cl19057

Alpha-Mannosidase Binding Domain of Atg19/34; These proteins are related to the Alpha-mannosidase (Ams1) Binding Domain of Atg19/Atg34, a key component in the targeting pathway that directs alpha-mannosidase and aminopeptidase I to the vacuole, either through cytoplasm-to-vacuole trafficking or via autophagy in starvation conditions. Autophagy in a eukaryotic mechanism in which cytoplasm is enclosed in double-membraned autophagosomes which fuse with a vacuole for transport into the lumen. In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, alpha-mannosidase is selectively directed to the vacuole via the direct interaction with Atg19 (and paralog Atg34) in the Cvt pathway. Ams1 binding domains (ABD) Atg19/34 have a immunoglobulin fold with eight beta-strands. The ABD is responsible for Ams1 recognition, but its deletion does not affect the fusion of Atg19 with prApe1, and the transport of prApe1 to the vacuole. The Atg19 N-terminal region is a distinct coiled-coil domain.