BECN1 GT197 Beclin-1 Coiled-coil myosin-like BCL2-interacting protein Protein GT197
Molecular Weight(MW)
51896 Da
Function
Plays a central role in autophagy. Required for the abcission step in cytokinesis. May play a role in antiviral host defense. Protects against infection by a neurovirulent strain of Sindbis virus
Tissue Specificity
Ubiquitous.
Cellular Localization
Golgi apparatus, trans-Golgi network membrane; Peripheral membrane protein. Note=Interaction with ATG14 promotes translocation to autophagosomes. Expressed in dendrites and cell bodies of cerebellar Purkinje cells (By similarity)