Redox activation of ATG5 licenses autophagy upon nutrient restriction
Sanghee Shin, Ekaterina D. Korobkina, Claudia Lennicke, Nils Burger, Bingsen Zhang, Haopeng Xiao, Yaoyu Wang, Jonathan J. Petrocelli, Shelley M Wei, David Wood, Lei Yu, Xiaomei Zhang, María C. Pérez-Matos, Muneeb A Sharif, Jiuchun Zhang, , Edward T. Chouchani
The paper identifies redox regulation of ATG5's Cys19 as critical for autophagy initiation under nutrient restriction in human cells and mice.
bioRxiv · Sep 24, 2026 · PreprintCell Biology