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. 2021 Apr 14;53(4):528–536. doi: 10.1038/s12276-021-00600-3

Fig. 2. Role of Rubicon in non-canonical autophagy.

Fig. 2

A Recognition of extracellular pathogens activates the PI3KC3-UVRAG-Rubicon complex to generate PI3P on the engulfing phagosome. Rubicon-mediated PI3P generation stabilizes and activates the Rubicon-interacting NOX2 complex, thereby generating ROS. PI3P and ROS activate the Atg5-Atg12 conjugation system, thereby embedding LC3-PE in the phagosome membrane. LC3-embedded phagosomes (LAPosomes) fuse with lysosomes to degrade the engulfed pathogens. B Rubicon interacts with CARD9, thereby repressing the M-CMB complex, which is important for the generation of proinflammatory signals.