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ArticleiScience2024

Atg45 is an autophagy receptor for glycogen, a non-preferred cargo of bulk autophagy in yeast.

Takahiro Isoda, Eigo Takeda, Sachiko Hosokawa, Shukun Hotta-Ren, Yoshinori Ohsumi

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Article in iScience, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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Takahiro IsodaCell Biology Center, Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yokohama 226-8503, Japan.
Eigo TakedaCell Biology Center, Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yokohama 226-8503, Japan.
Sachiko HosokawaCell Biology Center, Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yokohama 226-8503, Japan.
Shukun Hotta-RenCell Biology Center, Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yokohama 226-8503, Japan.
Yoshinori OhsumiCell Biology Center, Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yokohama 226-8503, Japan.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The mechanisms governing autophagy of proteins and organelles have been well studied, but how other cytoplasmic components such as RNA and polysaccharides are degraded remains largely unknown. In this study, we examine autophagy of glycogen, a storage form of glucose. We find that cells accumulate glycogen in the cytoplasm during nitrogen starvation and that this carbohydrate is rarely observed within autophagosomes and autophagic bodies. However, sequestration of glycogen by autophagy is observed following prolonged nitrogen starvation. We identify a yet-uncharacterized open reading frame, Yil024c (herein Atg45), as encoding a cytosolic receptor protein that mediates autophagy of glycogen (glycophagy). Furthermore, we show that, during sporulation, Atg45 is highly expressed and is associated with an increase in glycophagy. Our results suggest that cells regulate glycophagic activity by controlling the expression level of Atg45.

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