Glycophagy is an ancient bilaterian pathway supporting metabolic adaptation through STBD1 structural evolution
Liting Ren, Yitian Bai, Chenyu Shi, Ying Tan, Shuyan Zhao, Qi Li, Daniel J. Macqueen, Shikai Liu
This study identifies STBD1 as a conserved glycophagy receptor in bilaterians, showing its structural evolution supports metabolic adaptation across species.
Communications Biology · Jan 20, 2026Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology