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MAP1LC3C microtubule associated protein 1 light chain 3 gamma

Gene ID: 440738, updated on 14-Nov-2024
Gene type: protein coding
Also known as: LC3C; ATG8J

Summary

Autophagy is a highly regulated bulk degradation process that plays an important role in cellular maintenance and development. MAP1LC3C is an ortholog of the yeast autophagosome protein Atg8 (He et al., 2003 [PubMed 12740394]).[supplied by OMIM, Nov 2010]

Genomic context

Location:
1q43
Sequence:
Chromosome: 1; NC_000001.11 (241995490..242001393, complement)
Total number of exons:
5

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