ATG4A è un gene codificato dal simbolo ATG4A. Altri nomi includono: Cysteine protease AUT-like 2 cysteine endopeptidase; Autophagin-2; Autophagy-related cysteine endopeptidase 2; Autophagy-related protein 4 homolog A; hAPG4A; APG4A; AUTL2. ATG4A ha una massa di 45.38kDa e una lunghezza di amminoacidi di 398.
Offriamo 10 anticorpi contro ATG4A, allevati nel Coniglio e Capra, che sono adatti per WB, IHC, ELISA, ICC/IF e IP con campioni derivati da Umano, Topo e Ratto.
Informazioni su geni e proteine
Riepilogo UniProt
Cysteine protease required for the cytoplasm to vacuole transport (Cvt) and autophagy. Cleaves the C-terminal amino acid of ATG8 family proteins to reveal a C-terminal glycine. Exposure of the glycine at the C-terminus is essential for ATG8 proteins conjugation to phosphatidylethanolamine (PE) and insertion to membranes, which is necessary for autophagy. Preferred substrate is GABARAPL2 followed by MAP1LC3A and GABARAP. Has also an activity of delipidating enzyme for the PE-conjugated forms.
Sommario di Entrez
Autophagy is the process by which endogenous proteins and damaged organelles are destroyed intracellularly. Autophagy is postulated to be essential for cell homeostasis and cell remodeling during differentiation, metamorphosis, non-apoptotic cell death, and aging. Reduced levels of autophagy have been described in some malignant tumors, and a role for autophagy in controlling the unregulated cell growth linked to cancer has been proposed. This gene encodes a member of the autophagin protein family. The encoded protein is also designated as a member of the C-54 family of cysteine proteases.
Specificità del tessuto
Widely expressed, at a low level, and the highest expression is observed in skeletal muscle and brain. Also detected in fetal liver.
Somiglianze di sequenza
Belongs to the peptidase C54 family.
Posizione cellulare
Cytoplasm.
