Table 1.

Atg proteins in yeast and the primary autophagy step they are involved in [136].

Complex		Atg components	Function
Atg1 complex		Atg1, Atg13, Atg17, Atg29, Atg31	Induction and nucleation
PtdIns3K complex I		Atg14, Atg38, Vps15, Vps30, Vps34	Induction and nucleation
Conjugation system	Atg12–Atg5 conjugation system	Atg5, Atg7, Atg10, Atg12, Atg16	Expansion
	Atg8–PE conjugation system	Atg3, Atg4, Atg7, Atg8, Atg12–Atg5-Atg16 complex	Expansion