Biology:MAP1LC3A

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Short description: Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens


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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.[4]

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,[5] 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.[6]

References

  1. "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. May 1997. doi:10.1002/(SICI)1097-4547(19960301)43:5<535::AID-JNR3>3.0.CO;2-J. PMID 8833088. 
  2. "p62/SQSTM1 binds directly to Atg8/LC3 to facilitate degradation of ubiquitinated protein aggregates by autophagy". J Biol Chem 282 (33): 24131–45. Aug 2007. doi:10.1074/jbc.M702824200. PMID 17580304. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Entrez Gene: MAP1LC3A microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3 alpha". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=84557. 
  4. "Expression and clinical significance of the autophagy proteins BECLIN 1 and LC3 in ovarian cancer". Biomed Res Int 2014: 462658. 2014. doi:10.1155/2014/462658. PMID 25136588. 
  5. "Regulation of the autophagy protein LC3 by phosphorylation". J. Cell Biol. 190 (4): 533–9. August 2010. doi:10.1083/jcb.201002108. PMID 20713600. 
  6. "The N-terminus and Phe52 residue of LC3 recruit p62/SQSTM1 into autophagosomes". J. Cell Sci. 121 (Pt 16): 2685–95. August 2008. doi:10.1242/jcs.026005. PMID 18653543. 

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