ATG4_ASPNC
ID ATG4_ASPNC Reviewed; 404 AA.
AC A2QY50;
DT 05-FEB-2008, integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot.
DT 06-MAR-2007, sequence version 1.
DT 03-AUG-2022, entry version 82.
DE RecName: Full=Probable cysteine protease atg4;
DE EC=3.4.22.-;
DE AltName: Full=Autophagy-related protein 4;
GN Name=atg4; ORFNames=An11g11320;
OS Aspergillus niger (strain CBS 513.88 / FGSC A1513).
OC Eukaryota; Fungi; Dikarya; Ascomycota; Pezizomycotina; Eurotiomycetes;
OC Eurotiomycetidae; Eurotiales; Aspergillaceae; Aspergillus;
OC Aspergillus subgen. Circumdati.
OX NCBI_TaxID=425011;
RN [1]
RP NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [LARGE SCALE GENOMIC DNA].
RC STRAIN=CBS 513.88 / FGSC A1513 / ATCC MYA-4892;
RX PubMed=17259976; DOI=10.1038/nbt1282;
RA Pel H.J., de Winde J.H., Archer D.B., Dyer P.S., Hofmann G., Schaap P.J.,
RA Turner G., de Vries R.P., Albang R., Albermann K., Andersen M.R.,
RA Bendtsen J.D., Benen J.A.E., van den Berg M., Breestraat S., Caddick M.X.,
RA Contreras R., Cornell M., Coutinho P.M., Danchin E.G.J., Debets A.J.M.,
RA Dekker P., van Dijck P.W.M., van Dijk A., Dijkhuizen L., Driessen A.J.M.,
RA d'Enfert C., Geysens S., Goosen C., Groot G.S.P., de Groot P.W.J.,
RA Guillemette T., Henrissat B., Herweijer M., van den Hombergh J.P.T.W.,
RA van den Hondel C.A.M.J.J., van der Heijden R.T.J.M., van der Kaaij R.M.,
RA Klis F.M., Kools H.J., Kubicek C.P., van Kuyk P.A., Lauber J., Lu X.,
RA van der Maarel M.J.E.C., Meulenberg R., Menke H., Mortimer M.A.,
RA Nielsen J., Oliver S.G., Olsthoorn M., Pal K., van Peij N.N.M.E.,
RA Ram A.F.J., Rinas U., Roubos J.A., Sagt C.M.J., Schmoll M., Sun J.,
RA Ussery D., Varga J., Vervecken W., van de Vondervoort P.J.J., Wedler H.,
RA Woesten H.A.B., Zeng A.-P., van Ooyen A.J.J., Visser J., Stam H.;
RT "Genome sequencing and analysis of the versatile cell factory Aspergillus
RT niger CBS 513.88.";
RL Nat. Biotechnol. 25:221-231(2007).
CC -!- FUNCTION: Cysteine protease that plays a key role in cytoplasm to
CC vacuole transport (Cvt) and autophagy by mediating both proteolytic
CC activation and delipidation of ATG8. Required for selective autophagic
CC degradation of the nucleus (nucleophagy) as well as for mitophagy which
CC contributes to regulate mitochondrial quantity and quality by
CC eliminating the mitochondria to a basal level to fulfill cellular
CC energy requirements and preventing excess ROS production. The protease
CC activity is required for proteolytic activation of ATG8: cleaves the C-
CC terminal amino acid of ATG8 to reveal a C-terminal glycine. ATG8
CC ubiquitin-like activity requires the exposure of the glycine at the C-
CC terminus for its conjugation to phosphatidylethanolamine (PE) and its
CC insertion to membranes, which is necessary for autophagy. The ATG8-PE
CC conjugate mediates tethering between adjacent membranes and stimulates
CC membrane hemifusion, leading to expansion of the autophagosomal
CC membrane during autophagy. In addition to the protease activity, also
CC catalyzes deconjugation of PE-conjugated forms of ATG8 during
CC macroautophagy: ATG8 delipidation is required to release the protein
CC from membranes, which facilitates multiple events during
CC macroautophagy, and especially for efficient autophagosome biogenesis,
CC the assembly of ATG9-containing tubulovesicular clusters into
CC phagophores/autophagosomes, and for the disassembly of PAS-associated
CC ATG components. ATG8 delipidation by ATG4 also recycles ATG8-PE
CC generated on inappropriate membranes to maintain a reservoir of
CC unlipidated ATG8 that is required for autophagosome formation at the
CC PAS. {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P53867}.
CC -!- CATALYTIC ACTIVITY:
CC Reaction=[protein]-C-terminal L-amino acid-glycyl-
CC phosphatidylethanolamide + H2O = [protein]-C-terminal L-amino acid-
CC glycine + a 1,2-diacyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine;
CC Xref=Rhea:RHEA:67548, Rhea:RHEA-COMP:17323, Rhea:RHEA-COMP:17324,
CC ChEBI:CHEBI:15377, ChEBI:CHEBI:64612, ChEBI:CHEBI:172940,
CC ChEBI:CHEBI:172941; Evidence={ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P53867};
CC PhysiologicalDirection=left-to-right; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:67549;
CC Evidence={ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P53867};
CC -!- SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: Cytoplasm {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P53867}. Nucleus
CC {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P53867}. Preautophagosomal structure
CC {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P53867}.
CC -!- SIMILARITY: Belongs to the peptidase C54 family. {ECO:0000305}.
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DR EMBL; AM270257; CAK40930.1; -; Genomic_DNA.
DR RefSeq; XP_001395089.1; XM_001395052.2.
DR AlphaFoldDB; A2QY50; -.
DR SMR; A2QY50; -.
DR MEROPS; C54.001; -.
DR PaxDb; A2QY50; -.
DR EnsemblFungi; CAK40930; CAK40930; An11g11320.
DR GeneID; 4985349; -.
DR KEGG; ang:ANI_1_1490094; -.
DR VEuPathDB; FungiDB:An11g11320; -.
DR HOGENOM; CLU_021259_5_1_1; -.
DR Proteomes; UP000006706; Chromosome 7R.
DR GO; GO:0005829; C:cytosol; IEA:EnsemblFungi.
DR GO; GO:0005634; C:nucleus; IEA:UniProtKB-SubCell.
DR GO; GO:0000407; C:phagophore assembly site; IEA:UniProtKB-SubCell.
DR GO; GO:0019786; F:Atg8-specific peptidase activity; IEA:EnsemblFungi.
DR GO; GO:0000045; P:autophagosome assembly; IEA:EnsemblFungi.
DR GO; GO:0000422; P:autophagy of mitochondrion; IEA:EnsemblFungi.
DR GO; GO:0006501; P:C-terminal protein lipidation; IEA:EnsemblFungi.
DR GO; GO:0044805; P:late nucleophagy; IEA:EnsemblFungi.
DR GO; GO:0034727; P:piecemeal microautophagy of the nucleus; IEA:EnsemblFungi.
DR GO; GO:0051697; P:protein delipidation; IEA:EnsemblFungi.
DR GO; GO:0006612; P:protein targeting to membrane; IEA:EnsemblFungi.
DR GO; GO:0006508; P:proteolysis; IEA:UniProtKB-KW.
DR InterPro; IPR038765; Papain-like_cys_pep_sf.
DR InterPro; IPR005078; Peptidase_C54.
DR PANTHER; PTHR22624; PTHR22624; 1.
DR Pfam; PF03416; Peptidase_C54; 1.
DR SUPFAM; SSF54001; SSF54001; 1.
PE 3: Inferred from homology;
KW Autophagy; Cytoplasm; Hydrolase; Nucleus; Protease; Protein transport;
KW Reference proteome; Thiol protease; Transport.
FT CHAIN 1..404
FT /note="Probable cysteine protease atg4"
FT /id="PRO_0000317833"
FT ACT_SITE 133
FT /note="Nucleophile"
FT /evidence="ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q9Y4P1"
FT ACT_SITE 307
FT /evidence="ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q9Y4P1"
FT ACT_SITE 309
FT /evidence="ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q9Y4P1"
SQ SEQUENCE 404 AA; 45818 MW; 17E0F71D4FF954C9 CRC64;
MNTVDIGRCS KRIVQYLWDP EPRNDEDPNS SIWCLGIEYH PDKDANTRET PDKNNTRENV
MGTTNYRKPS EHAWPESFLL DFESRIWMTY RSNFPPIPRV EGDDKSASMT LGVRLRSQLV
DTQGFTSDTG WGCMIRSGQS LLANALSMLV LGRDWRRGAR FEEESQLLSL FADTPTAPFS
VHRFVKHGAE SCGKYPGEWF GPSATAKCIE ALSSQCGNPT LKVYVSNDTS EVYQDKFMDI
ARNTSGAFQP TLILLGTRLG IDNITPVYWD GLKAALQFPQ SVGIAGGRPS ASHYFVGAQG
SHLFYLDPHY TRPALPDRQE GELYSKEEVD TYHTRRLRRI HVRDMDPSML IGFLIRNQED
WADWLKRIEA VKGRPIIHVL KQMNPDHDQE AGALDQVEAL DDIE
