Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 84557
Gene name Microtubule associated protein 1 light chain 3 alpha
Gene symbol MAP1LC3A
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
ATG8ELC3LC3AMAP1ALC3MAP1BLC3
Chromosome 20
Chromosome location 20q11.22
Summary MAP1A and MAP1B are microtubule-associated proteins which mediate the physical interactions between microtubules and components of the cytoskeleton. MAP1A and MAP1B each consist of a heavy chain subunit and multiple light chain subunits. The protein encod
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT018831 hsa-miR-335-5p Microarray 18185580
MIRT755349 hsa-miR-324-5p Luciferase reporter assayWestern blottingqRT-PCRRNA pull down assay 38581048
MIRT2036229 hsa-miR-1827 CLIP-seq
MIRT2036230 hsa-miR-3914 CLIP-seq
MIRT2036231 hsa-miR-4277 CLIP-seq
Transcription factors Transcription factors information provided by TRRUST V2 database.
1
Transcription factor Regulation Reference
E2F1 Activation 18408756
Gene ontology (GO) Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
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GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0000045 Process Autophagosome assembly IBA
GO:0000045 Process Autophagosome assembly IEA
GO:0000045 Process Autophagosome assembly IMP 24290141
GO:0000045 Process Autophagosome assembly ISS
GO:0000421 Component Autophagosome membrane IBA
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
601242 6838 ENSG00000101460
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
Q9H492
Protein name Microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3 alpha (Autophagy-related protein LC3 A) (Autophagy-related ubiquitin-like modifier LC3 A) (MAP1 light chain 3-like protein 1) (Microtubule-associated proteins 1A/1B light chain 3A) (MAP1A/MAP1B LC3 A) (MAP1A/
Protein function Ubiquitin-like modifier involved in formation of autophagosomal vacuoles (autophagosomes) (PubMed:20713600, PubMed:24290141). While LC3s are involved in elongation of the phagophore membrane, the GABARAP/GATE-16 subfamily is essential for a late
PDB 3ECI , 3WAL , 3WAN , 4ZDV , 5CX3 , 5DPR , 6TBE , 7R9W , 7R9Z , 7RA0 , 8T2L , 8T35 , 8T36 , 8T4T
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF02991 Atg8 15 120 Autophagy protein Atg8 ubiquitin like Domain
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Most abundant in heart, brain, liver, skeletal muscle and testis but absent in thymus and peripheral blood leukocytes. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12740394}.
Sequence
Sequence length 121
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  KEGG  Reactome
  Mitophagy - animal
Autophagy - animal
Ferroptosis
Apelin signaling pathway
NOD-like receptor signaling pathway
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Pathways of neurodegeneration - multiple diseases
Shigellosis
Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus infection
  Macroautophagy
Pink/Parkin Mediated Mitophagy
Receptor Mediated Mitophagy
Associated diseases Disease associations from ClinVar (causal & non-causal) and other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.).
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Evidence Score: ★☆☆☆☆  Gene-disease association found in Text Mining only ★★☆☆☆  Found in Text Mining and Unknown/Other Associations ★★★☆☆  Reported in Unknown/Other Associations across ≥2 Sources ★★★★☆  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants) ★★★★★  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
Unknown / Other Associations ClinVar entries with uncertain/conflicting evidence, and associations from other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.) where the gene is not established as causal.
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance Source Evidence Score
BIPOLAR DISORDER GWAS catalog
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
LIVER CIRRHOSIS, EXPERIMENTAL CTD
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Associations from Text Mining Disease associations identified through text mining
Disease Name Disease (Merged) Source PMID Relationship Type Evidence Score
Adenocarcinoma Adenocarcinoma BEFREE 29545906
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Adenocarcinoma of lung (disorder) Lung adenocarcinoma BEFREE 24687913
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Alzheimer Disease Alzheimer disease Pubtator 20559548, 21252911, 28984607 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Alzheimer Disease Alzheimer disease Pubtator 26936765 Stimulate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis Pubtator 33523907 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Anaplastic carcinoma Anaplastic Carcinoma BEFREE 28257096
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Aortic Valve Stenosis Aortic valve stenosis Pubtator 30934548 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Arthritis Rheumatoid Rheumatoid arthritis Pubtator 28255205 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Ataxia Telangiectasia Ataxia telangiectasia Pubtator 28056107 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Atherosclerosis Atherosclerosis Pubtator 39741278 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only