title: Autophagy-independent incorporation of GFP-LC3 into protein aggregates is dependent on its interaction with p62/SQSTM1.
abstract: LC3 is a widely used marker of autophagosomes in mammalian cells. However, in addition to its autophagosomal localization, GFP-LC3 is often found associated with protein aggregates that are formed in an autophagy-independent manner. In addition, LC3 directly interacts with p62/SQSTM1 (hereafter named p62), a common constituent of protein aggregates. In our recent report, we mapped the regions in LC3 involved in its binding to p62 and showed that this binding is essential for the incorporation of p62 into autophagosomes. Here we demonstrate that the autophagy-unrelated association of GFP-LC3 with protein aggregates is dependent on its interaction with p62.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Chemistry, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel.
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Shvets
authors.forename: Zvulun
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Elazar
mesh_terms: D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D001343:Autophagy; D000071190:Autophagy-Related Protein 8 Family; D049452:Green Fluorescent Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D008840:Microfilament Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D010588:Phagosomes / Q000378:metabolism; D000071456:Sequestosome-1 Protein; D014162:Transfection
chemical_list: D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing; D000071190:Autophagy-Related Protein 8 Family; C498698:GABARAPL2 protein, human; D008840:Microfilament Proteins; C099718:SQSTM1 protein, human; D000071456:Sequestosome-1 Protein; D049452:Green Fluorescent Proteins