Involvement of Beclin 1 in Engulfment of Apoptotic Cells [PDF]
Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2012 Efficient apoptotic cell engulfment is important for both tissue homeostasis and immune response in mammals. In the present study, we report that Beclin 1 (a regulator of autophagy) is required for apoptotic cell engulfment. The engulfment process was largely abolished in Beclin 1 knock-out cells, and Beclin 1 knockdown significantly decreased ...
Akimitsu, Konishi +3 more
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ER-Targeted Beclin 1 Supports Autophagosome Biogenesis in the Absence of ULK1 and ULK2 Kinases
Cells, 2019 Autophagy transports cytoplasmic material and organelles to lysosomes for degradation and recycling. Beclin 1 forms a complex with several other autophagy proteins and functions in the initiation phase of autophagy, but the exact role of Beclin 1 ...
Tahira Anwar +7 more
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Aberrant expression of Beclin-1 and LC3 correlates with poor prognosis of human hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Beclin-1, a key regulator of autophagy. Microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3 (LC3), is involved in autophagsome formation during autophagy. The autophagic genes beclin-1 and LC3 paly an important role in the development and progression of tumor.
Juan Wang +5 more
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Beclin 1 Complex in Autophagy and Alzheimer Disease [PDF]
Archives of Neurology, 2010 Beclin 1 is a protein involved in the regulation of autophagy and has been shown to be reduced in patients with Alzheimer disease. This review summarizes the current research data that link disturbances in autophagy, a cellular degradation and maintenance pathway, to the development of Alzheimer disease and related neurodegenerative diseases.
Philipp A, Jaeger, Tony, Wyss-Coray
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14-3-3Tau regulates Beclin 1 and is required for autophagy.
PLoS ONE, 2010 BackgroundBeclin 1 plays an essential role in autophagy; however, the regulation of Beclin 1 expression remains largely unexplored. An earlier ChIP-on-chip study suggested Beclin 1 could be an E2F target.
Bing Wang, Shiyun Ling, Weei-Chin Lin
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A tumor-associated mutation of FYVE-CENT prevents its interaction with Beclin 1 and interferes with cytokinesis. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2011 The tumor suppressor activity of Beclin 1 (BECN1), a subunit of class III phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase complex, has been attributed to its regulation of apoptosis and autophagy.
Antonia P Sagona +6 more
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The Biological Role and Clinical Significance of BECLIN-1 in Cancer. [PDF]
Int J Mol SciBECLIN-1 is a multidomain protein that, through dynamic interaction with a variety of partners, controls autophagy and apoptosis, two processes dysregulated in cancer cells, thus playing a crucial role in cell fate. Although mutations in the BECN1 gene are rare in cancer, its frequent monoallelic deletion contributes to spontaneous cancer initiation by
Maheshwari C +6 more
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Genetic and epigenetic silencing of the
BMC Cancer, 2010 Background Beclin 1, an important autophagy-related protein in human cells, is involved in cell death and cell survival. Beclin 1 mapped to human chromosome 17q21. It is widely expressed in normal mammary epithelial cells.
Wu Yiqing +5 more
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Decreased expression of Beclin 1 correlates closely with Bcl-xL expression and poor prognosis of ovarian carcinoma. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 It has been suggested that autophagy-related Beclin 1 plays a critical role in the regulation of tumor development and/or progression, but its prognostic significance and relationship with Bcl-xL expression in ovarian carcinoma are unclear.In the present
Huan-Xin Lin +9 more
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Beclin-1 as a neutrophil-specific immune checkpoint [PDF]
Journal of Clinical Investigation, 2019 Neutrophils are early wound healing and inflammation regulators that, due to functional plasticity, can adopt either pro- or antitumor functions. Until recently, beclin-1 was a protein known mainly for its role as a critical regulator of autophagy. In this issue of the JCI, Tan et al.
Yu-Lin Su, Marcin Kortylewski
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