Activation and targeting of ATG8 protein lipidation
Open Access
- 5 May 2020
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Cell Discovery
- Vol. 6 (1), 1-11
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41421-020-0155-1
Abstract
ATG8 family proteins are evolutionary conserved ubiquitin-like modifiers, which become attached to the headgroup of the membrane lipid phosphatidylethanolamine in a process referred to as lipidation. This reaction is carried out analogous to the conjugation of ubiquitin to its target proteins, involving the E1-like ATG7, the E2-like ATG3 and the E3-like ATG12–ATG5–ATG16 complex, which determines the site of lipidation. ATG8 lipidation is a hallmark of autophagy where these proteins are involved in autophagosome formation, the fusion of autophagosomes with lysosomes and cargo selection. However, it has become evident that ATG8 lipidation also occurs in processes that are not directly related to autophagy. Here we discuss recent insights into the targeting of ATG8 lipidation in autophagy and other pathways with special emphasis on the recruitment and activation of the E3-like complex.Keywords
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