UNIPROT #

O95352

PROTEIN NAME

Apg7

SYNONYMS

1810013K23Rik antibody; Apg 7 antibody; APG7 autophagy 7 like antibody; APG7 autophagy 7-like (S. cerevisiae) antibody; APG7 like antibody; APG7, S. cerevisiae, homolog of antibody; APG7-like antibody; APG7L antibody; ATG 7 antibody; ATG12-activating enzyme E1 ATG7 antibody; ATG7 antibody; ATG7 autophagy related 7 homolog (S. cerevisiae) antibody; ATG7 autophagy related 7 homolog antibody; ATG7_HUMAN antibody; Atg7l antibody; Autophagy 7, S. cerevisiae, homolog of antibody; Autophagy related protein 7 antibody; Autophagy-related 7 (yeast) antibody; Autophagy-related protein 7 antibody; DKFZp434N0735 antibody; GSA 7 antibody; GSA7 antibody; hAGP7 antibody; Ubiquitin activating enzyme E1 like protein antibody; Ubiquitin-activating enzyme E1-like protein antibody; Ubiquitin-like modifier-activating enzyme ATG7 antibody

SEQUENCE SIMILARITIES

Belongs to the ATG7 family.

TISSUE SPECIFICITY

Widely expressed, especially in kidney, liver, lymph nodes and bone marrow.

POST-TRANSLATIONAL MODIFICATION

Acetylated by EP300.

SUBCELLULAR LOCATION

Cytoplasm.

FUNCTION

In yeast, autophagy is an essential process for survival during nutrient starvation and cell differentiation. The process of autophagy is characterized as a non-selective degradation of cytoplasmic proteins into membrane stuctures called autophagosomes, and it is dependent on several proteins, including the autophagy proteins APG5 and APG7. Yeast Apg7 and the human homolog, APG7, share similarities with the ubiquitin-activating enzyme E1 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, and are likewise responsible for enzymatically activating the autophagy conjugation system. Apg5 and the human homolog, APG5 (also designated apoptosis specific protein or APS), function as substrates for the autophagy protein APG12. These proteins are covalently bonded together to form APG12/APG5 conjugates, which are required for the progression of autophagy.