Conformational Flexibility Enables the Function of a BECN1 Region Essential for Starvation-Mediated Autophagy.
Mei, Y., Ramanathan, A., Glover, K., Stanley, C., Sanishvili, R., Chakravarthy, S., Yang, Z., Colbert, C.L., Sinha, S.C.(2016) Biochemistry 55: 1945-1958
- PubMed: 26937551 
- DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.5b01264
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5EFM - PubMed Abstract: 
BECN1 is essential for autophagy, a critical eukaryotic cellular homeostasis pathway. Here we delineate a highly conserved BECN1 domain located between previously characterized BH3 and coiled-coil domains and elucidate its structure and role in autop ...