The potent BECN2-ATG14 coiled-coil interaction is selectively critical for endolysosomal degradation of GPRASP1/GASP1-associated GPCRs

Autophagy. 2023 Nov;19(11):2884-2898. doi: 10.1080/15548627.2023.2233872. Epub 2023 Jul 13.

Abstract

AMBRA1 autophagy and beclin 1 regulator 1; ATG14 autophagy related 14; ATG5 autophagy related 5; ATG7 autophagy related 7; BECN1 beclin 1; BECN2 beclin 2; CC coiled-coil; CQ chloroquine CNR1/CB1R cannabinoid receptor 1 DAPI 4',6-diamidino-2-phenylindole; dCCD delete CCD; DRD2/D2R dopamine receptor D2 GPRASP1/GASP1 G protein-coupled receptor associated sorting protein 1 GPCR G-protein coupled receptor; ITC isothermal titration calorimetry; IP immunoprecipitation; KD knockdown; KO knockout; MAP1LC3/LC3 microtubule associated protein 1 light chain 3; NRBF2 nuclear receptor binding factor 2; OPRD1/DOR opioid receptor delta 1 PIK3C3/VPS34 phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase catalytic subunit type 3; PIK3R4/VPS15 phosphoinositide-3-kinase regulatory subunit 4; PtdIns3K class III phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase; PtdIns3P phosphatidylinositol-3-phosphate; RUBCN rubicon autophagy regulator; SQSTM1/p62 sequestosome 1; UVRAG UV radiation resistance associated; VPS vacuolar protein sorting; WT wild type.

Keywords: ATG14; BECN2; PtdIns3K; autophagy; coiled-coil.