GABARAPL1, Official Symbol GABARAPL1provided by HGNC Official Full Name GABA type A receptor associated protein like 1provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:4068 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000139112 MIM:607420; AllianceGenome:HGNC:4068 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status VALIDATED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as ATG8; GEC1; APG8L; ATG8B; ATG8L; APG8-LIKE Summary Enables Tat protein binding activity and ubiquitin protein ligase binding activity. Predicted to be involved in autophagosome assembly; autophagy of mitochondrion; and cellular response to nitrogen starvation. Located in autophagosome. Colocalizes with mitochondrion. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022] Expression Broad expression in brain (RPKM 136.2), kidney (RPKM 101.2) and 23 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all