Communications biology
Glycophagy is an ancient bilaterian pathway supporting metabolic adaptation through STBD1 structural evolution.
Liting Ren, Yitian Bai, Chenyu Shi, Zhengwang Hao, Qi Li, Daniel J Macqueen, Shikai Liu
Published: 202610.1038/s42003-026-09546-6
Abstract
Glycophagy, a selective form of autophagy critical for glycogen homeostasis, relies on the glycogen cargo receptor called starch-binding domain-containing protein 1 (STBD1), yet its evolutionary origins remain elusive. Here, we provide evidence that…
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