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ReviewEMBO reports2026

The role of E3 ubiquitin ligases in selective types of macroautophagy.

Monja Müller, Konstanze F Winklhofer, Fulvio Reggiori

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Review in EMBO reports, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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3 authors.

Monja MüllerDepartment of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Høegh-Guldbergsgade 10, 8000, Aarhus C, Denmark.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4265-653X
Konstanze F WinklhoferDepartment Molecular Cell Biology, Institute of Biochemistry and Pathobiochemistry, Ruhr University Bochum, 44801, Bochum, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7256-8231
Fulvio ReggioriDepartment of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Høegh-Guldbergsgade 10, 8000, Aarhus C, Denmark. f.m.reggiori@aias.au.dk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2652-2686

Funding

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) FOR 2848,project #401510699Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) RTG 2862,project #492434978Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) SPP 2453,project #541210481Germany's Excellence Strategy - EXC 2033 390677874 - RESOLVLundbeck Foundation (Lundbeckfonden) R383-2022-180Novo Nordisk Fonden (NNF) 0066384
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In contrast to the ubiquitin (Ub)-proteasome-system, which only degrades individual proteins, macroautophagy can eliminate protein complexes or aggregates, organelles and even pathogens. Terms such as mitophagy, aggrephagy, lysophagy and xenophagy have been coined based on the targeted substrate. In Ub-dependent selective macroautophagy, cargo selectivity is specified by E3 Ub ligases that append Ub chains that in turn are recognized by selective autophagy receptors (SARs), driving sequestration into autophagosomes. While several Ub-dependent SARs have been identified and characterized, the E3 Ub ligases that ultimately decide target fate remain poorly studied. In this review, we summarize what is known about the E3 Ub ligases involved in selective macroautophagy, with a particular emphasis on the degradation of mitochondria, protein aggregates, lysosomes and pathogens. A better characterization of these enzymes could improve therapeutic strategies for targeted degradation in acute and chronic diseases.

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AutophagyMacroautophagyUbiquitin-Protein LigasesAnimalsAutophagosomesHumansLysosomesMitochondriaProteolysisUbiquitinUbiquitinationUbiquitinUbiquitin-Protein Ligases

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PMID42493642
PMCPMC13554234

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