Autophagy is essential for the maintenance of cellular homeostasis and its dysfunction has been linked to various diseases.Autophagy is a membrane driven process and tightly regulated by membrane-associated proteins.H...Autophagy is essential for the maintenance of cellular homeostasis and its dysfunction has been linked to various diseases.Autophagy is a membrane driven process and tightly regulated by membrane-associated proteins.Here,we summarized membrane lipid composition,and membrane-associated proteins relevant to autophagy from a spatiotemporal perspective.In particular,we focused on three important membrane remodeling processes in autophagy,lipid transfer for phagophore elongation,membrane scission for phago-phore closure,and autophagosome-lysosome membrane fusion.We discussed the significance of the discoveries in this field and possible avenues to follow for future studies.Finally,we summarized the membrane-associated biochemical techniques and assays used to study membrane properties,with a discussion of their applications in autophagy.展开更多
基金grants from NSFC(91754205,91957204,31771523,31870830 and 31801170)MOST(2019YFA0508602)+2 种基金Shanghai Municipal Science and Technology Project(20JC1411100)Program of Shanghai Academic/Technology Research Leader(19XD1402200)innovative research team of high-level local universities in Shanghai.
文摘Autophagy is essential for the maintenance of cellular homeostasis and its dysfunction has been linked to various diseases.Autophagy is a membrane driven process and tightly regulated by membrane-associated proteins.Here,we summarized membrane lipid composition,and membrane-associated proteins relevant to autophagy from a spatiotemporal perspective.In particular,we focused on three important membrane remodeling processes in autophagy,lipid transfer for phagophore elongation,membrane scission for phago-phore closure,and autophagosome-lysosome membrane fusion.We discussed the significance of the discoveries in this field and possible avenues to follow for future studies.Finally,we summarized the membrane-associated biochemical techniques and assays used to study membrane properties,with a discussion of their applications in autophagy.
