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MAP1LC3A

Microtubule-associated proteins 1A/1B light chain 3A is a protein that in humans is encoded by the MAP1LC3A gene. Two transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene.

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Aliases
MAP1LC3A, ATG8E, LC3, LC3A, MAP1ALC3, MAP1BLC3, microtubule associated protein 1 light chain 3 alpha
Available structures
Available structuresPDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB List of PDB id codes3ECI, 3WAL, 3WAN, 4ZDV
Band
20q11.22 · 2|2 H1
Bgee
right hemisphere of cerebellum · right frontal lobe · Brodmann area 9 · cingulate gyrus · anterior cingulate cortex
BioGPS
n/a
Chr.
Chromosome 20 (human) · Chromosome 2 (mouse)

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Triples99
Avg. degree1.89
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Gene ontology · 32
MAP1LC3A → autolysosome, autophagosome, autophagosome assembly, autophagosome maturation, autophagosome membrane, autophagy, autophagy of mitochondrion, cellular response to amino acid starvation, cellular response to copper ion, cellular response to hydrogen peroxide, cellular response to nitrogen starvation, cellular response to starvation, cytoplasm, cytoplasmic vesicle, cytoskeleton, cytosol, endomembrane system, late endosome, macroautophagy, membrane
Bgee · 20
MAP1LC3A → amygdala, anterior cingulate cortex, anterior pituitary, Brodmann area 9, C1 segment, cingulate gyrus, dentate gyrus of hippocampal formation granule cell, digastric muscle, dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleus, hypothalamus, lip, muscle of thigh, prefrontal cortex, primary visual cortex, right frontal lobe, right hemisphere of cerebellum, right ventricle, seminiferous tubule, superior frontal gyrus, triceps brachii muscle
RNA expression pattern · 20
MAP1LC3A → amygdala, anterior cingulate cortex, anterior pituitary, Brodmann area 9, C1 segment, cingulate gyrus, dentate gyrus of hippocampal formation granule cell, digastric muscle, dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleus, hypothalamus, lip, muscle of thigh, prefrontal cortex, primary visual cortex, right frontal lobe, right hemisphere of cerebellum, right ventricle, seminiferous tubule, superior frontal gyrus, triceps brachii muscle
related to Regulation · 4
MAP1LC3A → C-terminus, For, Noncovalent, These
Band · 2
MAP1LC3A → 20q11.22, 2|2 H1
Chr. · 2
MAP1LC3A → Chromosome 2 (mouse), Chromosome 20 (human)
End · 2
MAP1LC3A → 155,119,993 bp, 34,560,345 bp
Aliases · 1
MAP1LC3A → MAP1LC3A, ATG8E, LC3, LC3A, MAP1ALC3, MAP1BLC3, microtubule associated protein 1 light chain 3 alpha
Available structures · 1
MAP1LC3A → Available structuresPDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB List of PDB id codes3ECI, 3WAL, 3WAN, 4ZDV
BioGPS · 1
MAP1LC3A → n/a

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gene bp chr protein human band chromosome 20 autophagy light chain location map1a map1b microtubule mouse function cytoskeleton microtubule-associated proteins

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MAP1LC3AAliasesMAP1LC3A, ATG8E, LC3, LC3A, MAP1ALC3, MAP1BLC3, microtubule associated protein 1 light chain 3 alpha1.00infobox
MAP1LC3AAvailable structuresAvailable structuresPDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB List of PDB id codes3ECI, 3WAL, 3WAN, 4ZDV1.00infobox
MAP1LC3ABand20q11.221.00infobox
MAP1LC3ABand2|2 H11.00infobox
MAP1LC3ABgeeright hemisphere of cerebellum1.00infobox
MAP1LC3ABgeeright frontal lobe1.00infobox
MAP1LC3ABgeeBrodmann area 91.00infobox
MAP1LC3ABgeecingulate gyrus1.00infobox
MAP1LC3ABgeeanterior cingulate cortex1.00infobox
MAP1LC3ABgeeprefrontal cortex1.00infobox
MAP1LC3ABgeehypothalamus1.00infobox
MAP1LC3ABgeeC1 segment1.00infobox
MAP1LC3ABgeeamygdala1.00infobox
MAP1LC3ABgeeanterior pituitary1.00infobox
MAP1LC3ABgeelip1.00infobox
MAP1LC3ABgeemuscle of thigh1.00infobox
MAP1LC3ABgeeright ventricle1.00infobox
MAP1LC3ABgeedentate gyrus of hippocampal formation granule cell1.00infobox
MAP1LC3ABgeesuperior frontal gyrus1.00infobox
MAP1LC3ABgeeprimary visual cortex1.00infobox
MAP1LC3ABgeeseminiferous tubule1.00infobox
MAP1LC3ABgeedorsomedial hypothalamic nucleus1.00infobox
MAP1LC3ABgeedigastric muscle1.00infobox
MAP1LC3ABgeetriceps brachii muscle1.00infobox
MAP1LC3ABioGPSn/a1.00infobox
MAP1LC3AChr.Chromosome 20 (human)1.00infobox
MAP1LC3AChr.Chromosome 2 (mouse)1.00infobox
MAP1LC3ADatabasesNCBI: entry; OMA: entry1.00infobox
MAP1LC3AEnd34,560,345 bp1.00infobox
MAP1LC3AEnd155,119,993 bp1.00infobox

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