Component
Autophagy related 7 / ATG7
Enzyme required for canonical autophagy; its deletion can affect additional cellular functions.
2 recorded relationships. Experimental role, claim status and evidence remain attached to each record.
How nutrients influence it
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What it does
Every recorded relationship this component is part of, grouped by its role. Plain wording comes first; the technical statement follows.
What it acts on
ATG7 knockdown in human pancreatic stellate cells reduced alanine secretion and reduced the ability of their conditioned medium to support PDAC oxygen consumption; alanine add-back rescued the metabolic response.
Experimental context and source evidence
- availability_state
- machinery_impairment Imported condition classification; unverified.
- evidence_access
- Primary full text
- experimental_model
- Human PSC/PDAC cultures; shRNA and 1 mM alanine rescue.
- limitations
- Autophagy releases other products too; this is not proof that alanine is the only stromal contribution. Correction record: Publisher erratum corrects the second image label in Fig. 3a to hPSC-LC3 + 8988T, matching Fig. 3b; production labeling correction, not a retraction or independent study. https://www.nature.com/articles/nature19851.pdf
- nutrient_topic
- L-Alanine collection; species, compartment, exposure, co-substrates and manipulation remain explicit. · L-Alanine
- plain_language
- The add-back experiment connects stromal recycling to a usable fuel.
- primary_references
- Pancreatic stellate cells support tumour metabolism through autophagic alanine secretion. · 2016 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27509858/ · DOI 10.1038/nature19084
- trigger_kind
- machinery_impairment Imported condition classification; unverified.
L-Alanine: carbon, nitrogen, protein synthesis and cross-nutrient mechanisms (2026-09-19) · lines 152–158
AI-assisted research curation; primary references, access levels and experimental limitations individually identified. Not publisher full text. · supports · Human PSC/PDAC cultures; shRNA and 1 mM alanine rescue. · source_derived_draft · unverified_draft
## alanine-psc-atg7 The add-back experiment connects stromal recycling to a usable fuel. ATG7 knockdown in human pancreatic stellate cells reduced alanine secretion and reduced the ability of their conditioned medium to support PDAC oxygen consumption; alanine add-back rescued the metabolic response. Model: Human PSC/PDAC cultures; shRNA and 1 mM alanine rescue. Limitations: Autophagy releases other products too; this is not proof that alanine is the only stromal contribution. Correction record: Publisher erratum corrects the second image label in Fig. 3a to hPSC-LC3 + 8988T, matching Fig. 3b; production labeling correction, not a retraction or independent study. https://www.nature.com/articles/nature19851.pdf Evidence access: Primary full text Pancreatic stellate cells support tumour metabolism through autophagic alanine secretion. · 2016 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27509858/ · DOI 10.1038/nature19084
Complete structured claim and evidence
Where it participates (unsigned role)
Principal-cell Atg7 deletion worsened urine-concentrating impairment during potassium depletion rather than rescuing it.
Experimental context and source evidence
- availability_state
- machinery_impairment Imported condition classification; unverified.
- endpoint
- Principal-cell Atg7 deletion worsened urine-concentrating impairment during potassium depletion rather than rescuing it.
- experimental-exposure
- Principal-cell Atg7 conditional knockout and floxed control mice on normal or potassium-free diet for two weeks.
- experimental_model
- Principal-cell Atg7 conditional knockout and floxed control mice on normal or potassium-free diet for two weeks.
- limitations
- Knockout already altered basal urine concentration and caused compensatory degradation changes; this is not evidence against every role for autophagy.
- nutrient_topic
- Potassium research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. · Potassium
- organism
- Mus musculus
- plain_language
- Blocking one protein-disposal pathway did not restore water balance; channel phosphorylation and localization still mattered.
- primary_references
- [kim-2019-atg7-aqp2] Atg7-dependent canonical autophagy regulates the degradation of aquaporin 2 in prolonged hypokalemia (2019). https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-39702-4 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-39702-4
- tissue_or_cell_type
- collecting-duct principal cells
- trigger_kind
- machinery_impairment Imported condition classification; unverified.
Potassium: cross-nutrient mechanisms and deficiency (2026-09-17) · lines 1425–1436
AI-assisted literature curation; primary study URLs and scope retained in the document and extraction. Not publisher full text. · supports · Principal-cell Atg7 conditional knockout and floxed control mice on normal or potassium-free diet for two weeks. · source_derived_draft · unverified_draft
### atg7-loss-worsens-hypokalemic-concentrating-defect Principal-cell Atg7 deletion worsened urine-concentrating impairment during potassium depletion rather than rescuing it. Condition category: machinery_impairment nutrient_topic: Potassium research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. plain_language: Blocking one protein-disposal pathway did not restore water balance; channel phosphorylation and localization still mattered. organism: Mus musculus tissue_or_cell_type: collecting-duct principal cells experimental_model: Principal-cell Atg7 conditional knockout and floxed control mice on normal or potassium-free diet for two weeks. limitations: Knockout already altered basal urine concentration and caused compensatory degradation changes; this is not evidence against every role for autophagy. experimental-exposure: Principal-cell Atg7 conditional knockout and floxed control mice on normal or potassium-free diet for two weeks. endpoint: Principal-cell Atg7 deletion worsened urine-concentrating impairment during potassium depletion rather than rescuing it. [kim-2019-atg7-aqp2] Atg7-dependent canonical autophagy regulates the degradation of aquaporin 2 in prolonged hypokalemia (2019). https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-39702-4 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-39702-4
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Situations it appears in
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