ATG4A, autophagy related 4A cysteine peptidase

ATG4A, autophagy related 4A cysteine peptidase

• Autophagy is the process by which endogenous proteins and damaged organelles are destroyed intracellularly. Autophagy is postulated to be essential for cell homeostasis and cell remodeling during differentiation, metamorphosis, non-apoptotic cell death, and aging. Reduced levels of autophagy have been described in some malignant tumors, and a role for autophagy in controlling the unregulated cell growth linked to cancer has been proposed. This gene encodes a member of the autophagin protein family. The encoded protein is also designated as a member of the C-54 family of cysteine proteases. [provided by RefSeq, Mar 2016]

• Gene Synonyms (APG4A, AUTL2, cysteine protease ATG4A, APG4 autophagy 4 homolog A, ATG4 autophagy related 4 homolog A, AUT-like 2, cysteine endopeptidase, autophagin 2, autophagy-related cysteine endopeptidase 2, autophagy-related protein 4 homolog A, hAPG4A,)
• NCBI Gene ID: 115201
• Species: Homo sapiens (Human)
• UNIPROT ID#>>B4DEA4
  UNIPROT ID#>>Q8WYN0
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Gene products are often involved in multiple pathways and networks within a living cell. Learn more about other interacting partners.

autophagy related 4A cysteine peptidase interacts with:

• heat shock protein family B (small) member 6
  lipocalin 15
  ubiquitin specific peptidase 43

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