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Yoshinobu Ichimura

Researcher at Niigata University

Publications -  49
Citations -  12120

Yoshinobu Ichimura is an academic researcher from Niigata University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Autophagy & ATG8. The author has an hindex of 29, co-authored 46 publications receiving 10415 citations. Previous affiliations of Yoshinobu Ichimura include Juntendo University & Graduate University for Advanced Studies.

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A ubiquitin-like system mediates protein lipidation

TL;DR: A new mode of protein lipidation is reported, in which Apg8 is covalently conjugated to phosphatidylethanolamine through an amide bond between the C-terminal glycine and the amino group of phosph atidyleanolamine, mediated by a ubiquitination-like system.
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Atg8, a Ubiquitin-like Protein Required for Autophagosome Formation, Mediates Membrane Tethering and Hemifusion

TL;DR: It is shown using an in vitro system that Atg8 mediates the tethering and hemifusion of membranes, which are evoked by the lipidation of the protein and reversibly modulated by the deconjugation enzyme Atg4.
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The Atg12-Atg5 conjugate has a novel E3-like activity for protein lipidation in autophagy.

TL;DR: Results indicate that the Atg12-Atg5 conjugate is a ubiquitin-protein ligase (E3)-like enzyme for Atg8-PE conjugation reaction, distinctively promoting protein-lipid conjugations.