ATG5

Gene1 paper3 findingsHGNC 589MGI 1277186NCBI Gene 9474Taxon 9606

  • Animals1

Effects

2

Autophagy

is required forin human cells1is required forin mice1

1 study
  1. ATG5 is required for autophagy in mice.

    Animalsupon nutrient restriction, via Cys19 oxidation

    Dietary restriction activates autophagy through selective oxidation of ATG5 · bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 24 Sep 2026 · Preprint

  2. ATG5 is required for autophagy in human cells.

    Cellsupon nutrient restriction, via Cys19 oxidation

    Dietary restriction activates autophagy through selective oxidation of ATG5 · bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 24 Sep 2026 · Preprint

Autophagy →

Mortality

downin mice1

1 study
  1. ATG5 prevents mortality in mice.

    Animalsduring nutrient restriction via Cys19 redox switch

    Dietary restriction activates autophagy through selective oxidation of ATG5 · bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 24 Sep 2026 · Preprint

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Dietary restriction activates autophagy through selective oxidation of ATG5

Reversible oxidation of a single cysteine residue enables core autophagosome formation and prevents severe tissue pathology during nutrient limitation…Reversible oxidation of a single cysteine residue enables core autophagosome formation and prevents severe tissue pathology during nutrient limitation in mice.