| First Author | Richards CM | Year | 2022 |
| Journal | Science | Volume | 378 |
| Issue | 6615 | Pages | eabn5648 |
| PubMed ID | 36074821 | Mgi Jnum | J:330704 |
| Mgi Id | MGI:7339078 | Doi | 10.1126/science.abn5648 |
| Citation | Richards CM, et al. (2022) The human disease gene LYSET is essential for lysosomal enzyme transport and viral infection. Science :eabn5648 |
| abstractText | Lysosomes are key degradative compartments of the cell. Transport to lysosomes relies on GlcNAc-1-phosphotransferase-mediated tagging of soluble enzymes with mannose 6-phosphate (M6P). GlcNAc-1-phosphotransferase deficiency leads to the severe lysosomal storage disorder mucolipidosis II (MLII). Several viruses require lysosomal cathepsins to cleave structural proteins and thus depend on functional GlcNAc-1-phosphotransferase. Here, we used genome-scale CRISPR screens to identify Lysosomal Enzyme Trafficking factor (LYSET) as essential for infection by cathepsin-dependent viruses including SARS-CoV-2. LYSET deficiency resulted in global loss of M6P tagging and mislocalization of GlcNAc-1-phosphotransferase from the Golgi complex to lysosomes. Lyset knockout mice exhibited MLII-like phenotypes and human pathogenic LYSET alleles failed to restore lysosomal sorting defects. Thus, LYSET is required for correct functioning of the M6P trafficking machinery, and mutations in LYSET can explain the phenotype of the associated disorder. |
