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Atg8b

Gene

2 papers2 findings

NCBI GeneTaxon

C, W, M, H: cells, worms or flies, mice, humans. Dark: independent labs found the same change there. Light: one lab or one study. Outline: nothing yet.

Includes the processes named after it and trials of drugs aimed at it.

  • 1 lab in 1 country
  • Funder: National Natural Science Foundation of China
  • Model organisms2

Effects

2

Male infertility

downin flies1

1 study

  1. Atg8b prevents male infertility in flies.

    “The loss of Atg8b did not affect autophagy but induced male sterility in flies.”

    Model organismsshown by Atg8b knockoutmales

    The two autophagy-related proteins 8a and 8b play distinct physiological roles in Drosophila

    Genomics1 May 2024

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Autophagy

no changein flies1

1 study

  1. Atg8b has no effect on autophagy in flies.

    “The loss of Atg8b did not affect autophagy but induced male sterility in flies.”

    Model organismsshown by Atg8b knockout

    The two autophagy-related proteins 8a and 8b play distinct physiological roles in Drosophila

    Genomics1 May 2024

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