Cytoplasm, cytosol . Preautophagosomal structure . Under starvation conditions, is localized to puncate structures primarily representing the isolation membrane that sequesters a portion of the cytoplasm resulting in the formation of an autophagosome. .
Tissue Expression
Ubiquitously expressed. Detected in the following adult tissues: skeletal muscle, heart, pancreas, brain, placenta, liver, kidney, and lung.
Signaling_pathway
Cellular Processes >> Transport and catabolism >> Autophagy - animal;Cellular Processes >> Transport and catabolism >> Mitophagy - animal;Organismal Systems >> Aging >> Longevity regulating pathway;Human Diseases >> Neurodegenerative disease >> Alzheimer disease;Human Diseases >> Neurodegenerative disease >> Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis;Human Diseases >> Neurodegenerative disease >> Huntington disease;Human Diseases >> Neurodegenerative disease >> Spinocerebellar ataxia;Human Diseases >> Neurodegenerative disease >> Pathways of neurodegeneration - multiple diseases;Environmental Information Processing >> Signal transduction >> AMPK signaling pathway;Environmental Information Processing >> Signal transduction >> mTOR signaling pathway
Catalytic activity:ATP + a protein = ADP + a phosphoprotein.,Function:Involved in axon growth. Plays an essential role in neurite extension of cerebellar granule cells.,similarity:Belongs to the protein kinase superfamily. Ser/Thr protein kinase family. APG1/unc-51/ULK1 subfamily.,similarity:Contains 1 protein kinase domain.,subunit:Interacts with GABARAP and GABARAPL2.,tissue specificity:Ubiquitously expressed. Detected in the following adult tissues: skeletal muscle, heart, pancreas, brain, placenta, liver, kidney, and lung.,