BECN1s, a short splice variant of BECN1, functions in mitophagy

NIX induces mitochondrial autophagy in reticulocytes

(2014) Ji Zhang et al.   Autophagy

Mutant p53-R273H gains new function in sustained activation of EGFR signaling via suppressing miR-27a expression

(2013) W Wang et al.   Cell Death & Disease

ROS-induced mitochondrial depolarization initiates PARK2/PARKIN-dependent mitochondrial degradation by autophagy

(2012) Yuqing Wang et al.   Autophagy

Structure of the Novel C-terminal Domain of Vacuolar Protein Sorting 30/Autophagy-related Protein 6 and Its Specific Role in Autophagy

(2012) Nobuo N. Noda et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Mitochondrial outer-membrane protein FUNDC1 mediates hypoxia-induced mitophagy in mammalian cells

(2012) Lei Liu et al.   NATURE CELL BIOLOGY

All the Little Pieces

(2011) Makhosazane Zungu et al.   CIRCULATION JOURNAL

Mitophagy Plays an Essential Role in Reducing Mitochondrial Production of Reactive Oxygen Species and Mutation of Mitochondrial DNA by Maintaining Mitochondrial Quantity and Quality in Yeast

(2011) Yusuke Kurihara et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Degradation of Paternal Mitochondria by Fertilization-Triggered Autophagy in C. elegans Embryos

(2011) M. Sato et al.   SCIENCE

The Parkinson-associated protein PINK1 interacts with Beclin1 and promotes autophagy

(2010) S Michiorri et al.   CELL DEATH AND DIFFERENTIATION

PINK1 is recruited to mitochondria with parkin and associates with LC3 in mitophagy

(2010) Sumihiro Kawajiri et al.   FEBS LETTERS

Nix Is Critical to Two Distinct Phases of Mitophagy, Reactive Oxygen Species-mediated Autophagy Induction and Parkin-Ubiquitin-p62-mediated Mitochondrial Priming

(2010) Wen-Xing Ding et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

PINK1 stabilized by mitochondrial depolarization recruits Parkin to damaged mitochondria and activates latent Parkin for mitophagy

(2010) Noriyuki Matsuda et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

A role for mitochondria in NLRP3 inflammasome activation

(2010) Rongbin Zhou et al.   NATURE

PINK1/Parkin-mediated mitophagy is dependent on VDAC1 and p62/SQSTM1

(2010) Sven Geisler et al.   NATURE CELL BIOLOGY

PINK1 Is Selectively Stabilized on Impaired Mitochondria to Activate Parkin

(2010) Derek P. Narendra et al.   PLOS BIOLOGY

Nix directly binds to GABARAP: A possible crosstalk between apoptosis and autophagy

(2009) Melanie Schwarten et al.   Autophagy

Nix is a selective autophagy receptor for mitochondrial clearance

(2009) Ivana Novak et al.   EMBO REPORTS

Hypoxia-Induced Autophagy Is Mediated through Hypoxia-Inducible Factor Induction of BNIP3 and BNIP3L via Their BH3 Domains

(2009) G. Bellot et al.   MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOLOGY

Distinct regulation of autophagic activity by Atg14L and Rubicon associated with Beclin 1–phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase complex

(2009) Yun Zhong et al.   NATURE CELL BIOLOGY

The autophagy effector Beclin 1: a novel BH3-only protein

(2009) S Sinha et al.   ONCOGENE

Loss of autophagy in erythroid cells leads to defective removal of mitochondria and severe anemia in vivo

(2009) M. Mortensen et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

PINK1-dependent recruitment of Parkin to mitochondria in mitophagy

(2009) C. Vives-Bauza et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The regulation and function of Class III PI3Ks: novel roles for Vps34

(2008) Jonathan M. Backer   BIOCHEMICAL JOURNAL

Ulk1 plays a critical role in the autophagic clearance of mitochondria and ribosomes during reticulocyte maturation

(2008) M. Kundu et al.   BLOOD

Mitochondrial Autophagy Is an HIF-1-dependent Adaptive Metabolic Response to Hypoxia

(2008) Huafeng Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Parkin is recruited selectively to impaired mitochondria and promotes their autophagy

(2008) Derek Narendra et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

Essential role for Nix in autophagic maturation of erythroid cells

(2008) Hector Sandoval et al.   NATURE

Deep surveying of alternative splicing complexity in the human transcriptome by high-throughput sequencing

(2008) Qun Pan et al.   NATURE GENETICS