• Members of the autophagy class III phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase complex I interact with GABARAP and GABARAPL1 via LIR motifs 

      Birgisdottir, Åsa Birna; Mouilleron, Stephane; Bhujabal, Zambarlal; Wirth, Martina; Sjøttem, Eva; Evjen, Gry; Zhang, Wenxin; Lee, Rebecca; O'Reilly, Nicola; Tooze, Sharon A; Lamark, Trond; Johansen, Terje (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-03-04)
      Autophagosome formation depends on a carefully orchestrated interplay between membrane-associated protein complexes. Initiation of macroautophagy/autophagy is mediated by the ULK1 (unc-51 like autophagy activating kinase 1) protein kinase complex and the autophagy-specific class III phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase complex I (PtdIns3K-C1). The latter contains PIK3C3/VPS34, PIK3R4/VPS15, BECN1/Beclin 1 ...
    • Phosphorylation of the LIR Domain of SCOC Modulates ATG8 Binding Affinity and Specificity 

      Wirth, Martina; Mouilleron, Stephane; Zhang, Wenxin; Abudu, Yakubu Princely; Jain, Ashish; Olsvik, Hallvard Lauritz; Bruun, Jack-Ansgar; Razi, Minoo; Jefferies, Harold B.J.; Lee, Rebecca; Joshi, Dhira; O'Reilly, Nicola; Johansen, Terje; Tooze, Sharon A (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-04-24)
      <p>Autophagy is a highly conserved degradative pathway, essential for cellular homeostasis and implicated in diseases including cancer and neurodegeneration. Autophagy-related 8 (ATG8) proteins play a central role in autophagosome formation and selective delivery of cytoplasmic cargo to lysosomes by recruiting autophagy adaptors and receptors. The LC3-interacting region (LIR) docking site (LDS) of ...