• Atg8 family proteins, LIR/AIM motifs and other interaction modes 

      Rogov, Vladimir V.; Nezis, Ioannis P.; Tsapras, P; Zhang, Hong; Dagdas, Yasin; Noda, Nobuo N; Nakatogawa, Hitoshi; Wirth, Martina; Mouilleron, Stephane; McEwan, David G.; Behrends, Christian; Deretic, Vojo P.; Elazar, Zvulun; Tooze, Sharon A.; Dikic, Ivan; Lamark, Trond; Johansen, Terje (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-03-19)
      The Atg8 family of ubiquitin-like proteins play pivotal roles in autophagy and other processes involving vesicle fusion and transport where the lysosome/vacuole is the end station. Nuclear roles of Atg8 proteins are also emerging. Here, we review the structural and functional features of Atg8 family proteins and their protein-protein interaction modes in model organisms such as yeast, Arabidopsis, ...
    • Kenny mediates selective autophagic degradation of the IKK complex to control innate immune responses 

      Tusco, Radu; Jacomin, Anne-Claire; Jain, Ashish; Penman, Bridget S.; Larsen, Kenneth Bowitz; Johansen, Terje; Nezis, Ioannis P. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-11-02)
      Selective autophagy is a catabolic process with which cellular material is specifically targeted for degradation by lysosomes. The function of selective autophagic degradation of self-components in the regulation of innate immunity is still unclear. Here we show that Drosophila Kenny, the homolog of mammalian IKKγ, is a selective autophagy receptor that mediates the degradation of the IκB kinase ...
    • Regulation of Expression of Autophagy Genes by Atg8a-Interacting Partners Sequoia, YL-1, and Sir2 in Drosophila 

      Jacomin, Anne-Claire; Petridi, Stavroula; Di Monaco, Marisa; Bhujabal, Zambarlal; Jain, Ashish; Mulakkal, Nitha C.; Palara, Anthimi; Powell, Emma L.; Chung, Bonita; Zampronio, Cleidiane; Jones, Alexandra; Cameron, Alexander; Johansen, Terje; Nezis, Ioannis P. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-05-26)
      Autophagy is the degradation of cytoplasmic material through the lysosomal pathway. One of the most studied autophagy-related proteins is LC3. Despite growing evidence that LC3 is enriched in the nucleus, its nuclear role is poorly understood. Here, we show that <i>Drosophila</i> Atg8a protein, homologous to mammalian LC3, interacts with the transcription factor Sequoia in a LIR motif-dependent ...