Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 8678
Gene name Beclin 1
Gene symbol BECN1
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
ATG6VPS30beclin1
Chromosome 17
Chromosome location 17q21.31
Summary This gene encodes a protein that regulates autophagy, a catabolic process of degradation induced by starvation. The encoded protein is a component of the phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (PI3K) complex which mediates vesicle-trafficking processes. This prote
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT004509 hsa-miR-30a-5p Luciferase reporter assay 19535919
MIRT004509 hsa-miR-30a-5p Reporter assay;Other 19535919
MIRT048553 hsa-miR-100-5p CLASH 23622248
MIRT052950 hsa-miR-376b-3p ImmunoblotLuciferase reporter assayqRT-PCR 22248718
MIRT054119 hsa-miR-30b-5p GFP reporter assayLuciferase reporter assayqRT-PCRWestern blot 22647547
Transcription factors Transcription factors information provided by TRRUST V2 database.
1
Transcription factor Regulation Reference
JUN Activation 19060920
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 IDA 33637724
GO:0000045 Process Autophagosome assembly IDA 25891078
GO:0000045 Process Autophagosome assembly IEA
GO:0000045 Process Autophagosome assembly ISS
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
604378 1034 ENSG00000126581
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
Q14457
Protein name Beclin-1 (Coiled-coil myosin-like BCL2-interacting protein) (Protein GT197) [Cleaved into: Beclin-1-C 35 kDa; Beclin-1-C 37 kDa]
Protein function Plays a central role in autophagy (PubMed:18570871, PubMed:21358617, PubMed:23184933, PubMed:23974797, PubMed:25484083, PubMed:28445460, PubMed:37776275). Acts as a core subunit of the PI3K complex that mediates formation of phosphatidylinositol
PDB 2P1L , 2PON , 3DVU , 4DDP , 4MI8 , 5EFM , 5HHE , 5VAU , 5VAX , 5VAY , 6DCN , 6DCO , 6HOI , 6HOJ , 6HOK , 7BL1 , 8SOR , 9C82 , 9MHF , 9MHG , 9MHH
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF15285 BH3 105 129 Beclin-1 BH3 domain, Bcl-2-interacting Domain
PF17675 APG6_N 135 261 Apg6 coiled-coil region Coiled-coil
PF04111 APG6 264 445 Apg6 BARA domain Domain
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Ubiquitous.
Sequence
Sequence length 450
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  KEGG  Reactome
  Autophagy - other
Mitophagy - animal
Autophagy - animal
Apoptosis - multiple species
Apelin signaling pathway
Alzheimer disease
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Huntington disease
Spinocerebellar ataxia
Pathways of neurodegeneration - multiple diseases
Shigellosis
Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus infection
  Macroautophagy
Ub-specific processing proteases