NCBI Accession #
NP_001320241.1
NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #
NM_001333633.1
NCBI Official Full Name
Ubiquitin-like superfamily protein
NCBI Official Symbol
ATG12A
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols
APG12; ATATG12; AUTOPHAGY 12; AUTOPHAGY 12 A; F20D21.38; F20D21_38
NCBI Protein Information
Ubiquitin-like superfamily protein
UniProt Synonym Gene Names
APG12A; APG12-like protein a; AtAPG12a
UniProt Protein Name
Ubiquitin-like protein ATG12A
UniProt Synonym Protein Names
Autophagy-related protein 12a; APG12-like protein a; AtAPG12a
UniProt Primary Accession #
Q8S924
UniProt Related Accession #
Q8S924
UniProt Comments
Ubiquitin-like protein involved in cytoplasm to vacuole transport (Cvt) and autophagy vesicles formation. Conjugation with ATG5 through a ubiquitin-like conjugating system involving also ATG7 as an E1-like activating enzyme and ATG10 as an E2-like conjugating enzyme, is essential for its function. ATG12/ATG5 conjugate has an essential role in plant nutrient recycling.