The role of crinophagy in quality control of the regulated secretory pathway

Szenci, Győző and Csizmadia, Tamás and Juhász, Gábor (2023) The role of crinophagy in quality control of the regulated secretory pathway. JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE, 136 (8). ISSN 0021-9533

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Abstract

In specialized secretory cells that produce and release biologically active substances in a regulated fashion, tight control of both the quantity and quality of secretory material is of paramount importance. During crinophagy, abnormal, excess or obsolete secretory granules directly fuse with lysosomes to yield crinosomes, in which the delivered secretory material is degraded. Crinophagy maintains the proper intracellular pool of secretory granules, and it is enhanced when secretory material accumulates because of compromised secretion. Recent studies highlight that it can even degrade newly formed, nascent secretory granules that shed from the trans-Golgi network. This implies that crinophagy provides a quality control checkpoint acting at the formation of secretory vesicles, and this degradation mechanism might survey secretory granules throughout their maturation. Of note, a plethora of human disorders is associated with defective lysosomal clearance of secretory material via crinophagy or similar pathways, including macro- or micro-autophagic degradation of secretory granules (referred to here as macro- and micro-secretophagy, respectively). In our Review, we summarize key recent advances in this field and discuss potential links with disease.

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