LC3, an autophagosome marker, can be incorporated into protein aggregates independent of autophagy: Caution in the interpretation of LC3 localization

Autophagy

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 323-328

  Kuma, Akiko ^a,b,c   Matsui, Makoto ^b   Mizushima, Noboru ^a,b,c  

^a TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOKYO METROPOLITAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

^c JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aggregate; Autophagosome; LC3; PolyQ; Senescence; Ubiquitin

Indexed keywords

ATG8 PROTEIN; LIGHT CHAIN 3 PROTEIN; MICROTUBULE ASSOCIATED PROTEIN; PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINE; STRUCTURAL PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; AUTOPHAGY; CELL AGING; CELL INCLUSION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONJUGATION; CYTOPLASM; DEGRADATION; FIBROBLAST; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; LIGHT CHAIN; LIVER CELL; LYSOSOME; MEASUREMENT; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PHAGOSOME; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 34250900953     PISSN: 15548627     EISSN: 15548635     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/auto.4012     Document Type: Article

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