LOCUS       NP_955794                121 aa            linear   ROD 11-FEB-2008
DEFINITION  microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3 alpha [Rattus
            norvegicus].
ACCESSION   NP_955794 XP_342551
VERSION     NP_955794.1  GI:41054834
DBSOURCE    REFSEQ: accession NM_199500.1
KEYWORDS    .
SOURCE      Rattus norvegicus (Norway rat)
  ORGANISM  Rattus norvegicus
            Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi;
            Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Glires; Rodentia;
            Sciurognathi; Muroidea; Muridae; Murinae; Rattus.
REFERENCE   1  (residues 1 to 121)
  AUTHORS   Wohlgemuth,S.E., Julian,D., Akin,D.E., Fried,J., Toscano,K.,
            Leeuwenburgh,C. and Dunn,W.A. Jr.
  TITLE     Autophagy in the heart and liver during normal aging and calorie
            restriction
  JOURNAL   Rejuvenation Res 10 (3), 281-292 (2007)
   PUBMED   17665967
REFERENCE   2  (residues 1 to 121)
  AUTHORS   Kochl,R., Hu,X.W., Chan,E.Y. and Tooze,S.A.
  TITLE     Microtubules facilitate autophagosome formation and fusion of
            autophagosomes with endosomes
  JOURNAL   Traffic 7 (2), 129-145 (2006)
   PUBMED   16420522
REFERENCE   3  (residues 1 to 121)
  AUTHORS   Wu,J., Dang,Y., Su,W., Liu,C., Ma,H., Shan,Y., Pei,Y., Wan,B.,
            Guo,J. and Yu,L.
  TITLE     Molecular cloning and characterization of rat LC3A and LC3B--two
            novel markers of autophagosome
  JOURNAL   Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 339 (1), 437-442 (2006)
   PUBMED   16300744
REFERENCE   4  (residues 1 to 121)
  AUTHORS   Tanida,I., Sou,Y.S., Ezaki,J., Minematsu-Ikeguchi,N., Ueno,T. and
            Kominami,E.
  TITLE     HsAtg4B/HsApg4B/autophagin-1 cleaves the carboxyl termini of three
            human Atg8 homologues and delipidates microtubule-associated
            protein light chain 3- and GABAA receptor-associated
            protein-phospholipid conjugates
  JOURNAL   J. Biol. Chem. 279 (35), 36268-36276 (2004)
   PUBMED   15187094
REFERENCE   5  (residues 1 to 121)
  AUTHORS   Kabeya,Y., Mizushima,N., Ueno,T., Yamamoto,A., Kirisako,T.,
            Noda,T., Kominami,E., Ohsumi,Y. and Yoshimori,T.
  TITLE     LC3, a mammalian homologue of yeast Apg8p, is localized in
            autophagosome membranes after processing
  JOURNAL   EMBO J. 19 (21), 5720-5728 (2000)
   PUBMED   11060023
  REMARK    Erratum:[EMBO J. 2003 Sep 1;22(17):4577]
COMMENT     PROVISIONAL REFSEQ: This record has not yet been subject to final
            NCBI review. The reference sequence was derived from AY206668.1.
            On Jan 24, 2004 this sequence version replaced gi:34859090.
            
            Summary: light chain subunit of MAP1A and MAP1B
            microtubule-associated proteins; mediates interactions between
            microtubules and the cytoskeleton [RGD].
FEATURES             Location/Qualifiers
     source          1..121
                     /organism="Rattus norvegicus"
                     /strain="W"
                     /db_xref="taxon:10116"
                     /chromosome="3"
                     /map="3q42"
     Protein         1..121
                     /product="microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3
                     alpha"
                     /calculated_mol_wt=14141
     CDS             1..121
                     /gene="Map1lc3a"
                     /gene_synonym="MGC105263"
                     /coded_by="NM_199500.1:124..489"
                     /db_xref="GeneID:362245"
                     /db_xref="RGD:735183"
ORIGIN      
        1 mpsdrpfkqr rsfadrckev qqirdqhpsk ipviierykg ekqlpvldkt kflvpdhvnm
       61 selvkiirrr lqlnptqaff llvnqhsmvs vstpiadiye qekdedgfly mvyasqetfg
      121 f
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