Anti-Atg2A Antibody (23001)

Synthetic peptide corresponding to amino acids at the C-terminus of human ATG2A.

PBS, pH 7.4, 50% glycerol, 0.09% sodium azide.

Liquid

Purified by peptide immuno-affinity chromatography

This antibody is stable for at least one (1) year at -20°C.

For in vitro investigational use only. Not for use in therapeutic or diagnostic procedures.

Next Day 2-8°C

This antibody recognizes human Atg2A.

Autophagy is a catabolic process that results in the degradation of bulk cytoplasmic contents within autophagosomes and lysosomes. Two human Atg2 homologs (Atg2A, Atg2B) are critical for autophagosome formation as silencing of both results in the accumulation of unclosed autophagic structures. Starvation-induced autophagy targets Atg2A to the initiation site of autophagosome biogenesis, where it associates with DFCP1, WIPI-1, and other autophagy- related proteins. Atg2 proteins also function in lipid droplet metabolism as depletion of both Atg2A and AtgB results in changes in the size, number, and distribution of lipid droplets. An increase in Atg2A expression during etoposide- and doxorubicin-induced apoptosis suggests that Atg2A may be a useful indicator of topoisomerase II inhibitor-mediated apoptosis.

Lipid transfer protein involved in autophagosome assembly (PubMed:28561066, PubMed:31271352, PubMed:30952800). Tethers the edge of the isolation membrane (IM) to the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and mediates direct lipid transfer from ER to IM for IM expansion (PubMed:31271352, PubMed:30952800). Binds to the ER exit site (ERES), which is the membrane source for autophagosome formation, and extracts phospholipids from the membrane source and transfers them to ATG9 (ATG9A or ATG9B) to the IM for membrane expansion (PubMed:31271352, PubMed:30952800). Lipid transfer activity is enhanced by WIPI1 and WDR45/WIPI4, which promote ATG2A-association with phosphatidylinositol 3-monophosphate (PI3P)-containing membranes (PubMed:31271352). Also regulates lipid droplets morphology and distribution within the cell (PubMed:22219374, PubMed:28561066). {PubMed:22219374, PubMed:28561066, PubMed:30952800, PubMed:31271352}.