Autophagy Related 5
ASP
HAPG5
APG5L
APG5
Apoptosis-Specific Protein
Autophagy Protein 5
ATG5 Autophagy Related 5 Homolog (S. Cerevisiae)
APG5 (Autophagy 5, S. Cerevisiae)-Like
APG5 Autophagy 5-Like (S. Cerevisiae)
ATG5 Autophagy Related 5 Homolog
APG5 Autophagy 5-Like
APG5-LIKE
APG5-Like
SCAR25
The protein encoded by this gene, in combination with autophagy protein 12, functions as an E1-like activating enzyme in a ubiquitin-like conjugating system. The encoded protein is involved in several cellular processes, including autophagic vesicle formation, mitochondrial quality control after oxidative damage, negative regulation of the innate antiviral immune response, lymphocyte development and proliferation, MHC II antigen presentation, adipocyte differentiation, and apoptosis. Several transcript variants encoding different protein isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2015]
Forensic Context
A study in mice demonstrated that methamphetamine increased the expression of the ATG5 in astrocytes, which is an autophagy-related protein [Huang et al. DOI:10.1080/15548627.2017.1356975].