APG 5L, APG5, APG5 autophagy 5 like, APG5 like, APG5-like, Apoptosis specific protein, ASP, ATG 5, ATG5 autophagy related 5 homolog, Autophagy protein 5, hAPG5
Required for autophagy. Conjugates to ATG12 and associates with isolation membrane to form cup-shaped isolation membrane and autophagosome. Involved in mitochondrial quality control after oxidative damage, and in subsequent cellular longevity.