Table 2 Post-translational autophagy events in diseases

From: Epigenetic and post-translational modifications in autophagy: biological functions and therapeutic targets

Post-translational event

Modified protein

Modified site or type

Autophagy activation or inhibition

Disease types

The effect on diseases

Acetylation

TFEB

K91, K103, K116, K430

Activation

Tumor112

Tumor suppression

TFEB

K274, K279, GCN5-mediated

Inhibition

Neurodegeneration113

Neurodegeneration exacerbation

P53

K120, Tip60-mediated

Activation

Tumor114

Tumor suppression

P53

K382, SIRT1-mediated

Activation

Tumor115

Tumor suppression

P53

K373, K382, p300/CBP-mediated

Activation

HCC116

Tumor suppression

P53

SIRT1-mediated

Inhibition

sepsis-induced acute kidney injury117

Injury ↑

FOXO1 (cytoplasm)

K262, K265, K274, SIRT2-mediated

Activation

Tumor15,120

Tumor suppression

FOXO3a

HDAC4-mediaed

Inhibition

Vascular disorder121

Vascular inflammation ↓

Beclin1

K430, K437, p300- and p300/SIRT1-mediated

Inhibition

Tumor,124,125 sepsis-induced acute kidney injury126,127

Tumor development

LC3

SIRT1-mediated

Activation

Liver cancer129

Tumor development

ATG5, ATG7

SIRT1-mediated

Activation

Liver cancer130

Chemoresistance

STAT3/AKT

SIRT1-mediated

Activation

Adiposity131

Adipogenesis ↓

STAT1

HDAC4-mediated

Activation

Diabetes132

Podocyte injury

Cortactin/ tubulin

HDAC6-mediated

Inhibition

Juvenile-onset atypical Parkinson’s disease134

Protein aggregates accumulation

Microtubules

HDAC6-mediated

Activation

Spinal cord injury135

Injury↓

α-tubulin

HDAC6-mediated

Activation

Prostate cancer,136 Cockayne syndrome137

Tumor suppression, subcutaneous fat ↑

α-tubulin/Tau

HDAC6-mediated

Activation

Neurological disorders138

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Ubiquitination

ULK1

K63-linked, TRAF6-mediated

Activation

CML140

Tumor development

Beclin1

K63-linked, TRAF6-mediated

Activation

Lung cancer144

Tumor development

NSCLC147

Tumor suppression

VPS34

K29, K48-linked

Inhibition

Steatosis148

Lipid metabolism balance

KLHL20-mediated

Inhibition

diabetes-associated muscle atrophy142

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LC3B

TRAF6-mediated

Activation

Tumor149

Tumor development

OPTN

K193 sites, K27, K48-linked, HACE1-mediated

Activation

Tumor139

Tumor suppression

p62

K420 sites, K11-linked, SPOP-mediated

Inhibition

Prostate cancer152,153

Tumor development

Phosphorylation

ULK1

S757,S504 p38 MAPK-mediated

Inhibition

Neuroinflammatory diseases154

Inflammation ↑

ULK1

S469, S495, S533, TOPK-mediated

Inhibition

Glioma155

Tumor suppression

S405,S415 GSK3β-mediated

Activation

Pancreatic cancer156

Tumor development

p62

S351, ULK1-mediated

Activation

ALS-FTLD157

Neurotoxicity

ATG14

S29, ULK1-mediated

Activation

Huntington’s disease158

Polyglutamine disease protein clearance

ATG5

T101, PAK1-mediated

Inhibition

Brain tumor160

Tumor development

OPTN

S177, TBK1-meidated

Activation

Infectious disease162

Salmonella clearance

OPTN

S526, p85β-mediated

Inhibition

Tumor165

Tumor development

ATG4B

S383, MST4-mediated

Activation

Glioblastoma169

Tumor development

FOXO3a

S318, S321, CK1α-mediated

Inhibition

Multiple cancer171

Tumor suppression

FOXO3a

S253, AKT-mediated

Activation

NSCLC172

Tumor suppression

Beclin1

PP2A-mediated

Activation

Neurodegeneration, tumor173,174,175

Disease progress ↓

AMPKα

T172, PP2A-mediated

Activation

ischemia/reperfusion176

Dysfunctional mitochondria clearance