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VPS30 beclin 1 [ Saccharomyces cerevisiae S288C ]

Gene ID: 855983, updated on 12-Aug-2025
Official Symbol
VPS30
Official Full Name
beclin 1
Primary source
SGD:S000006041
Locus tag
YPL120W
See related
AllianceGenome:SGD:S000006041; FungiDB:YPL120W; VEuPathDB:YPL120W
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
APG6; ATG6; VPT30
Summary
Predicted to enable phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase binding activity and protein-macromolecule adaptor activity. Involved in several processes, including cellular response to potassium ion starvation; macroautophagy; and vacuolar transport. Located in cytoplasm and vacuole-isolation membrane contact site. Part of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase complex, class III, type I and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase complex, class III, type II. Used to study breast cancer. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in Machado-Joseph disease. Orthologous to human BECN1 (beclin 1) and BECN2 (beclin 2). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jul 2025]
Orthologs
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Location:
chromosome: XVI
Exon count:
1
Sequence:
Chromosome: XVI; NC_001148.4 (322071..323744)

Chromosome XVI - NC_001148.4Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene TFIIH/NER complex subunit TFB2 Neighboring gene Mei5p Neighboring gene uncharacterized protein Neighboring gene putative DEAD-box ATP-dependent RNA helicase DBP1

Genomic Sequence:
NC_001148.4

Go to nucleotide: Graphics FASTA GenBank

Related articles in PubMed

  1. A barley homolog of yeast ATG6 is involved in multiple abiotic stress responses and stress resistance regulation. Zeng X, et al. Plant Physiol Biochem, 2017 Jun. PMID 28343064
  2. Induction of autophagy and inhibition of tumorigenesis by beclin 1. Liang XH, et al. Nature, 1999 Dec 9. PMID 10604474
  3. An Arabidopsis homolog of yeast ATG6/VPS30 is essential for pollen germination. Fujiki Y, et al. Plant Physiol, 2007 Mar. PMID 17259285, Free PMC Article
  4. Apg14p and Apg6/Vps30p form a protein complex essential for autophagy in the yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Kametaka S, et al. J Biol Chem, 1998 Aug 28. PMID 9712845
  5. Autophagy regulates programmed cell death during the plant innate immune response. Liu Y, et al. Cell, 2005 May 20. PMID 15907470

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GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

What's a GeneRIF?
  1. Structure of the novel C-terminal domain of vacuolar protein sorting 30/autophagy-related protein 6 and its specific role in autophagy.
    Title: Structure of the novel C-terminal domain of vacuolar protein sorting 30/autophagy-related protein 6 and its specific role in autophagy.
  2. complex nature of protein quality control in the secretion pathway and reveal multiple sites that recognize and sort both soluble and aggregated forms of aberrant or misfolded proteins
    Title: Characterization of an ERAD gene as VPS30/ATG6 reveals two alternative and functionally distinct protein quality control pathways: one for soluble Z variant of human alpha-1 proteinase inhibitor (A1PiZ) and another for aggregates of A1PiZ.
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Products Interactant Other Gene Complex Source Pubs Description

Homology

Gene Ontology Provided by SGD

Function Evidence Code Pubs
enables molecular_function ND
No biological Data available
more info
  
enables phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase binding IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
enables protein binding IPI
Inferred from Physical Interaction
more info
 PubMed 
enables protein-macromolecule adaptor activity IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
Process Evidence Code Pubs
involved_in autophagosome assembly IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
involved_in autophagosome assembly IGI
Inferred from Genetic Interaction
more info
 PubMed 
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 IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
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involved_in cellular response to nitrogen starvation IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
involved_in cellular response to potassium ion starvation IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
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involved_in cytoplasm to vacuole targeting by the Cvt pathway IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
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involved_in late endosome to vacuole transport IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
involved_in late endosome to vacuole transport IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
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involved_in late endosome to vacuole transport NAS
Non-traceable Author Statement
more info
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involved_in macroautophagy IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
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involved_in mitophagy 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 phosphatidylinositol biosynthetic process IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
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involved_in phosphatidylinositol phosphate biosynthetic process IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
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involved_in phosphatidylinositol phosphate biosynthetic process NAS
Non-traceable Author Statement
more info
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involved_in piecemeal microautophagy of the nucleus IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
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involved_in protein targeting to vacuole IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
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involved_in protein transport IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
involved_in retrograde transport, endosome to Golgi IGI
Inferred from Genetic Interaction
more info
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involved_in retrograde transport, endosome to Golgi IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
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Component Evidence Code Pubs
located_in Golgi membrane 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 cytosol HDA PubMed 
located_in endosome IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
located_in endosome membrane IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
located_in endosome membrane NAS
Non-traceable Author Statement
more info
 PubMed 
located_in fungal-type vacuole membrane HDA PubMed 
located_in membrane IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
is_active_in phagophore assembly site IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
colocalizes_with 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
  
located_in phagophore assembly site membrane NAS
Non-traceable Author Statement
more info
 PubMed 
part_of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase complex, class III, type I IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
part_of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase complex, class III, type I IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
 PubMed 
part_of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase complex, class III, type I IPI
Inferred from Physical Interaction
more info
 PubMed 
part_of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase complex, class III, type II IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
part_of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase complex, class III, type II IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
 PubMed 
part_of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase complex, class III, type II IPI
Inferred from Physical Interaction
more info
 PubMed 
located_in vacuolar membrane IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
located_in vacuole IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
located_in vacuole-isolation membrane contact site IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
 PubMed 
Preferred Names
beclin 1
NP_015205.1
  • Subunit of phosphatidylinositol (PtdIns) 3-kinase complexes I and II; Complex I is essential in autophagy, Complex II is required for vacuolar protein sorting; required for overflow degradation of misfolded proteins when ERAD is saturated; C-terminus has novel globular fold essential for autophagy through the targeting of the PI3-kinase complex I to the pre-autophagosomal structure; ortholog of higher eukaryote gene Beclin 1; human BECN1 can complement yeast null mutant

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Genome Annotation

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Reference assembly

Genomic

  1. NC_001148.4 Reference assembly

    Range
    322071..323744
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    GenBank, FASTA, Sequence Viewer (Graphics)

mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. NM_001183934.1 → NP_015205.1  TPA: beclin 1

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_015205.1

    Status: REVIEWED

    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    D6W3P7, Q02948
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A0L8VFL6, A6ZWD2, B3LKV4, C7GJ74, C8ZIQ9, G2WP61, N1NX33
    Conserved Domains (2) summary
    pfam04111
    Location:320 → 535
    APG6; Autophagy protein Apg6
    pfam17675
    Location:180 → 314
    APG6_N; Apg6 coiled-coil region
Nucleotide Protein
Heading Accession and Version
Protein Accession Links
GenPept Link UniProtKB Link
Q02948.1

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