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ReviewTrends in biochemical sciences2024

ULK/Atg1: phasing in and out of autophagy.

Bo Wang, Gautam Pareek, Mondira Kundu

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Review in Trends in biochemical sciences, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
13citing papers in PubMed
8.5field-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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

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  9. Strategies of Classical Swine Fever Immune Evasion.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Bo WangState Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Biology, School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China; Shenzhen Research Institute of Xiamen University, Shenzhen, 518057, China.
Gautam PareekDepartment of Cell and Molecular Biology, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA.
Mondira KunduDepartment of Cell and Molecular Biology, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA. Electronic address: Mondira.Kundu@STJUDE.ORG.
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital · USXiamen University · CN

Funding

Role of the autophagy-inducing kinases ULK1/2 in ER export and protein traffickingR01MH115058 · NIMH · ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL · PI KUNDU, MONDIRA · 2018 to 2022
$2.2M
Mechanisms of Mitochondrial Degradation in Unstressed Mammalian CellsR01GM132231 · NIGMS · ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL · PI KUNDU, MONDIRA · 2020 to 2022
$1.1M
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM132231NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH115058
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Autophagy - a highly regulated intracellular degradation process - is pivotal in maintaining cellular homeostasis. Liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS) is a fundamental mechanism regulating the formation and function of membrane-less compartments. Recent research has unveiled connections between LLPS and autophagy, suggesting that phase separation events may orchestrate the spatiotemporal organization of autophagic machinery and cargo sequestration. The Unc-51-like kinase (ULK)/autophagy-related 1 (Atg1) family of proteins is best known for its regulatory role in initiating autophagy, but there is growing evidence that the functional spectrum of ULK/Atg1 extends beyond autophagy regulation. In this review, we explore the spatial and temporal regulation of the ULK/Atg1 family of kinases, focusing on their recruitment to LLPS-driven compartments, and highlighting their multifaceted functions beyond their traditional role.

Indexed as

AutophagyAutophagy-Related Protein-1 HomologAnimalsHumansProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesAutophagy-Related Protein-1 HomologProtein Serine-Threonine Kinasesfocal adhesion (FA)intrinsically disordered region (IDR)liquid–liquid phase separation (LLPS)pre-autophagosomal structure (PAS)stress granule (SG)

Identifiers

PMID38565496
PMCPMC11162330
OpenAlexW4393390478

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