March 13, 2024Autophagy

Quantitative analysis of the spatial distance between autophagy-related membrane structures and the endoplasmic reticulum in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

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YSYang ShiThe University of Tokyo KSKuninori SuzukiThe University of Tokyo

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Microscopy analysis reveals loss of autophagy membrane tethering to the endoplasmic reticulum without Atg1 in yeast, highlighting a quantitative method to predict Atg2 activity.

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Tethering of autophagy-related structures to the endoplasmic reticulum is abolished without Atg1, preventing contact between membranes during autophagosome formation.
Fluorescence microscopy distance measurements quantify spatial separation between the phagophore assembly site and ER exit sites in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
This quantitative method facilitates rapid assessment of Atg2 tethering activity, though further validation beyond the yeast model remains necessary.

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Shi et al. (2024) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68e7445fb6db6435876bdd7b https://doi.org/10.1080/15548627.2024.2330033

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Microscopy analysis reveals loss of autophagy membrane tethering to the endoplasmic reticulum without Atg1 in yeast, highlighting a quantitative method to predict Atg2 activity.

Quantitative analysis of the spatial distance between autophagy-related membrane structures and the endoplasmic reticulum in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

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Quantitative analysis of the spatial distance between autophagy-related membrane structures and the endoplasmic reticulum in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

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