Entry
Name
Autophagy - animal
Description
Autophagy (or macroautophagy) is a cellular catabolic pathway involving in protein degradation, organelle turnover, and non-selective breakdown of cytoplasmic components, which is evolutionarily conserved among eukaryotes and exquisitely regulated. This progress initiates with production of the autophagosome, a double-membrane intracellular structure of reticular origin that engulfs cytoplasmic contents and ultimately fuses with lysosomes for cargo degradation. Autophagy is regulated in response to extra- or intracellular stress and signals such as starvation, growth factor deprivation and ER stress. Constitutive level of autophagy plays an important role in cellular homeostasis and maintains quality control of essential cellular components.
Class
Cellular Processes; Transport and catabolism
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Orthology
K00922 PIK3CA_B_D; phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunit alpha/beta/delta [EC:2.7.1.153 ]
K02158 BAD; Bcl-2-antagonist of cell death
K02161 BCL2; apoptosis regulator Bcl-2
K02649 PIK3R1_2_3; phosphoinositide-3-kinase regulatory subunit alpha/beta/delta
K02927 RP-L40e, RPL40, UBA52; ubiquitin-large subunit ribosomal protein L40e
K02977 RP-S27Ae, RPS27A, UBA80; ubiquitin-small subunit ribosomal protein S27Ae
K03237 EIF2S1; translation initiation factor 2 subunit 1
K04366 RAF1; RAF proto-oncogene serine/threonine-protein kinase [EC:2.7.11.1 ]
K04368 MAP2K1, MEK1; mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 1 [EC:2.7.12.2 ]
K04369 MAP2K2, MEK2; mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 2 [EC:2.7.12.2 ]
K04382 PPP2C; serine/threonine-protein phosphatase 2A catalytic subunit [EC:3.1.3.16 ]
K04427 MAP3K7, TAK1; mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase 7 [EC:2.7.11.25 ]
K04440 JNK; mitogen-activated protein kinase 8/9/10 (c-Jun N-terminal kinase) [EC:2.7.11.24 ]
K04570 BCL2L1, bcl-xL; Bcl-2-like 1 (apoptosis regulator Bcl-X)
K04724 CFLAR, FLIP; CASP8 and FADD-like apoptosis regulator
K04958 ITPR1; inositol 1,4,5-triphosphate receptor type 1
K05087 IGF1R, CD221; insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor [EC:2.7.10.1 ]
K06276 PDPK1; 3-phosphoinositide dependent protein kinase-1 [EC:2.7.11.1 ]
K06528 LAMP1_2, CD107; lysosomal-associated membrane protein 1/2
K07187 IRS2; insulin receptor substrate 2
K07198 PRKAA, AMPK; 5'-AMP-activated protein kinase, catalytic alpha subunit [EC:2.7.11.31 ]
K07203 MTOR, FRAP, TOR; serine/threonine-protein kinase mTOR [EC:2.7.11.1 ]
K07204 RAPTOR; regulatory associated protein of mTOR
K07206 TSC1; tuberous sclerosis 1
K07207 TSC2; tuberous sclerosis 2
K07208 RHEB; Ras homolog enriched in brain
K07359 CAMKK2; calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase kinase 2 [EC:2.7.11.17 ]
K07827 KRAS, KRAS2; GTPase KRas
K07829 RRAS; Ras-related protein R-Ras
K07830 RRAS2, TC21; Ras-related protein R-Ras2
K07831 MRAS; Ras-related protein M-Ras
K07874 RAB1A; Ras-related protein Rab-1A
K07897 RAB7A; Ras-related protein Rab-7A
K07898 RAB7B; Ras-related protein Rab-7B
K07901 RAB8A, MEL; Ras-related protein Rab-8A
K07920 RAB33B; Ras-related protein Rab-33B
K07925 RAB39B; Ras-related protein Rab-39B
K08266 MLST8, GBL; target of rapamycin complex subunit LST8
K08268 HIF1A; hypoxia-inducible factor 1 alpha
K08270 DDIT4, REDD1; DNA-damage-inducible transcript 4
K08331 ATG13; autophagy-related protein 13
K08333 PIK3R4, VPS15; phosphoinositide-3-kinase, regulatory subunit 4 [EC:2.7.11.1 ]
K08334 BECN, VPS30, ATG6; beclin
K08336 ATG12; ubiquitin-like protein ATG12
K08337 ATG7; ubiquitin-like modifier-activating enzyme ATG7
K08339 ATG5; autophagy-related protein 5
K08341 GABARAP, ATG8, LC3; GABA(A) receptor-associated protein
K08342 ATG4; cysteine protease ATG4 [EC:3.4.22.-]
K08343 ATG3; ubiquitin-like-conjugating enzyme ATG3
K08509 SNAP29; synaptosomal-associated protein 29
K08512 VAMP8; vesicle-associated membrane protein 8
K08516 YKT6; synaptobrevin homolog YKT6
K08852 ERN1; serine/threonine-protein kinase/endoribonuclease IRE1 [EC:2.7.11.1 3.1.26.-]
K08860 EIF2AK3, PERK; eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2-alpha kinase 3 [EC:2.7.11.1 ]
K10435 MAP1LC; microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain
K10586 BIRC6, BRUCE; baculoviral IAP repeat-containing protein 6 (apollon) [EC:2.3.2.23 ]
K10802 HMGB1; high mobility group protein B1
K12650 TANK; TRAF family member-associated NF-kappa-B activator
K15464 BNIP3; BCL2/adenovirus E1B 19 kDa protein-interacting protein 3
K16172 IRS1; insulin receptor substrate 1
K16184 AKT1S1, PRAS40; proline-rich AKT1 substrate 1
K16185 RRAGA_B; Ras-related GTP-binding protein A/B
K16186 RRAGC_D; Ras-related GTP-binding protein C/D
K16196 EIF2AK4; eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2-alpha kinase 4 [EC:2.7.11.1 ]
K17445 IRS3; insulin receptor substrate 3
K17446 IRS4; insulin receptor substrate 4
K17589 RB1CC1; RB1-inducible coiled-coil protein 1
K17603 ZFYVE1; zinc finger FYVE domain-containing protein 1
K17606 IGBP1, TAP42; immunoglobulin-binding protein 1
K17888 ATG10L, ATG10; ubiquitin-like-conjugating enzyme ATG10
K17889 ATG14L, ATG14; beclin 1-associated autophagy-related key regulator
K17890 ATG16L1; autophagy-related protein 16-1
K17906 ATG2; autophagy-related protein 2
K17907 ATG9; autophagy-related protein 9
K17908 WIPI1_2, ATG18; autophagy-related protein 18
K17985 AMBRA1; activating molecule in BECN1-regulated autophagy protein 1
K17987 NBR1; next to BRCA1 gene 1 protein
K19330 RUBCN; run domain Beclin-1 interacting and cysteine-rich containing protein
K19730 ATG101; autophagy-related protein 101
K20179 VPS11, PEP5; vacuolar protein sorting-associated protein 11
K20180 VPS16; vacuolar protein sorting-associated protein 16
K20181 VPS18, PEP3; vacuolar protein sorting-associated protein 18
K20182 VPS33A; vacuolar protein sorting-associated protein 33A
K20183 VPS39, VAM6; Vam6/Vps39-like protein vacuolar protein sorting-associated protein 39
K20184 VPS41; vacuolar protein sorting-associated protein 41
K20402 DEPTOR; DEP domain-containing mTOR-interacting protein
K20868 ATG16L2; autophagy-related protein 16-2
K21245 SUPT20H; transcription factor SPT20 homolog
K21246 NRBF2; nuclear receptor-binding factor 2
K21247 TP53INP2; tumor protein p53-inducible nuclear protein 2
K21248 VMP1; vacuole membrane protein 1
K21249 UVRAG; UV radiation resistance-associated gene protein
K21250 PRAP1; proline-rich acidic protein 1
K21347 TAX1BP1; Tax1-binding protein 1
K21348 CALCOCO2, NDP52; calcium-binding and coiled-coil domain-containing protein 2
K22262 WDFY3, ALFY; WD repeat and FYVE domain-containing protein 3
K22991 WDR45, WIPI4, WIPI3; WD repeat-containing protein 45
K23282 PLEKHM1; pleckstrin homology domain-containing family M member 1
K23609 C9ORF72; guanine nucleotide exchange protein C9orf72
K23610 WDR41; WD repeat-containing protein 41
K23611 SMCR8; guanine nucleotide exchange protein SMCR8
K23883 EPG5; ectopic P granules protein 5
K26797 GORASP, GRASP65_55; golgi reassembly-stacking protein
Compound
C00350 Phosphatidylethanolamine
C01194 1-Phosphatidyl-D-myo-inositol
C04549 1-Phosphatidyl-1D-myo-inositol 3-phosphate
C05981 Phosphatidylinositol-3,4,5-trisphosphate
Reference
Authors
Meijer AJ, Codogno P.
Title
Regulation and role of autophagy in mammalian cells.
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Authors
Deretic V.
Title
Autophagy in innate and adaptive immunity.
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Authors
Levine B, Yuan J.
Title
Autophagy in cell death: an innocent convict?
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Reference
Authors
Tanida I, Ueno T, Kominami E.
Title
LC3 conjugation system in mammalian autophagy.
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Authors
Lum JJ, DeBerardinis RJ, Thompson CB.
Title
Autophagy in metazoans: cell survival in the land of plenty.
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Reference
Authors
Reggiori F, Klionsky DJ.
Title
Autophagosomes: biogenesis from scratch?
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Reference
Authors
Klionsky DJ, Emr SD.
Title
Autophagy as a regulated pathway of cellular degradation.
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Authors
Bechet D, Tassa A, Taillandier D, Combaret L, Attaix D.
Title
Lysosomal proteolysis in skeletal muscle.
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Authors
He C, Klionsky DJ
Title
Regulation mechanisms and signaling pathways of autophagy.
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Authors
Yang Z, Klionsky DJ
Title
An overview of the molecular mechanism of autophagy.
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Authors
Yang Z, Klionsky DJ
Title
Mammalian autophagy: core molecular machinery and signaling regulation.
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Authors
Chen Y, Klionsky DJ
Title
The regulation of autophagy - unanswered questions.
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Authors
Mizushima N, Yoshimori T, Ohsumi Y
Title
The role of Atg proteins in autophagosome formation.
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Authors
Russell RC, Yuan HX, Guan KL
Title
Autophagy regulation by nutrient signaling.
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Authors
Noda NN, Fujioka Y
Title
Atg1 family kinases in autophagy initiation.
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Related pathway
ko04141 Protein processing in endoplasmic reticulum