• Mammalian Atg8 proteins regulate lysosome and autolysosome biogenesis through SNAREs 

      Gu, Yuexi; Abudu, Yakubu Princely; Kumar, Suresh; Bissa, Bhawana; Choi, Seong Won; Jia, Jingyue; Lazarou, Michael; Eskelinen, Eeva-Liisa; Johansen, Terje; Deretic, Vojo (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-10-18)
      Mammalian homologs of yeast Atg8 protein (mAtg8s) are important in autophagy, but their exact mode of action remains ill‐defined. Syntaxin 17 (Stx17), a SNARE with major roles in autophagy, was recently shown to bind mAtg8s. Here, we identified LC3‐interacting regions (LIRs) in several SNAREs that broaden the landscape of the mAtg8‐SNARE interactions. We found that Syntaxin 16 (Stx16) and its cognate ...