Current views on the source of the autophagosome membrane

FIP200 regulates targeting of Atg16L1 to the isolation membrane

(2013) Taki Nishimura et al.   EMBO REPORTS

Autophagosomes form at ER–mitochondria contact sites

(2013) Maho Hamasaki et al.   NATURE

Atg12–Atg5 conjugate enhances E2 activity of Atg3 by rearranging its catalytic site

(2013) Machiko Sakoh-Nakatogawa et al.   NATURE STRUCTURAL & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Binding of the Atg1/ULK1 kinase to the ubiquitin-like protein Atg8 regulates autophagy

(2012) Claudine Kraft et al.   EMBO JOURNAL

ATG8 Family Proteins Act as Scaffolds for Assembly of the ULK Complex

(2012) Endalkachew Ashenafi Alemu et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Atg9 vesicles are an important membrane source during early steps of autophagosome formation

(2012) Hayashi Yamamoto et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

Mammalian Atg2 proteins are essential for autophagosome formation and important for regulation of size and distribution of lipid droplets

(2012) Anoop Kumar G. Velikkakath et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE CELL

Dynamic and transient interactions of Atg9 with autophagosomes, but not membrane integration, are required for autophagy

(2012) A. Orsi et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE CELL

Interaction between FIP200 and ATG16L1 distinguishes ULK1 complex–dependent and –independent autophagy

(2012) Noor Gammoh et al.   NATURE STRUCTURAL & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

The Role of Atg Proteins in Autophagosome Formation

(2011) Noboru Mizushima et al.   Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology

Autophagosome Precursor Maturation Requires Homotypic Fusion

(2011) Kevin Moreau et al.   CELL

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

(2010) Eisuke Itakura et al.   Autophagy

Mammalian Atg18 (WIPI2) localizes to omegasome-anchored phagophores and positively regulates LC3 lipidation

(2010) Hannah E.J. Polson et al.   Autophagy

Mitochondria Supply Membranes for Autophagosome Biogenesis during Starvation

(2010) Dale W. Hailey et al.   CELL

An Atg9-containing compartment that functions in the early steps of autophagosome biogenesis

(2010) Muriel Mari et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

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

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

Plasma membrane contributes to the formation of pre-autophagosomal structures

(2010) Brinda Ravikumar et al.   NATURE CELL BIOLOGY

3D tomography reveals connections between the phagophore and endoplasmic reticulum

(2009) Päivi Ylä-Anttila et al.   Autophagy

Coordination of membrane events during autophagy by multiple class III PI3-kinase complexes

(2009) Anne Simonsen et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

A subdomain of the endoplasmic reticulum forms a cradle for autophagosome formation

(2009) Mitsuko Hayashi-Nishino et al.   NATURE CELL BIOLOGY

Autophagosome formation from membrane compartments enriched in phosphatidylinositol 3-phosphate and dynamically connected to the endoplasmic reticulum

(2008) Elizabeth L. Axe et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

An Atg4B Mutant Hampers the Lipidation of LC3 Paralogues and Causes Defects in Autophagosome Closure

(2008) Naonobu Fujita et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE CELL