Nature Cell Biology, 5 February, 2024, DOI：https://doi.org/10.1038/s41556-023-01340-4

Compositional plasticity of the Atg1 complex

Xiaoli Ma & Hong Zhang

Abstract

How do metabolic stresses trigger catabolic autophagy for cell survival? A study now reveals that the metabolite sensor Pho81 integrates into and activates the kinase activity of the Atg1 complex for pexophagy triggered by phosphate starvation. This demonstrates the plasticity of the autophagy-initiating Atg1 complex.

Article link：https://www.nature.com/articles/s41556-023-01340-4