Authors
Dale P Corkery, Yao-Wen Wu
Published in
Autophagy. Pages 1-11. Aug 13, 2026. Epub Aug 13, 2026.
Abstract
Endolysosomal membranes are frequently damaged by pathogenic stress associated with aging, infection, and neurodegeneration, and failure to repair such damage leads to inflammation and cell death. Recent advances identify membrane ATG8 conjugation (atg8ylation) as a key process that links damage detection to coordinated lysosomal repair, removal, and regeneration. Beyond its canonical role in macroautophagy, membrane atg8ylation also occurs on preexisting, non-autophagosomal single membranes through Conjugation of ATG8s to Single Membranes (CASM), positioning this pathway as a rapid response to membrane stress. Two E3-like ligase complexes, ATG16L1-ATG5-ATG12 and TECPR1-ATG5-ATG12, act as complementary sensors of lysosomal injury by detecting distinct physicochemical cues, including proton gradient collapse and lipid scrambling. These ligases convert damage signals into spatially restricted membrane atg8ylation, generating a membrane-associated platform that coordinates multiple downstream pathways. These include ESCRT-dependent membrane repair, ER-lysosome lipid transfer, membrane tubulation, and stress granule formation. When repair fails, membrane atg8ylation regulates lysophagy and activates lysosomal biogenesis and regeneration to restore lysosomal homeostasis. These emerging findings define membrane atg8ylation as a central organizer of membrane quality control rather than a pathway merely confined to macroautophagy. In this review, we summarize the current understanding of how membrane atg8ylation detects lysosomal damage and how this pathway coordinates other lysosomal quality control mechanisms to maintain lysosomal integrity.
PMID:
42596071
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