FEATURES

FAMILY

DESCRIPTION

Also known as BAKOR_HUMAN, ATG14, ATG14L, KIAA0831. Required for both basal and inducible autophagy. Determines the localization of the autophagy-specific PI3-kinase complex PI3KC3-C1 (PubMed:18843052, PubMed:19050071). Plays a role in autophagosome formation and MAP1LC3/LC3 conjugation to phosphatidylethanolamine (PubMed:19270696, PubMed:20713597). Promotes BECN1 translocation from the trans-Golgi network to autophagosomes (PubMed:20713597). Enhances PIK3C3 activity in a BECN1-dependent manner. Essential for the autophagy-dependent phosphorylation of BECN1 (PubMed:23878393). Stimulates the phosphorylation of BECN1, but suppresses the phosphorylation PIK3C3 by AMPK (PubMed:23878393). Binds to STX17-SNAP29 binary t-SNARE complex on autophagosomes and primes it for VAMP8 interaction to promote autophagosome-endolysosome fusion (PubMed:25686604, PubMed:37632749). Modulates the hepatic lipid metabolism (By similarity). Forms homooligomers; homo-oligomerization is essential for the roles in membrane tethering and enhancement of SNARE-mediated fusion (PubMed:25686604). Component of the PI3K (PI3KC3/PI3K-III/class III phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase) complex I (PI3KC3-C1) in which the core composed of the catalytic subunit PIK3C3, the regulatory subunit PIK3R4 and BECN1 is associated with ATG14 (PubMed:18843052, PubMed:19050071, PubMed:19270696, PubMed:22314358, PubMed:23878393). PI3KC3-C1 displays a V-shaped architecture with PIK3R4 serving as a bridge between PIK3C3 and the ATG14:BECN1 subcomplex (PubMed:25490155). PI3KC3-C1 can associate with further regulatory subunits. Interacts with PIK3CB (By similarity). Interacts (via coiled-coil domain) with BECN2 (via coiled-coil domain); this interaction is tighter than BECN2 self-association (PubMed:23954414, PubMed:28218432). Interacts with the STX17-SNAP29 binary t-SNARE complex (PubMed:25686604, PubMed:37632749). Interacts with NRBF2 (By similarity). Interacts with PIK3C3 and BECN1; this interaction is increased in the absence of TMEM39A (PubMed:31806350). Interacts with STEEP1; the interaction is required for trafficking of STING1 from the endoplasmic reticulum (PubMed:32690950). Interacts with ARMC3 (via ARM domains) (By similarity).

EXTERNAL LINKS

ATG14

Beclin 1-associated autophagy-related key regulator

ATG14

Molecular Synopsis