Reference: Bettedi L, et al. (2024) Unveiling GATOR2 Function: Novel Insights from Drosophila Research. Cells 13(21)

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The multiprotein Target of Rapamycin (TOR) Complex 1 (TORC1) is a serine/threonine kinase that stimulates anabolic metabolism and suppresses catabolism. Deregulation of TORC1 is implicated in various human pathologies, including cancer, epilepsy, and neurodegenerative disorders. The Gap Activity Towards Rags (GATOR) complex contains two subcomplexes: GATOR1, which inhibits TORC1 activity; and GATOR2, which counteracts GATOR1s function. Structural and biochemical studies have elucidated how GATOR1 regulates TORC1 activity by acting as a GTPase activating protein for Rag GTPase. However, while cryogenic electron microscopy has determined that the structure of the multi-protein GATOR2 complex is conserved from yeast to humans, how GATOR2 inhibits GATOR1 remains unclear. Here, we describe recent whole-animal studies in Drosophila that have yielded novel insights into GATOR2 function, including identifying a novel role for the GATOR2 subunit WDR59, redefining the core proteins sufficient for GATOR2 activity, and defining a TORC1-independent role for GATOR2 in the regulation of the lysosomal autophagic endomembrane system. Additionally, the recent characterization of a novel methionine receptor in Drosophila that acts through the GATOR2 complex suggests an attractive model for the evolution of species-specific nutrient sensors. Research on GATOR2 function in Drosophila highlights how whole-animal genetic models can be used to dissect intracellular signaling pathways to identify tissue-specific functions and functional redundancies that may be missed in studies confined to rapidly proliferating cell lines.

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Bettedi L, Zhang Y, Yang S, Lilly MA
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