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. 2020 Jul 3;11:3306. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-17163-y

Fig. 7. Model for local ER remodeling by Atg40 during ER-phagy.

Fig. 7

When autophagosome formation initiates in the vicinity of the ER, Atg40 dimers are trapped and assembled at ER-isolation membrane contact sites through the interaction with Atg8 multimers on the isolation membrane. The resulting super-assembly of Atg40 bends the ER membrane with the reticulon-like function, leading to efficient ER packing into the autophagosome.