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Function
[ATG5_YEAST] Involved in cytoplasm to vacuole transport (Cvt) and autophagy vesicles formation. Required for ATG8 association to the vesicle membranes.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [ATG16_YEAST] Stabilizes the ATG5-ATG12 conjugate and mediates the formation of the 350 kDa complex, which is necessary for autophagy. Required for ATG8 localization to the pre-autophagosomal structure.[7] [8] [9] [10] [11]
Evolutionary Conservation
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Publication Abstract from PubMed
Atg5 is covalently modified with a ubiquitin-like modifier, Atg12, and the Atg12-Atg5 conjugate further forms a complex with the multimeric protein Atg16. The Atg12-Atg5.Atg16 multimeric complex plays an essential role in autophagy, the bulk degradation system conserved in all eukaryotes. We have reported here the crystal structure of Atg5 complexed with the N-terminal region of Atg16 at 1.97A resolution. Atg5 comprises two ubiquitin-like domains that flank a helix-rich domain. The N-terminal region of Atg16 has a helical structure and is bound to the groove formed by these three domains. In vitro analysis showed that Arg-35 and Phe-46 of Atg16 are crucial for the interaction. Atg16, with a mutation at these residues, failed to localize to the pre-autophagosomal structure and could not restore autophagy in Atg16-deficient yeast strains. Furthermore, these Atg16 mutants could not restore a severe reduction in the formation of the Atg8-phosphatidylethanolamine conjugate, another essential factor for autophagy, in Atg16-deficient strains under starvation conditions. These results taken together suggest that the direct interaction between Atg5 and Atg16 is crucial to the performance of their roles in autophagy.
Structure of Atg5.Atg16, a complex essential for autophagy.,Matsushita M, Suzuki NN, Obara K, Fujioka Y, Ohsumi Y, Inagaki F J Biol Chem. 2007 Mar 2;282(9):6763-72. Epub 2006 Dec 27. PMID:17192262[12]
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References
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- ↑ Mizushima N, Noda T, Ohsumi Y. Apg16p is required for the function of the Apg12p-Apg5p conjugate in the yeast autophagy pathway. EMBO J. 1999 Jul 15;18(14):3888-96. PMID:10406794 doi:10.1093/emboj/18.14.3888
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