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D.G. autophagy regulation is not clear so far. Here we introduce for the first time a specific role for MITF in autophagy control that involves upregulation of axis constitutes a novel feed-forward loop that controls?autophagic activity AL082D06 in cells. Direct targeting of the MTORC2 component RICTOR by led to the inhibition of the MTORC1 pathway, further stimulating MITF translocation to the nucleus and completing an autophagy amplification loop. In line with a ubiquitous function, MITF AL082D06 and were co-expressed in all tested cell lines and human tissues, and the effects on autophagy were observed in a cell-type impartial manner. Thus, our study provides direct evidence that MITF has rate-limiting and specific functions in autophagy regulation. Collectively, the MITFaxis constitutes a novel and universal autophagy amplification system that sustains autophagic activity under stress conditions. Abbreviations: ACTB: actin beta; AKT: AKT serine/threonine kinase; AKT1S1/PRAS40: AKT1 substrate 1; AMPK: AMP-activated protein kinase; ATG: autophagy-related; BECN1: beclin 1; DEPTOR: DEP domain name made up of MTOR interacting protein; GABARAP: GABA type A receptor-associated protein; HIF1A: hypoxia inducible factor 1 subunit alpha; LAMP1: lysosomal associated membrane protein 1; MAP1LC3B/LC3B: microtubule associated protein 1 light chain 3 beta; MAPKAP1/SIN1: mitogen-activated protein kinase associated protein 1; MITF: melanogenesis associated transcription factor; MLST8: MTOR associated protein, LST8 homolog; MRE: miRNA response element; MTOR: mechanistic target of rapamycin kinase; MTORC1: MTOR complex 1; MTORC2: MTOR complex 2; PRR5/Protor 1: proline rich 5; PRR5L/Protor 2: proline rich 5 like; RACK1: receptor for activated C kinase 1; RPTOR: regulatory associated protein of MTOR complex 1; RICTOR: RPTOR impartial companion of MTOR complex 2; RPS6KB/p70S6K: ribosomal protein S6 kinase; RT-qPCR: quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction; SQSTM1: sequestosome 1; STK11/LKB1: serine/threonine kinase 11; TFE3: transcription factor binding to IGHM enhancer 3; TFEB: transcription factor EB; TSC1/2: TSC complex subunit 1/2; ULK1: unc-51 like autophagy activating kinase AL082D06 1; UVRAG: UV radiation resistance associated; VIM: vimentin; VPS11: VPS11, CORVET/HOPS core subunit; VPS18: VPS18, CORVET/HOPS core subunit; WIPI1: WD repeat domain, phosphoinositide interacting 1 and that directly targeted key autophagy genes, ATG4C and BECN1, forming a gas and break mechanism, and preventing uncontrolled and excessive activation of autophagy under prolonged stress conditions [23C25]. Here, we introduce a novel MITF-pathway Igfals of autophagy amplification. First, we showed that knockdown of MITF significantly attenuated starvation and MTOR inhibition-mediated autophagy, and established that MITF has a rate-limiting function in autophagy regulation. MITF-dependent control of autophagy required transcriptional activation of its specific target, potentiated both basal and MTOR-dependent autophagy, and its downregulation resulted in a decrease in the amplitude of autophagy. We decided that this MTORC2 component RICTOR was a rate limiting and direct target of attenuated the MTORC1 signal through an AKT-mediated crosstalk, further stimulating MITF translocation to the nucleus. We confirmed co-expression of MITF and in tested cell lines and human tissues. All together, our results showed that a MITF-specific and attenuated torin1-induced GFP-LC3 puncta formation compared to control siRNA (or transfected and non-starved or starved HeLa cells. (n) Graph depicting quantification of LC3-II:ACTB ratios in the experimental set-up shown in M (mean?SD, n?=?3 independent experiments, ***p? ?0.01). (o) blocked torin1-induced GFP-LC3 puncta formation in SK-MEL-28 cells. Scale bar: 10?m. (p) Quantitative analysis of GFP-LC3 dots in the experimental set-up shown in O (mean?SD of n?=?3 independent experiments,*p? ?0.05). (q) Immunoblots of blocked torin1-induced GFP-WIPI1 puncta formation in HeLa cells. Scale bar: 10?m. (v) Quantitative analysis of GFP-WIPI1 puncta in the experimental set-up shown in U (mean?SD of n?=?3 independent experiments, ***p? ?0.01). (w) blocked starvation-induced GFP-WIPI1 puncta formation in HeLa cells. Scale bar: 10?m. (x) Quantitative analysis of GFP-WIPI1 dots in the experimental set-up shown in W (mean?SD of.