A phosphorylation-driven functional switch in p62 bodies coordinates autophagic clearance of ubiquitinated proteins

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Abstract p62/SQSTM1 self-assembles with polyubiquitin into liquid-like condensates (“p62 bodies”) that function as stress-signaling hubs and selective autophagy cargo. We show that TBK1-dependent phosphorylation at Ser403 acts as a tunable rheostat, inducing miniaturization and gelation of these condensates and licensing their rapid, piecemeal clearance. PP2A holoenzymes containing PPP2R5A/B/E, recruited via a KEAP1 bridge, counteract TBK1 by dephosphorylating Ser403. This phosphorylation within p62 bodies promotes a material transition from large, fluid droplets to compact, low-fluidity gels that efficiently capture LC3-positive isolation membranes and accelerate autophagic removal of ubiquitinated proteins. Homozygous p62S403E/S403E embryonic stem cells differentiate into post-mitotic neurons enriched in miniaturized, gel-like p62 bodies, suggesting that the same miniaturization–gelation mechanism maintains proteostasis in quiescent cells. Thus, a TBK1–PP2A switch at Ser403 regulates the material state of p62 condensates and serves as a central control point for p62-mediated proteostasis.
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We show that TBK1-dependent phosphorylation at Ser403 acts as a tunable rheostat, inducing miniaturization and gelation of these condensates and licensing their rapid, piecemeal clearance. PP2A holoenzymes containing PPP2R5A/B/E, recruited via a KEAP1 bridge, counteract TBK1 by dephosphorylating Ser403. This phosphorylation within p62 bodies promotes a material transition from large, fluid droplets to compact, low-fluidity gels that efficiently capture LC3-positive isolation membranes and accelerate autophagic removal of ubiquitinated proteins. Homozygous p62S403E/S403E embryonic stem cells differentiate into post-mitotic neurons enriched in miniaturized, gel-like p62 bodies, suggesting that the same miniaturization–gelation mechanism maintains proteostasis in quiescent cells. Thus, a TBK1–PP2A switch at Ser403 regulates the material state of p62 condensates and serves as a central control point for p62-mediated proteostasis. Biological sciences/Cell biology/Autophagy Biological sciences/Biochemistry/Proteolysis/Protein quality control Biological sciences/Biophysics/Molecular biophysics/Supramolecular assembly Autophagy p62 body liquid-liquid phase separation proteostasis ubiquitin Full Text Additional Declarations There is NO Competing Interest. Supplementary Files SupplementalMovieS1.mov Supplementary Movie S1. 3D CLEM of p62-autophagosome structures in control cells. Three-dimensional CLEM of p62 bodies and associated autophagosomes in control siRNA-treated Huh-1 cells. Scale bar, 1092 nm. SupplementalMovieS2.mov Supplementary Movie S2. 3D CLEM of p62-autophagosome structures in PPP2R5s -knockdown cells. Three-dimensional CLEM of p62 bodies and associated autophagosomes in PPP2R5 siRNA-treated Huh-1 cells. Scale bar, 700 nm. SupplementalMovieS3.mov Supplementary Movie S3. 3D CLEM of p62–autophagosome structures in p62 -knockout cells expressing p62 S403E . Three-dimensional CLEM analysis of p62 bodies and their associated autophagosomes in p62 -deficient Huh-1 cells expressing the phosphomimetic mutant p62 S403E . Scale bar, 1000 nm. SupplementalMovieS4.mov Supplementary Movie S4. 3D CLEM of p62–autophagosome structures in p62 -knockout cells expressing p62 S403A. Three-dimensional CLEM analysis of p62 bodies and their associated autophagosomes in p62 -deficient Huh-1 cells expressing the non-phosphorylatable mutant p62 S403A . Scale bar, 1000 µm. SupplementaryFiguresNSMB.pdf Supplementary Figure S1. TBK1 localizes to p62 bodies (a) In vitro reconstitution assay. mCherry-p62 (10 µM) and SNAP-8×Ub were mixed with SNAP-TBK1 (Alexa Fluor 649) in the presence or absence of NBR1, NBR1 D50R , TAX1BP1, AZI2, and TBK1BP1. Samples were imaged by fluorescence microscopy. Scale bars, 2 µm. (b) Immunofluorescence microscopy. Huh-1 cells transfected with siRNAs targeting NBR1 , TAX1BP1 , AZI2 , or TBK1BP1 were stained with antibodies against p62 and TBK1. Scale bars, 5 µm. Supplementary Figure S2. Generation of knockout cell lines (a, b) Immunoblot analysis of TBK1 -knock-out (a) and PPP2R5A/B/E triple-knock-out (b) Huh-1 cells using the indicated antibodies. Results are representative of three independent experiments. Supplementary Figure S3. PPP2CA and PPP2R5A colocalize with p62 bodies Immunofluorescence microscopy of Huh-1 cells stained for PPP2CA and p62 (upper) or PPP2R5A and p62 (bottom). Scale bars, 5 µm. Supplementary Figure S4. The chemical shift perturbations upon the addition of KEAP1 in Figure 4b are plotted for each residue. Supplementary Figure S5. Immunoblot analysis of Huh-1 cells treated with 20 μM arsenite (As III) for 2 h, exposed to heat shock at 42 °C for 2 h, treated with 20 μg/mL puromycin for 2 h, or cultured in EBSS for 2 h. 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