MAP1LC3A

Microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3 alpha
Available structures
PDB Ortholog search: PDBe, RCSB
Identifiers
SymbolsMAP1LC3A ; ATG8E; LC3; LC3A; MAP1ALC3; MAP1BLC3
External IDsOMIM: 601242 MGI: 1915661 HomoloGene: 12021 GeneCards: MAP1LC3A Gene
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez8455766734
EnsemblENSG00000101460ENSMUSG00000027602
UniProtQ9H492Q91VR7
RefSeq (mRNA)NM_032514NM_025735
RefSeq (protein)NP_115903NP_080011
Location (UCSC)Chr 20:
33.13 – 33.15 Mb
Chr 2:
155.28 – 155.28 Mb
PubMed search

Microtubule-associated proteins 1A/1B light chain 3A is a protein that in humans is encoded by the MAP1LC3A gene.[1][2][3] Two transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene.

Function

MAP1A and MAP1B are microtubule-associated proteins which mediate the physical interactions between microtubules and components of the cytoskeleton. MAP1A and MAP1B each consist of a heavy chain subunit and multiple light chain subunits. The protein encoded by this gene is one of the light chain subunits and can associate with either MAP1A or MAP1B. [3]

MAPLC3A is one of the mammalian homologues of yeast ATG8, an important marker and effector of autophagy.

Regulation

MAP1LC3A is regulated by several post-translational modifications. These include covalent linkage of the C-terminus to phosphatidylethanolamine in autophagic membranes, and phosphorylation by protein kinase A,[4] which downregulates its autophagy functions. Noncovalent interactions are important for its cargo targeting functions in selective autophagy. For example, it has been shown to interact with sequestosome 1.[5]

References

  1. Mann SS, Hammarback JA (May 1997). "Gene localization and developmental expression of light chain 3: a common subunit of microtubule-associated protein 1A(MAP1A) and MAP1B". J Neurosci Res 43 (5): 535–44. doi:10.1002/(SICI)1097-4547(19960301)43:5<535::AID-JNR3>3.0.CO;2-J. PMID 8833088.
  2. Pankiv S, Clausen TH, Lamark T, Brech A, Bruun JA, Outzen H, Overvatn A, Bjorkoy G, Johansen T (Aug 2007). "p62/SQSTM1 binds directly to Atg8/LC3 to facilitate degradation of ubiquitinated protein aggregates by autophagy". J Biol Chem 282 (33): 24131–45. doi:10.1074/jbc.M702824200. PMID 17580304.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Entrez Gene: MAP1LC3A microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3 alpha".
  4. Cherra SJ, Kulich SM, Uechi G, Balasubramani M, Mountzouris J, Day BW, Chu CT (August 2010). "Regulation of the autophagy protein LC3 by phosphorylation". J. Cell Biol. 190 (4): 533–9. doi:10.1083/jcb.201002108. PMC 2928022. PMID 20713600.
  5. Shvets E, Fass E, Scherz-Shouval R, Elazar Z (August 2008). "The N-terminus and Phe52 residue of LC3 recruit p62/SQSTM1 into autophagosomes". J. Cell. Sci. 121 (Pt 16): 2685–95. doi:10.1242/jcs.026005. PMID 18653543.

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