Oxidation of Atg3 and Atg7 mediates inhibition of autophagy

A dysfunction of autophagy can be detected in aged tissues, but how this is regulated is unclear. Here, the authors show in vitro and in aged mice aorta, that inhibition of LC3 lipidation under conditions of oxidative stress causes oxidation of Atg3 and Atg7, preventing autophagosome maturation.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Karen Frudd, Thomas Burgoyne, Joseph Robert Burgoyne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-01-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-02352-z