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ReviewTrends in cell biology2015

Beclin orthologs: integrative hubs of cell signaling, membrane trafficking, and physiology.

Beth Levine, Rong Liu, Xiaonan Dong, Qing Zhong

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Review in Trends in cell biology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 113 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

113 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Beth LevineCenter for Autophagy Research, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA; Department of Microbiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA. Electronic address: beth.levine@utsouthwestern.edu.
Rong LiuCenter for Autophagy Research, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA; Department of Biochemistry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA.
Xiaonan DongCenter for Autophagy Research, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA.
Qing ZhongCenter for Autophagy Research, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA; Department of Biochemistry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA. Electronic address: qing.zhong@utsouthwestern.edu.

Funding

Genetic and Pathway Analysis CoreU19AI109725 · NIAID · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI VIRGIN, HERBERT W · 2014 to 2018
$32.7M
Beclin 1-Bcl-2 Interactions: Effects on AutophagyR01CA109618 · NCI · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI LEVINE, BETH C · 2004 to 2014
$3.1M
Molecular Mechanism of Mule in DNA Damage Response and TumorigenesisR01CA133228 · NCI · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI ZHONG, QING · 2009 to 2013
$1.5M
Biochemical Dissection and Reconstitution of Autophagic Membrane FusionR01GM116908 · NIGMS · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI ZHONG, QING · 2015 to 2018
$1.3M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA109618NCI NIH HHS R01 CA133228NIAID NIH HHS U19 AI109725NIAID NIH HHS U19AI109725NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM116908
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Beclin family, including yeast Atg6 (autophagy related gene 6), its orthologs in higher eukaryotic species, and the more recently characterized mammalian-specific Beclin 2, are essential molecules in autophagy and other membrane-trafficking events. Extensive studies of Beclin orthologs have provided considerable insights into the regulation of autophagy, the diverse roles of autophagy in physiology and disease, and potential new strategies to modulate autophagy in a variety of clinical diseases. In this review we discuss the functions of Beclin orthologs, the regulation of such functions by diverse cellular signaling pathways, and the effects of such regulation on downstream cellular processes including tumor suppression and metabolism. These findings suggest that Beclin orthologs serve as crucial molecules that integrate diverse environmental signals with membrane trafficking events to ensure optimal responses of the cell to stressful stimuli.

Indexed as

AnimalsApoptosis Regulatory ProteinsAutophagyBeclin-1Cell MembraneEndocytosisHumansMembrane ProteinsPhagocytosisProtein TransportSignal TransductionStress, PhysiologicalApoptosis Regulatory ProteinsBeclin-1BECN1 protein, humanMembrane Proteinsautophagic maturationautophagyendocytic maturationendolysosomal traffickingLC3-associated phagocytosis

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PMID26071895
PMCPMC4554927

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