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AUTOPHAGY
Volume 5, Issue 8, Pages 1203-1205Publisher
LANDES BIOSCIENCE
DOI: 10.4161/auto.5.8.9830
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homeostatic control; selective autophagy; oxidative stress; transmembrane receptor; WXXI/L/V motif
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Degradation of mitochondria is a fundamental process conserved from yeast to humans that utilizes the machinery of autophagy. In contrast to starvation-induced, nonselective autophagy responsible for nutrient recycling, selective autophagy, which involves particular cues and receptors required for induction and cargo recognition, respectively, mediates mitochondria-specific breakdown. Although numerous studies highlight that mitochondria autophagy (mitophagy) contributes to homeostatic control of mitochondria, the molecular mechanisms underlying this selective clearance process are poorly understood. Using a genome-wide visual screen, we identified Atg32, a protein essential for mitophagy in budding yeast. During respiratory growth, Atg32 is highly expressed, likely in response to oxidative stress, and anchored on the surface of mitochondria. We also demonstrate that Atg32 interacts with Atg8 and Atg11, proteins critical for recognition of cargo receptors. Notably, Atg32 contains WXXI/L/V, a conserved motif that serves as a binding site for the Atg8 family members. Our recent findings suggest that Atg32 is a transmembrane receptor that directs autophagosome formation to mitochondria.
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