title: Role of ULK-FIP200 complex in mammalian autophagy: FIP200, a counterpart of yeast Atg17?
abstract: The yeast serine threonine kinase Atg1 appears to be a key regulator of autophagy and its kinase activity is crucial for autophagy induction. Recent reports have indicated that a mammalian Atg1 homolog, UNC-51-like kinase (ULK) 1, is required for autophagy. We found that ULK1 localizes to the autophagic isolation membrane and its kinase activity is important for autophagy induction. Furthermore, we identified a focal adhesion kinase (FAK) family interacting protein of 200 kD (FIP200) as a ULK-interacting protein. FIP200 also localizes to the isolation membrane together with ULK. Using FIP200-deficient cells, we found that FIP200 is essential for autophagosome formation and the proper function of ULK. Here, we discuss the role of the ULK-FIP200 complex in autophagy and the possibility that FIP200 functions as a mammalian counterpart of Atg17.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Taichi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hara
authors.forename: Noboru
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mizushima
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001343:Autophagy; D000071189:Autophagy-Related Protein-1 Homolog; D000071183:Autophagy-Related Proteins; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D008322:Mammals / Q000378:metabolism*; D051379:Mice; D008869:Microtubule-Associated Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D008954:Models, Biological; D010588:Phagosomes / Q000378:metabolism; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000378:metabolism*; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: C505602:Atg17 protein, S cerevisiae; D000071183:Autophagy-Related Proteins; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; C480860:Map1lc3b protein, mouse; D008869:Microtubule-Associated Proteins; C428743:Rb1cc1 protein, mouse; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins; D000071189:Autophagy-Related Protein-1 Homolog; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases; C112444:Ulk1 protein, mouse