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From a global view to focused examination: understanding cellular function of lipid kinase VPS34-Beclin 1 complex in autophagy Free
Zhenyu Yue 1,* and Yun Zhong2
1Department of Neurology & Neuroscience, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 10029, USA
2Laboratory of Molecular Biology, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10021, USA *Correspondence to:Zhenyu Yue, Tel: +1-212-241-3155; E-mail: zhenyu.yue@mssm.edu
J Mol Cell Biol, Volume 2, Issue 6, December 2010, 305-307,  https://doi.org/10.1093/jmcb/mjq028

Phosphoinositide 3 kinase Class III (PIK3C3) or VPS34-Beclin 1 complex plays a key role in the autophagy-lysosome pathway. Previous identification of numerous binding partners for VPS34-Beclin 1 suggested a complex scheme of the autophagy control mechanism. Recent large-scale screening of autophagy network and signaling pathways in mammalian cells not only confirms the previous binding partners, but also reveals additional interactors and intricate connections of VPS34-Beclin 1 complex to other functional groups of autophagy, yielding a wealth of information that will direct future detailed study of the central control mechanism of autophagy mediated by VPS34-Beclin 1 and other regulators.