1 Conformational Flexibility Enables the Function of a BECN1 Region 2 Essential for Starvation-Mediated Autophagy

Mei Yang Arvind Ramanathan Karen Glover Christopher B. Stanley R. Sanishvili S. Chakravarthy Zhongyu Yang Christopher L. Colbert Sangita C. Sinha

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A highly conserved BECN1 domain located between previously characterized BH3 and coiled-coil domains is delineated and its structure and role in autophagy is elucidated.

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