Synonyms:ENTREZ:81671, EPG3, HGNC:29559, MIM:611753, NM_001329394, NM_001329395, NM_001329396, NM_001329397, NM_001329398, NM_001329399, NM_001329400, NM_001329401, NM_001329402, NM_030938, NP_001316323, NP_001316324, NP_001316325, NP_001316326, NP_001316327, NP_001316328, NP_001316329, NP_001316330, NP_001316331, NP_112200, TANGO5, TMEM49, VMP1, vacuole membrane protein 1
Omim:OMIM:611753
Id:f1906d6c-4be2-529f-9d1f-3721ef72c470
Hgnc:HGNC:29559
Description:vacuole membrane protein 1
This gene encodes a transmembrane protein that plays a key regulatory role in the process of autophagy. The ectopic overexpression of the encoded protein in cultured cells triggers autophagy even under nutrient-rich conditions. This gene is overexpressed in pancreatitis affected acinar cells where the encoded protein mediates sequestration and degradation of potentially deleterious activated zymogen granules in a process termed, zymophagy. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2016]