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ArticleCell death and differentiation2022

Atg6 promotes organismal health by suppression of cell stress and inflammation.

James L Shen, Johnna Doherty, Elizabeth Allen, Tina M Fortier, Eric H Baehrecke

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Article in Cell death and differentiation, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 29% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Molecular mechanism on autophagy associated cardiovascular dysfunction inFrontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

James L Shen *Department of Molecular, Cell and Cancer Biology, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA.
Johnna Doherty *Department of Molecular, Cell and Cancer Biology, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA.
Elizabeth AllenDepartment of Molecular, Cell and Cancer Biology, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6324-1758
Tina M FortierDepartment of Molecular, Cell and Cancer Biology, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA.
Eric H BaehreckeDepartment of Molecular, Cell and Cancer Biology, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA. eric.baehrecke@umassmed.edu.ORCID 0000-0003-1683-5064
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School · US

Funding

Interplay between the Endocrine and Innate Systems of DrosphilaR01AI099708 · NIAID · UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER · PI BAEHRECKE, ERIC H, SILVERMAN, NEAL · 2012 to 2023
$4.2M
Transporters, nutrient sensing and autophagyR01AG064892 · NIA · UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER · PI BAEHRECKE, ERIC H · 2019 to 2023
$1.7M
Discovery of a novel role of VPS13D in AutophagyF30CA239374 · NCI · UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER · PI SHEN, JAMES L · 2019 to 2023
$140k
NCI NIH HHS F30 CA239374NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI099708NIA NIH HHS R01 AG064892
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Autophagy targets cytoplasmic materials for degradation, and influences cell health. Alterations in Atg6/Beclin-1, a key regulator of autophagy, are associated with multiple diseases. While the role of Atg6 in autophagy regulation is heavily studied, the role of Atg6 in organism health and disease progression remains poorly understood. Here, we discover that loss of Atg6 in Drosophila results in various alterations to stress, metabolic and immune signaling pathways. We find that the increased levels of circulating blood cells and tumor-like masses in atg6 mutants vary depending on tissue-specific function of Atg6, with contributions from intestine and hematopoietic cells. These phenotypes are suppressed by decreased function of macrophage and inflammatory response receptors crq and drpr. Thus, these findings provide a basis for understanding how Atg6 systemically regulates cell health within multiple organs, and highlight the importance of Atg6 in inflammation to organismal health.

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AutophagySignal TransductionBeclin-1HumansInflammationBeclin-1

Identifiers

PMID35523956
PMCPMC9614006
OpenAlexW4229046855

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