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ATG17 protein kinase regulatory subunit ATG17 [ Saccharomyces cerevisiae S288C ]

Gene ID: 851142, updated on 12-Aug-2025
Official Symbol
ATG17
Official Full Name
protein kinase regulatory subunit ATG17
Primary source
SGD:S000004415
Locus tag
YLR423C
See related
AllianceGenome:SGD:S000004415; FungiDB:YLR423C; VEuPathDB:YLR423C
Gene type
protein coding
RefSeq status
REVIEWED
Organism
Saccharomyces cerevisiae S288C (strain: S288C)
Lineage
Eukaryota; Fungi; Dikarya; Ascomycota; Saccharomycotina; Saccharomycetes; Saccharomycetales; Saccharomycetaceae; Saccharomyces
Also known as
APG17
Summary
Enables SNARE binding activity; molecular adaptor activity; and protein kinase activator activity. Involved in several processes, including cellular response to nitrogen starvation; macroautophagy; and positive regulation of autophagosome assembly. Located in phagophore assembly site and vacuole-isolation membrane contact site. Part of Atg1/ULK1 kinase complex. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jul 2025]
Orthologs
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Location:
chromosome: XII
Exon count:
1
Sequence:
Chromosome: XII; NC_001144.5 (971917..973170, complement)

Chromosome XII - NC_001144.5Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene proteasome regulatory particle lid subunit RPN13 Neighboring gene guanine nucleotide exchange factor DCK1 Neighboring gene mRNA splicing protein SPP382 Neighboring gene tRNA-Asn

Genomic Sequence:
NC_001144.5

Go to nucleotide: Graphics FASTA GenBank

Related articles in PubMed

  1. Autophagy induction under carbon starvation conditions is negatively regulated by carbon catabolite repression. Adachi A, et al. J Biol Chem, 2017 Dec 1. PMID 29042435, Free PMC Article
  2. Cis1/Atg31 is required for autophagosome formation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Kabeya Y, et al. Biochem Biophys Res Commun, 2007 May 4. PMID 17362880
  3. Autophosphorylation within the Atg1 activation loop is required for both kinase activity and the induction of autophagy in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Yeh YY, et al. Genetics, 2010 Jul. PMID 20439775, Free PMC Article
  4. Structural characterization of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae autophagy regulatory complex Atg17-Atg31-Atg29. Chew LH, et al. Autophagy, 2013 Oct. PMID 23939028, Free PMC Article
  5. Dual role of Atg1 in regulation of autophagy-specific PAS assembly in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Cheong H, et al. Autophagy, 2008 Jul. PMID 18552550

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GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

What's a GeneRIF?
  1. TOR-mediated Ypt1 phosphorylation regulates autophagy initiation complex assembly.
    Title: TOR-mediated Ypt1 phosphorylation regulates autophagy initiation complex assembly.
  2. Atg17 adopts multiple conformations in the absence of Atg31 and Atg29 suggests that the two smaller components play key roles in defining and maintaining the distinct curvature of the ternary complex
    Title: Structural characterization of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae autophagy regulatory complex Atg17-Atg31-Atg29.
  3. single-particle electron microscopy analysis of the Atg17-Atg31-Atg29 complex reveals an elongated structure with Atg29 located at the opposing ends.
    Title: Atg29 phosphorylation regulates coordination of the Atg17-Atg31-Atg29 complex with the Atg11 scaffold during autophagy initiation.
  4. The PAS scaffold proteins (Atg13 and Atg17) and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase complex I were localized to a position at the junction between the IM and the vacuolar membrane, termed the vacuole-IM contact site (VICS).
    Title: Fine mapping of autophagy-related proteins during autophagosome formation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
  5. in autophagy-inducing condition, Atg9 is recruited to the pre-autophagosomal structure in a manner dependent on Atg17
    Title: Atg17 recruits Atg9 to organize the pre-autophagosomal structure.
  6. Atg17-Atg29-Atg31 ternary complex acts as a functional unit for autophagosome formation.
    Title: Characterization of the Atg17-Atg29-Atg31 complex specifically required for starvation-induced autophagy in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
  7. Atg17 regulates the magnitude of the autophagic response
    Title: Atg17 regulates the magnitude of the autophagic response.
  8. Atg17-Atg13 complex formation plays an important role in normal autophagosome formation via binding to and activating the Atg1 kinase.
    Title: Atg17 functions in cooperation with Atg1 and Atg13 in yeast autophagy.
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Products Interactant Other Gene Complex Source Pubs Description

Homology

Gene Ontology Provided by SGD

Function Evidence Code Pubs
enables SNARE binding IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
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enables molecular adaptor activity IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
enables molecular adaptor activity IGI
Inferred from Genetic Interaction
more info
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enables protein binding IPI
Inferred from Physical Interaction
more info
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enables protein kinase activator activity IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
enables protein kinase activator activity IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
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Process Evidence Code Pubs
involved_in autophagosome assembly IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
involved_in autophagosome assembly IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
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involved_in autophagosome assembly IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
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involved_in autophagosome assembly NAS
Non-traceable Author Statement
more info
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involved_in autophagy IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
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involved_in autophagy IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
involved_in autophagy of mitochondrion IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
 PubMed 
involved_in cellular response to nitrogen starvation IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
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involved_in mitophagy IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
involved_in nucleophagy IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
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involved_in pexophagy IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
involved_in pexophagy IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
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involved_in piecemeal microautophagy of the nucleus IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
involved_in piecemeal microautophagy of the nucleus IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
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involved_in positive regulation of autophagosome assembly IGI
Inferred from Genetic Interaction
more info
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involved_in positive regulation of autophagosome size IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
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involved_in protein localization to phagophore assembly site IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
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involved_in response to starvation NAS
Non-traceable Author Statement
more info
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Component Evidence Code Pubs
part_of Atg1/ULK1 kinase complex IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
part_of Atg1/ULK1 kinase complex IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
 PubMed 
part_of Atg1/ULK1 kinase complex IPI
Inferred from Physical Interaction
more info
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part_of Atg1/ULK1 kinase complex NAS
Non-traceable Author Statement
more info
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located_in cytoplasm IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
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located_in cytoplasm IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
located_in membrane IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
located_in nucleus HDA PubMed 
is_active_in phagophore assembly site IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
located_in phagophore assembly site IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
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located_in phagophore assembly site membrane IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
part_of protein-containing complex IPI
Inferred from Physical Interaction
more info
 PubMed 
located_in vacuole-isolation membrane contact site IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
 PubMed 
Preferred Names
protein kinase regulatory subunit ATG17
NP_013527.3
  • Scaffold protein responsible for phagophore assembly site organization; regulatory subunit of an autophagy-specific complex that includes Atg1p and Atg13p; stimulates Atg1p kinase activity; human ortholog RB1CC1/FIP200 interacts with p53, which inhibits autophagy in human cells

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Genome Annotation

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Reference assembly

Genomic

  1. NC_001144.5 Reference assembly

    Range
    971917..973170 complement
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. NM_001182311.3 → NP_013527.3  TPA: protein kinase regulatory subunit ATG17

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_013527.3

    Status: REVIEWED

    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    D6VZ59, Q06410
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A0L8VLE7, B3RHT3, B5VNV8, C7GXM4, C8ZE31, N1NZW4
    Conserved Domains (1) summary
    pfam04108
    Location:8 → 404
    APG17; Autophagy protein Apg17
Nucleotide Protein
Heading Accession and Version
Protein Accession Links
GenPept Link UniProtKB Link
Q06410.1

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