Entrez | Human |
Uniprot | Human Human Human Human |
Product By Gene ID | 9776 |
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ATG11 - An important scaffolding protein in autophagosome formation and fusion Autophagy is a cellular mechanism used to regulate cell metabolism and to recycle or degrade damaged organelles and proteins. This is accomplished through the engulfment of cargo in a double-membrane structure called the autophagosome. The autophag... Read more. |
Animal Models to Study Autophagy By Christina Towers, PhD What is autophagy?Autophagy is the catabolic process that degrades cytoplasmic material via the lysosome. The process of macroautophagy was originally characterized in yeast, where the... Read more. |
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ULK1 - mammalian homologue of the yeast ATG1 kinase Autophagy is an important cellular process involved in degradation and recycling of cellular macromolecules in response to stress or starvation. Autophagy is carried out in four main phases: phagophore nucleation, autophagosome elongation, docking... Read more. |