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AUTOPHAGY
Volume 17, Issue 2, Pages 584-585Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.1080/15548627.2020.1846303
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Atg1; Atg11; autophagy; cis-autophosphorylation; dimerization; kinase activity; Schizosaccharomyces pombe
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In the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe, Atg1 kinase activity relies on Atg11, with a 62 amino acid region of Atg11 sufficient for activation. Atg1 is activated through dimerization facilitated by Atg11, leading to cis-autophosphorylation.
The protein kinase Atg1 is a key player in macroautophagy/autophagy, but how its activity is regulated in various organisms is inadequately understood. Our recent study showed that in the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe, Atg1 kinase activity depends on Atg11, but not Atg13, Atg17, or Atg101. Notably, a 62 amino acid region of S. pombe Atg11 is sufficient for activating Atg1. This region is composed of two parts: an Atg1-binding domain and a homodimerization domain. Atg11 uses this region to dimerize Atg1. Dimerized Atg1 is activated through cis-autophosphorylation.
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