9.B.134 The Lysosomal autophagy and apoptosis-related protein, TMEM192 (TMEM192) Family Lysosomal membrane proteins play roles in lysosome-related autophagy and apoptosis. Transmembrane protein 192 (TMEM192) shows a wide expression pattern in mouse tissues and is highly expressed in tumor cell lines, but at low levels in normal cell lines. By knockdown of TMEM192 expression using specific siRNAs, TMEM192-deficient HepG2 hepatoma cells showed growth inhibition and increased apoptosis, and autophagy was activated through LC3II expression. Increased apoptosis was inhibited by blocking the expression of the key autophagy gene Atg7 in TMEM192-deficient HepG2 cells. Thus, TMEM192 may be important for tumor cell growth and proliferation, and its deficiency can induce autophagy in tumor cells while activating apoptosis via the mitochondrial pathway through autophagy (Liu et al., 2012).
References:
Liu, Z., Y.J. Lv, Y.P. Song, X.H. Li, Y.N. Du, C.H. Wang, and L.K. Hu. (2012). Lysosomal membrane protein TMEM192 deficiency triggers crosstalk between autophagy and apoptosis in HepG2 hepatoma cells. Oncol Rep 28: 985-991.
Examples:
TC#	Name	Organismal Type	Example
9.B.134.1.1	*4TMS lysosomal TMEM192 homologue. Involved in autophagy and apoptosis in hepatoma cells (Liu et al.* 2012).**	Animals	*TMEM192 of Homo sapiens* (Q8IY95)**

Examples:
TC#	Name	Organismal Type	Example
9.B.134.2.1	4TMS soybean uncharacterized protein	Plants	Uncharacterized protein (I1L1Q2)