Protein

Species

Host

Localized

Function

Induction condition

Ref.

ATG32 (Mitochondria-anchor receptor)

S. cerevisiae

N.A

Outer membrane of Mitochondria

Recruits the autophagic machinery components to mitochondria and regulates degradation of mitochondria

Nitrogen starvation conditions and non-fermentable carbon source

[25] [29] [30] [45]

C. glabrata

Human

Mitochondria

Contribute to mitochondrial quality control mechanism, longevity of cells and pathogenesis

Iron-depleted conditions

[22] [38] [46]

ATG24 (Sorting nexin)

M. oryzae

Rice and wheat

Mitochondria

Required for sporulation and proper invasive growth during rice blast infection process

Starvation and oxidative stress

[17] [23] [47]

ATG26 (Sterol glucosyltransferase)

A. oryzae

Rice, maize, barley and wheat

PAS

Required for selective autophagy degradation of mitochondria, peroxisome and nuclei differentiation process

Non-fermentable carbon source

[32]

ATG8 (Ubiquitin like protein)

S. cerevisiae, C. glabrata, M. oryzae, A. oryzae

Human, Rice, wheat, barley and maize

Autophagosomal membrane

mediating the recruitment of different cargo molecules into autophagosomes

Starvation, oxidative stress Non-fermentable carbon source

[25] [29] [30] [45] [22] [38] [46] [17] [23] [47] [32]

ATG11

(Scaffold protein)

S. cerevisiae, C. glabrata, M. oryzae, A. oryzae

Human, Rice, wheat, barley and maize

Cytosol

an adaptor protein for selective autophagy

phosphate starvation-induced autophagy

[25] [29] [30] [45] [22] [38] [46] [17] [23] [47] [32]