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. 2012 Mar 27;2012:189794. doi: 10.1155/2012/189794

Table 1.

Types of alternative macroautophagic pathways.

Alternative macroautophagic pathways Macroautopagic molecules involved Macroautopagic molecules not involved Induction Cell type Reference
Beclin 1-independent Atg5
Atg7
Ulk1/2
LC3
Beclin 1
(Vps34)
Resveratrol MCF-7 (breast cancer cells) [50]
Staurosporine
Etoposide
MK801
primary cortical neurons [51]
H2O2 RAW 264.7 (macrophage cells) [52]
MPP+ SH-SY5Y (neuroblastoma cells) [53]
primary dopaminergic neurons
As2O3 ovarian cells [55]

Atg5/Atg7-independent Beclin 1
Vps34
Ulk1
Fip200
Atg5
Atg7
Atg9
Atg12
Atg16
LC3
Etoposide
Staurosporine
Starvation
Atg5-/- MEF
Atg7-/- MEF
wt MEF
[49]

Degradation of peptidase-resistant peptides LC3 (but not essential) Atg5
WIPI-1
p62
Tsg101
Vps24
Resistance against cytoplasmic peptidases HeLa
Atg5-/- MEF
wt MEF
[43]