CST, 71484C, PathScan® RP Phospho-Atg14 (Ser29) Sandwich ELISA Kit

ELISA Kit for studying ATG14 (Ser29) phosphate in the research area. Protocol Available protocols: ELISA+ Specificity / Sensitivity The PathScan Species Reactivity: Human Background Autophagy is a catabolic process for the autophagosomic-lysosomal degradation of bulk cytoplasmic contents (1,2). Autophagy is generally activated by conditions of nutrient deprivation but is also associated with a number of physiological processes including development, differentiation, neurodegeneration, infection, and cancer (3). The molecular machinery of autophagy was largely discovered in yeast and is directed by a number of autophagy-related (Atg) genes. These proteins are involved in the formation of autophagosomes, cytoplasmic vacuoles that are delivered to lysosomes for degradation. The class III type phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) Vps34 regulates vacuolar trafficking and autophagy (4,5). Multiple proteins associate with Vps34, including p105/Vps15, Beclin-1, UVRAG, Atg14, and Rubicon, to determine Vps34 function (6-12). Atg14 and Rubicon were identified based on their ability to bind to Beclin-1 and participate in unique complexes with opposing functions (9-12). Rubicon, which localizes to the endosome and lysosome, inhibits Vps34 lipid kinase activity; knockdown of Rubicon enhances autophagy and endocytic trafficking (11,12). In contrast, Atg14 localizes to autophagosomes, isolation membranes and ER, and can enhance Vps34 activity. Knockdown of Atg14 inhibits starvation-induced autophagy (11,12). The serine/threonine kinase ULK1 phosphorylates Atg14 at Ser29 to promote autophagosome formation (13). Alternate Names ATG14; ATG14 autophagy related 14 homolog; Atg14L; autophagy related 14; Autophagy-related protein 14-like protein; BAKOR; Barkor; Beclin 1-associated autophagy-related key regulator; Beclin 1-Interacting protein; KIAA0831; MGC126291; MGC126292 Specification REACTIVITY: H