Lipid trafficking by yeast Snx4 family SNX-BAR proteins promotes autophagy and vacuole membrane fusion
Ma M, Kumar S, Purushothaman L, Babst M, Ungermann C, Chi RJ, Burd CG. Lipid trafficking by yeast Snx4 family SNX-BAR proteins promotes autophagy and vacuole membrane fusion. Molecular Biology Of The Cell 2018, 29: 2190-2200. PMID: 29949447, PMCID: PMC6249802, DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e17-12-0743.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVacuole fusionAutophagy pathwaySNX-BAR proteinsCore autophagy machinerySelective autophagy pathwaysHomotypic vacuole fusionVacuole membrane fusionPhosphatidylserine-containing membranesRetrograde transport carriersTurnover of macromoleculesAutophagy intermediatesGlycerophospholipid homeostasisNonselective autophagyBAR domainEndosomal sortingAutophagy machineryFusion competenceLipid traffickingPhosphatidylserine-rich membranesCoat proteinMembrane fusionVacuole membranePhosphatidylethanolamine biosynthesisYeast cellsPhosphatidylethanolamine synthesis