. We investigate the in vivo function of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) MCS tethering and lipid-transfer protein PDZD8, which was recently linked to intellectual disability, in the nervous system. We find that PDZD8 is required for activity-dependent synaptic bouton formation in multiple paradigms. PDZD8 is sufficient to drive excess synaptic bouton formation through an autophagy-dependent mechanism and required for synapse development when autophagy is limited. PDZD8 accelerates autophagic flux by promoting lysosome maturation at ER-late endosome/lysosome MCSs. We propose that PDZD8 functions in the nervous system to increase autophagy during periods of high demand, including activity-dependent synaptic growth.
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