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ReviewCells2020

Atg8-Family Proteins-Structural Features and Molecular Interactions in Autophagy and Beyond.

Nicole Wesch, Vladimir Kirkin, Vladimir V Rogov

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Review in Cells, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 56 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
56citing papers in PubMed
7.6field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

56 citing papers in PubMed, 95 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Emerging mechanisms of ATG8-independent non-canonical autophagy.Journal of physiology and biochemistry · 2026
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  6. PLETHORA-autophagy axis activates organ regeneration through ROS modulation.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026
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  16. Exploring human plasma proteomic variations in mucolipidosis type IV.Molecular therapy. Methods & clinical development · 2025
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  18. Monitoring Autophagy in Human Aging: Key Cell Models and Insights.Frontiers in bioscience (Landmark edition) · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Nicole WeschInstitute of Biophysical Chemistry and Center for Biomolecular Magnetic Resonance, Goethe-University Frankfurt, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Vladimir KirkinCancer Research UK Cancer Therapeutics Unit, The Institute of Cancer Research London, Sutton SM2 5NG, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-8049-3663
Vladimir V RogovInstitute of Biophysical Chemistry and Center for Biomolecular Magnetic Resonance, Goethe-University Frankfurt, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-2164-2323
Goethe University Frankfurt · DEInstitute of Cancer Research · GB

Funding

Cancer Research UK C2739/A22897Wellcome Trust 106169/ZZ14/Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Autophagy is a common name for a number of catabolic processes, which keep the cellular homeostasis by removing damaged and dysfunctional intracellular components. Impairment or misbalance of autophagy can lead to various diseases, such as neurodegeneration, infection diseases, and cancer. A central axis of autophagy is formed along the interactions of autophagy modifiers (Atg8-family proteins) with a variety of their cellular counter partners. Besides autophagy, Atg8-proteins participate in many other pathways, among which membrane trafficking and neuronal signaling are the most known. Despite the fact that autophagy modifiers are well-studied, as the small globular proteins show similarity to ubiquitin on a structural level, the mechanism of their interactions are still not completely understood. A thorough analysis and classification of all known mechanisms of Atg8-protein interactions could shed light on their functioning and connect the pathways involving Atg8-proteins. In this review, we present our views of the key features of the Atg8-proteins and describe the basic principles of their recognition and binding by interaction partners. We discuss affinity and selectivity of their interactions as well as provide perspectives for discovery of new Atg8-interacting proteins and therapeutic approaches to tackle major human diseases.

Indexed as

AnimalsApoptosis Regulatory ProteinsAutophagyAutophagy-Related Protein 8 FamilyBase SequenceHomeostasisHumansHydrogen BondingProtein BindingProtein Conformation, alpha-HelicalProtein Conformation, beta-StrandProtein Interaction Domains and MotifsApoptosis Regulatory ProteinsAutophagy-Related Protein 8 FamilyAtg8autophagyGABARAPLC3LIR motifSARUBL

Identifiers

PMID32882854
PMCPMC7564214
OpenAlexW3081731496

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