ULK1-mediated phosphorylation of ATG14 promotes autophagy and is impaired in Huntington’s disease models

The ULK1 complex mediates MTORC1 signaling to the autophagy initiation machinery via binding and phosphorylating ATG14

(2016) Ji-Man Park et al.   Autophagy

mTOR activates the VPS34-UVRAG complex to regulate autolysosomal tubulation and cell survival

(2015) M. J. Munson et al.   EMBO JOURNAL

Small Molecule Inhibition of the Autophagy Kinase ULK1 and Identification of ULK1 Substrates

(2015) Daniel F. Egan et al.   MOLECULAR CELL

The ubiquitin kinase PINK1 recruits autophagy receptors to induce mitophagy

(2015) Michael Lazarou et al.   NATURE

Huntingtin functions as a scaffold for selective macroautophagy

(2015) Yan-Ning Rui et al.   NATURE CELL BIOLOGY

Structure and flexibility of the endosomal Vps34 complex reveals the basis of its function on membranes

(2015) K. Rostislavleva et al.   SCIENCE

Proteotoxic Stress Induces Phosphorylation of p62/SQSTM1 by ULK1 to Regulate Selective Autophagic Clearance of Protein Aggregates

(2015) Junghyun Lim et al.   PLoS Genetics

The many faces of autophagy dysfunction in Huntington's disease: from mechanism to therapy

(2014) Constanza J. Cortes et al.   DRUG DISCOVERY TODAY

Evidence of a link between ubiquilin 2 and optineurin in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

(2014) Mayuko Osaka et al.   HUMAN MOLECULAR GENETICS

Depletion of p62 reduces nuclear inclusions and paradoxically ameliorates disease phenotypes in Huntington's model mice

(2014) Masaru Kurosawa et al.   HUMAN MOLECULAR GENETICS

Early Steps in Autophagy Depend on Direct Phosphorylation of Atg9 by the Atg1 Kinase

(2014) Daniel Papinski et al.   MOLECULAR CELL

Beclin 1 Is Required for Neuron Viability and Regulates Endosome Pathways via the UVRAG-VPS34 Complex

(2014) Nicole C. McKnight et al.   PLoS Genetics

Architecture and dynamics of the autophagic phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase complex

(2014) Sulochanadevi Baskaran et al.   eLife

Regulation of PIK3C3/VPS34 complexes by MTOR in nutrient stress-induced autophagy

(2013) Hai-Xin Yuan et al.   Autophagy

Role of Membrane Association and Atg14-Dependent Phosphorylation in Beclin-1-Mediated Autophagy

(2013) A. I. Fogel et al.   MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOLOGY

Phosphorylation of p62 Activates the Keap1-Nrf2 Pathway during Selective Autophagy

(2013) Yoshinobu Ichimura et al.   MOLECULAR CELL

Autophagosomes form at ER–mitochondria contact sites

(2013) Maho Hamasaki et al.   NATURE

ULK1 induces autophagy by phosphorylating Beclin-1 and activating VPS34 lipid kinase

(2013) Ryan C. Russell et al.   NATURE CELL BIOLOGY

Ubiquitin-independent function of optineurin in autophagic clearance of protein aggregates

(2012) J. Korac et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE

Comprehensive Behavioral and Molecular Characterization of a New Knock-In Mouse Model of Huntington’s Disease: zQ175

(2012) Liliana B. Menalled et al.   PLoS One

AMPK and mTOR regulate autophagy through direct phosphorylation of Ulk1

(2011) Joungmok Kim et al.   NATURE CELL BIOLOGY

Ammonia-induced autophagy is independent of ULK1/ULK2 kinases

(2011) H. Cheong et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Characterization of autophagosome formation site by a hierarchical analysis of mammalian Atg proteins

(2010) Eisuke Itakura et al.   Autophagy

A phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase class III sub-complex containing VPS15, VPS34, Beclin 1, UVRAG and BIF-1 regulates cytokinesis and degradative endocytic traffic

(2010) Sigrid B. Thoresen et al.   EXPERIMENTAL CELL RESEARCH

Early autophagic response in a novel knock-in model of Huntington disease

(2010) Mary Y. Heng et al.   HUMAN MOLECULAR GENETICS

Autophagy requires endoplasmic reticulum targeting of the PI3-kinase complex via Atg14L

(2010) Kohichi Matsunaga et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

An ATP-competitive Mammalian Target of Rapamycin Inhibitor Reveals Rapamycin-resistant Functions of mTORC1

(2009) Carson C. Thoreen et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

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

Rab5 modulates aggregation and toxicity of mutant huntingtin through macroautophagy in cell and fly models of Huntington disease

(2008) B. Ravikumar et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE