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ATG12 gene

autophagy related 12

Key facts

Official symbol
ATG12
Full name
ATG12
Chromosome
5
Map location
5q22.3
Organism
Homo sapiens
NCBI Gene ID
9140
Also known as
APG12, APG12L, FBR93, HAPG12

Function summary

Autophagy is a process of bulk protein degradation in which cytoplasmic components, including organelles, are enclosed in double-membrane structures called autophagosomes and delivered to lysosomes or vacuoles for degradation. ATG12 is the human homolog of a yeast protein involved in autophagy (Mizushima et al., 1998 [PubMed 9852036]).[supplied by OMIM, Mar 2008].

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Data source: NCBI Gene · alsesAI Gene Library