APG8 Products

Involved in cytoplasm to vacuole transport (Cvt) vesicles and autophagosomes formation. With ATG4, may mediate the delivery of the vesicles and autophagosomes to the vacuole via the microtubule cytoskeleton. Participates also in membrane fusion events that take place in the early secretory pathway. Interacts with ATG3, ATG4, ATG7, ATG12, ATG32, ATG34 and the C-terminal 10 residues domain of ATG19. Interacts also with the endoplasmic reticulum to Golgi v-SNARE protein BET1 and the vacuolar v-SNARE protein NYV1.