| ID | Sequence | Length | GC content |
|---|---|---|---|
| GUCCGUAGUCAAGUUGCCGGUGGAAUUGGCCCAGGAUGACAGCUGGAGA… | 2927 nt | 0.4493 | |
| GUCCGUAGUCAAGUUGCCGGUGGAAUUGGCCCAGGAUGACAGCUGGAGA… | 2248 nt | 0.4235 | |
| GUCCGUAGUCAAGUUGCCGGUGGAAUUGGCCCAGGAUGACAGCUGGAGA… | 2321 nt | 0.4231 | |
| GUCCGUAGUCAAGUUGCCGGUGGAAUUGGCCCAGGAUGACAGCUGGAGA… | 2511 nt | 0.4253 | |
| GUCCGUAGUCAAGUUGCCGGUGGAAUUGGCCCAGGAUGACAGCUGGAGA… | 2205 nt | 0.4195 | |
| GUCCGUAGUCAAGUUGCCGGUGGAAUUGGCCCAGGAUGACAGCUGGAGA… | 2019 nt | 0.4160 | |
| GUCCGUAGUCAAGUUGCCGGUGGAAUUGGCCCAGGAUGACAGCUGGAGA… | 2507 nt | 0.4256 |
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. [provided by RefSeq, Mar 2016]
A study in mice demonstrated that the ATG4A gene, associated with proteolysis, showed increased expression in juvenile whole blood compared to adult following controlled cortical impact injury [Hazy et al. DOI:10.1038/s41598-019-45089-z].