Review Article

Mitophagy and Oxidative Stress in Cancer and Aging: Focus on Sirtuins and Nanomaterials

Table 2

Mitochondrial receptors and their ligands involved in the mitophagic process.

ReceptorLocalizationLigands (interaction)SpeciesReference

ATG32Outer mitochondrial membraneAtg8, Atg11Yeast[22]
NIX/BNIP3LOuter mitochondrial membraneLC3Mammals[23ā€“25]
BCL2L13Outer mitochondrial membraneLC3Mammals[26]
FUNDC1Outer mitochondrial membraneLC3Mammals[27]
CardiolipinMitochondrial inner membrane, any damage to mitochondria, or depolarization of its membrane results in the translocation to outer mitochondrial membraneLC3Mammals[28]
PHB 2Inner mitochondrial membraneLC3Mammals[29]
ParkinNormally in the cytosol, it is translocated to the outer mitochondrial membrane upon depolarizationAMBRA1, LC3Mammals[30]
BCL2L13Outer mitochondrial membraneLC3Mammals[31]
FKBP8Outer mitochondrial membraneLC3Mammals[32]
SMURF1Cytoplasmatic, colocalized with damaged mitochondriaLC3?Mammals
BNIP3Outer mitochondrial membraneLC3Mammals[33]
NLRX1Outer mitochondrial membraneLC3Mammals[34]