A matter of timing

Elife. 2024 Jun 4:13:e99181. doi: 10.7554/eLife.99181.

Abstract

A change in the electric charge of autophagosome membranes controls the recruitment of SNARE proteins to ensure that membrane fusion occurs at the right time during autophagy.

Keywords: SNARE; autophagosome; autophagy; cell biology; human; membrane charge; mouse; phosphatidylinositol 4-phosphate; syntaxin 17.

Publication types

  • Editorial

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Autophagosomes* / metabolism
  • Autophagy* / physiology
  • Humans
  • Membrane Fusion*
  • SNARE Proteins* / metabolism

Substances

  • SNARE Proteins