ATG4A Polyclonal Antibody

Autophagy is the process by which endogenous proteins and damaged organelles are destroyed intracellularly. Autophagy is postulated to be essential for cell homeostasis and cell remodeling during differentiation, metamorphosis, non-apoptotic cell death, and aging. Reduced levels of autophagy have been described in some malignant tumors, and a role for autophagy in controlling the unregulated cell growth linked to cancer has been proposed. This gene encodes a member of the autophagin protein family. The encoded protein is also designated as a member of the C-54 family of cysteine proteases. Transcript variants that encode distinct isoforms have been identified.

AI627006; APG4 autophagy 4 homolog A; Apg4a; ATG4 autophagy related 4 homolog A (S. cerevisiae) ; ATG4 autophagy related 4 homolog A; ATG4A; ATG4A; Atg4al; AUT like 2 cysteine endopeptidase; AUT-like 2 cysteine endopeptidase; Autl2; Autophagin 2; Autophagin-2; Autophagy related 4A cysteine peptidase; Autophagy related cysteine endopeptidase 2; Autophagy related protein 4 homolog A; Autophagy-related cysteine endopeptidase 2; Autophagy-related protein 4 homolog A; AV169859; Cysteine protease ATG4A; hAPG4A; MGC107179