Evidence map›Paper›PMID 40739328›Full record

ArticleCell death and differentiation2026

Histone deacetylase 6 deacetylates and ubiquitinates ATG3 to regulate autophagy.

Jiayu Yao, Ziyang Zhao, Yousheng Chen, Xuan Xu, Ying Yang, Weiying Yue, Xingjuan Shi

Abstract read
In one paragraph

Article in Cell death and differentiation, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
3citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
  2. Article
  3. Crosstalk Between Allergic Inflammation and Autophagy.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
    Review
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

7 authors.

Jiayu YaoSchool of Life Science and Technology, Key Laboratory of Developmental Genes and Human Disease, Southeast University, Nanjing, China.
Ziyang ZhaoSchool of Life Science and Technology, Key Laboratory of Developmental Genes and Human Disease, Southeast University, Nanjing, China.
Yousheng ChenSchool of Life Science and Technology, Key Laboratory of Developmental Genes and Human Disease, Southeast University, Nanjing, China.
Xuan XuSchool of Life Science and Technology, Key Laboratory of Developmental Genes and Human Disease, Southeast University, Nanjing, China.
Ying YangSchool of Life Science and Technology, Key Laboratory of Developmental Genes and Human Disease, Southeast University, Nanjing, China.
Weiying YueSchool of Life Science and Technology, Key Laboratory of Developmental Genes and Human Disease, Southeast University, Nanjing, China.
Xingjuan ShiSchool of Life Science and Technology, Key Laboratory of Developmental Genes and Human Disease, Southeast University, Nanjing, China. xingjuanshi@seu.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-6955-9836

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 82170370, 81770381
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

ATG3 (autophagy-related gene 3), an E2 like enzyme, plays a vital role in autophagy by regulating the lipidation modification of LC3 (microtubule-associated protein 1A/1B-light chain 3). Although the level of ATG3 can be reduced by the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway, the detailed mechanisms of this regulation remain elusive. Histone deacetylase 6 (HDAC6) is involved in multiple cellular activities by regulating acetylation of its substrates such as α-tubulin and cortactin. Here, we revealed a novel function of HDAC6 in autophagy regulation by mediating the post-translational modifications of ATG3. We found that HDAC6 interacts with ATG3 and deacetylates ATG3. In addition, HDAC6 acts its ubiquitin E3 ligase activity and ubiquitinates ATG3 at lysine 272, leading to ATG3 degradation. Intriguingly, lysine 272 of ATG3 is targeted for deacetylation as well as ubiquitination by HDAC6. Further study showed that HDAC6 participates in autophagy by mediating ATG3 degradation. Taken together, our findings uncover a novel role of HDAC6 in autophagy regulation by mediating the protein modification and degradation of ATG3.

Indexed as

AutophagyAutophagy-Related ProteinsHistone Deacetylase 6Ubiquitin-Conjugating EnzymesUbiquitin-Protein LigasesAcetylationHEK293 CellsHeLa CellsHumansUbiquitinationATG3 protein, humanAutophagy-Related ProteinsHDAC6 protein, humanHistone Deacetylase 6Ubiquitin-Conjugating EnzymesUbiquitin-Protein Ligases

Identifiers

PMID40739328
PMCPMC12811293

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.