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- Title
Impairment of starvation-induced and constitutive autophagy in Atg7-deficient mice.
- Authors
Komafsu, Masaaki; Waguri, Satoshi; Ueno, Takashi; Iwata, Junichi; Murata, Shigeo; Tanida, Isei; Ezaki, Junji; Mizushima, Noboru; Ohsumi, Yoshinori; Uchiyama, Yasuo; Kominami, Eiki; Tanaka, Keiji; Chiba, Tomoki
- Abstract
Autophagy is a membrane-trafficking mechanism that delivers cytoplasmic constituents into the lysosome/vacuole for bulk protein degradation. This mechanism is involved in the preservation of nutrients under starvation condition as well as the normal turnover of cytoplasmic component. Aberrant autophagy has been reported in several neurodegenerative disorders, hepatitis, and myopathies. Here, we generated conditional knock-out mice of Atg7, an essential gene for autophagy in yeast. Atg7 was essential for ATG conjugation systems and autophagosome formation, amino acid supply in neonates, and starvation-induced bulk degradation of proteins and organelles in mice. Furthermore, Atg7 deficiency led to multiple cellular abnormalities, such as appearance of concentric membranous structure and deformed mitochondria, and accumulation of ubiquitin-positive aggregates. Our results indicate the important role of autophagy in starvation response and the quality control of proteins and organelles in quiescent cells.
- Subjects
CYTOPLASM; ORGANELLES; AMINO acids; HEPATITIS; LIVER diseases; MITOCHONDRIA
- Publication
Journal of Cell Biology, 2005, Vol 169, Issue 3, p425
- ISSN
0021-9525
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1083/jcb.200412022