Review Article

The Role of Mitophagy in Regulating Cell Death

Table 1

The subcellular localization of the mitophagy-related protein.

ProteinSubcellular localizationReferences

PINK1(1) Mitochondria (main): the inner and outer mitochondrial membrane
(2) Cytosol
(3) Endoplasmic reticulum
([87]; [88]; [89]; [90])
Parkin(1) Cytosol (main)
(2) Dysfunctional mitochondria
(3) Endoplasmic reticulum
(4) Golgi apparatus
[88]
[29]
[91]
[92]
NIX/BNIP3L(1) Mitochondria: the outer mitochondrial membrane
(2) Endoplasmic reticulum
[51, 93]
[66]
BNIP3(1) Mitochondria: the outer mitochondrial membrane
(2) Endoplasmic reticulum
[51]
[94]
FUNDC1(1) Mitochondria: the outer mitochondrial membrane[75]

Note: PINK1: PTEN-induced putative kinase 1; FUNDC1: Fun14 domain-containing protein 1; BNIP3L: BCL2/adenovirus E1B 19 kDa protein-interacting protein 3-like; BNIP3: BCL2-interacting protein 3.