YNL223W

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Systematic name YNL223W
Gene name ATG4
Aliases APG4, AUT2
Feature type ORF, Verified
Coordinates Chr XIV:227371..228855


Description of YNL223W: Cysteine protease required for autophagy; cleaves Atg8p to a form required for autophagosome and Cvt vesicle generation; mediates attachment of autophagosomes to microtubules through interactions with Tub1p and Tub2p[1][2][3]




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References

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  1. Kirisako T, et al. (2000) The reversible modification regulates the membrane-binding state of Apg8/Aut7 essential for autophagy and the cytoplasm to vacuole targeting pathway. J Cell Biol 151(2):263-76 SGD PMID 11038174
  2. Tsukada M and Ohsumi Y (1993) Isolation and characterization of autophagy-defective mutants of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. FEBS Lett 333(1-2):169-74 SGD PMID 8224160
  3. Lang T, et al. (1998) Aut2p and Aut7p, two novel microtubule-associated proteins are essential for delivery of autophagic vesicles to the vacuole. EMBO J 17(13):3597-607 SGD PMID 9649430

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