Super-assembly of ER-phagy receptor Atg40 induces local ER remodeling at contacts with forming autophagosomal membranes

The ER is subject to autophagy (ER-phagy) for turnover, with Atg40 acting as a receptor to sequester ER with Atg8 in autophagosomes. Here, the authors show that Atg40 is clustered by interaction with Atg8 to generate local membrane curvature and promote autophagosome packing.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Keisuke Mochida, Akinori Yamasaki, Kazuaki Matoba, Hiromi Kirisako, Nobuo N. Noda, Hitoshi Nakatogawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-07-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-17163-y