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Facts about Ubiquitin-like protein ATG12.
The ATG12-ATG5 conjugate acts as an E3-like enzyme that's required for lipidation of ATG8 family proteins and their association to the vesicle membranes. .
Human | |
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Gene Name: | ATG12 |
Uniprot: | O94817 |
Entrez: | 9140 |
Belongs to: |
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ATG12 family |
Apg12 (autophagy 12, S. cerevisiae)-like; APG12 autophagy 12-like (S. cerevisiae); APG12; APG12HAPG12; APG12-like; ATG12 autophagy related 12 homolog (S. cerevisiae); ATG12; Autophagy-related protein 12; FBR93; HAPG12; ubiquitin-like protein ATG12; yeast) homolog
Mass (kDA):
15.113 kDA
Human | |
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Location: | 5q22.3 |
Sequence: | 5; NC_000005.10 (115828200..115841565, complement) |
Ubiquitous.
Cytoplasm. Preautophagosomal structure membrane; Peripheral membrane protein. TECPR1 recruits the ATG12-ATG5 conjugate to the autolysosomal membrane.
PMID: 9852036 by Mizushima N., et al. A new protein conjugation system in human. The counterpart of the yeast Apg12p conjugation system essential for autophagy.
PMID: 11096062 by Tanida I., et al. The human homolog of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Apg7p is a Protein- activating enzyme for multiple substrates including human Apg12p, GATE-16, GABARAP, and MAP-LC3.