id: Q9P2R3
gene_symbol: ANKFY1
product_type: PROTEIN
status: COMPLETE
taxon:
  id: NCBITaxon:9606
  label: Homo sapiens
description: 'ANKFY1 encodes Rabankyrin-5, a large ankyrin-repeat, BTB/POZ, and FYVE-domain
  protein that acts on PI3P- and Rab5-positive endosomal membranes. It binds activated
  Rab5-family GTPases and phosphatidylinositol phosphate lipids to regulate early
  endosome fusion, macropinocytosis, retromer-dependent endosome-to-Golgi and Golgi-to-lysosome
  trafficking, and receptor internalization. Recent work shows that ANKFY1 also recruits
  and stabilizes ATG2A on PI3P-rich endosomal membranes during autophagy, promoting
  ATG2A-mediated lipid transfer from endosomes to phagophores for autophagosome growth
  and completion.'
alternative_products:
- name: '1'
  id: Q9P2R3-1
- name: '2'
  id: Q9P2R3-2
  sequence_note: VSP_035607
- name: '4'
  id: Q9P2R3-4
  sequence_note: VSP_041447
existing_annotations:
- term:
    id: GO:0010008
    label: endosome membrane
  evidence_type: IBA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000033
  qualifier: is_active_in
  review:
    summary: Endosome membrane localization/activity is well supported for 
      ANKFY1/Rabankyrin-5.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: ANKFY1 is a FYVE-domain Rab5 effector that binds PI3P and localizes 
      on early/endosomal membranes; this location is central to its endosomal 
      trafficking and ATG2A-bridging roles.
    additional_reference_ids:
    - PMID:15328530
    - PMID:10940552
    - file:human/ANKFY1/ANKFY1-uniprot.txt
    - PMID:38622126
    - file:human/ANKFY1/ANKFY1-notes.md
    supported_by:
    - &id003
      reference_id: PMID:15328530
      supporting_text: novel PI(3)P-binding Rab5 effector, Rabankyrin-5, which 
        localises to early endosomes and stimulates their fusion activity
    - &id009
      reference_id: PMID:15328530
      supporting_text: Rabankyrin-5 binds most strongly to PI(3)P
    - &id007
      reference_id: PMID:38622126
      supporting_text: ANKFY1 recruits ATG2A to PI3P-enriched endosomes and 
        promotes ATG2A-mediated lipid transfer from endosomes to phagophores
- term:
    id: GO:0031267
    label: small GTPase binding
  evidence_type: IBA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000033
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: Small GTPase binding is directly supported by Rab5 and 
      RhoD/RAB-family interaction evidence.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Rabankyrin-5 was identified as a GTP-dependent Rab5 effector, and 
      additional disease/trafficking work supports interaction with 
      RAB5-regulatory machinery; this is a core molecular function.
    additional_reference_ids:
    - PMID:15328530
    - PMID:24102721
    - PMID:29959197
    - file:human/ANKFY1/ANKFY1-uniprot.txt
    supported_by:
    - &id010
      reference_id: PMID:15328530
      supporting_text: Rabankyrin-5 binds to Rab5 specifically, directly, and 
        GTP dependently
    - &id013
      reference_id: PMID:24102721
      supporting_text: RhoD binds to the Rab5 effector Rabankyrin-5
    - &id006
      reference_id: PMID:29959197
      supporting_text: GAPVD1 and ANKFY1 interact with the endosomal regulator 
        RAB5
- term:
    id: GO:0042147
    label: retrograde transport, endosome to Golgi
  evidence_type: IBA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000033
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: Endosome-to-Golgi retrograde transport is supported by 
      Rank-5/retromer evidence.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Rank-5 interacts and colocalizes with retromer cargo-recognition 
      components, and Rank-5 depletion impairs mannose 6-phosphate receptor 
      retrieval from endosomes to the Golgi.
    additional_reference_ids: &id001
    - PMID:22284051
    - file:human/ANKFY1/ANKFY1-uniprot.txt
    supported_by:
    - &id005
      reference_id: PMID:22284051
      supporting_text: Rank-5 colocalizes and interacts with components of the 
        retromer complex such as vacuolar protein sorting 26 (Vps26)
    - &id002
      reference_id: PMID:22284051
      supporting_text: depletion of Rank-5 causes mislocalization of Vps26 and 
        affects both the retrieval of mannose 6-phosphate receptor transport to 
        the Golgi from endosomes and biosynthetic transport
- term:
    id: GO:0090160
    label: Golgi to lysosome transport
  evidence_type: IBA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000033
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: Golgi-to-lysosome/biosynthetic transport is supported as part of 
      the Rank-5 retromer-trafficking phenotype.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: The same Rank-5 depletion experiments that disrupt retromer 
      distribution also affect biosynthetic transport, consistent with a role in
      endosome/Golgi/lysosome trafficking.
    additional_reference_ids: *id001
    supported_by:
    - *id002
- term:
    id: GO:0005737
    label: cytoplasm
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000044
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: Cytoplasmic localization is supported but is less informative than 
      endosome-membrane localization.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: ANKFY1 was initially described as a cytoplasmic protein and is 
      present in soluble fractions, but the biologically informative location is
      its recruitment to PI3P/Rab5-positive endosomal membranes.
    additional_reference_ids:
    - PMID:10940552
    - PMID:15328530
    - file:human/ANKFY1/ANKFY1-uniprot.txt
    supported_by:
    - &id004
      reference_id: PMID:10940552
      supporting_text: Ankhzn protein is ubiquitously expressed in a 
        spatiotemporal-specific manner and is located on endosomes
    - &id008
      reference_id: PMID:10940552
      supporting_text: present in both membrane and soluble fractions obtained 
        on subcellular fractionation
    - *id003
- term:
    id: GO:0005768
    label: endosome
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000117
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: Endosome localization is supported and relevant to ANKFY1 function.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: The original ANKHZN paper and later Rabankyrin-5 studies place the 
      protein on endosomes, where it binds Rab5/PI3P and coordinates endocytic 
      trafficking.
    additional_reference_ids: &id012
    - PMID:15328530
    - PMID:10940552
    - file:human/ANKFY1/ANKFY1-uniprot.txt
    supported_by:
    - *id004
    - *id003
- term:
    id: GO:0005769
    label: early endosome
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000044
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: Early endosome localization is supported by Rabankyrin-5 
      colocalization with Rab5/EEA1-positive compartments and later functional 
      studies.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: ANKFY1/Rabankyrin-5 localizes to early endosomes and its endosomal 
      localization is required for endosomal fusion, retromer-related 
      trafficking, and ATG2A recruitment during autophagy stimulation.
    additional_reference_ids:
    - PMID:15328530
    - PMID:22284051
    - PMID:29959197
    - PMID:38622126
    - file:human/ANKFY1/ANKFY1-uniprot.txt
    supported_by:
    - *id003
    - *id005
    - *id006
    - *id007
- term:
    id: GO:0005829
    label: cytosol
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000120
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: Cytosol localization is supported as a source pool but is not the 
      main functional location.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: ANKFY1 occurs in soluble and membrane-associated fractions; the 
      reviewed functional evidence points to membrane recruitment at 
      PI3P/Rab5-positive endosomes.
    additional_reference_ids:
    - PMID:10940552
    - PMID:15328530
    supported_by:
    - *id008
    - *id003
- term:
    id: GO:0010008
    label: endosome membrane
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000120
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: Endosome membrane localization/activity is well supported for 
      ANKFY1/Rabankyrin-5.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: ANKFY1 is a FYVE-domain Rab5 effector that binds PI3P and localizes 
      on early/endosomal membranes; this location is central to its endosomal 
      trafficking and ATG2A-bridging roles.
    additional_reference_ids:
    - PMID:15328530
    - PMID:10940552
    - file:human/ANKFY1/ANKFY1-uniprot.txt
    - PMID:38622126
    - file:human/ANKFY1/ANKFY1-notes.md
    supported_by:
    - *id003
    - *id009
    - *id007
- term:
    id: GO:0016020
    label: membrane
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000117
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: Generic membrane localization is supported but too broad to 
      represent the core location.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Membrane association is real, but the more informative annotation is
      endosome membrane/early endosome, where ANKFY1 binds PI3P and functions 
      with Rab5 and ATG2A.
    additional_reference_ids:
    - PMID:15328530
    - PMID:10940552
    - file:human/ANKFY1/ANKFY1-uniprot.txt
    - PMID:38622126
    - file:human/ANKFY1/ANKFY1-notes.md
    supported_by:
    - *id008
    - *id003
    - *id007
- term:
    id: GO:0046872
    label: metal ion binding
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000002
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: Metal ion binding is a broad domain-derived proxy for the FYVE zinc
      finger and should be replaced by the directly demonstrated lipid-binding 
      activity.
    action: MODIFY
    reason: The FYVE domain is biologically important because it binds 
      PI3P-containing membranes; direct lipid-binding experiments support 
      phosphatidylinositol phosphate binding, while generic metal ion binding is
      not informative for ANKFY1 function.
    proposed_replacement_terms:
    - id: GO:1901981
      label: phosphatidylinositol phosphate binding
    additional_reference_ids:
    - PMID:15328530
    - PMID:38622126
    supported_by:
    - *id009
    - &id015
      reference_id: PMID:38622126
      supporting_text: enhanced ATG2A-mediated lipid transfer between 
        PI3P-containing liposomes
- term:
    id: GO:0005515
    label: protein binding
  evidence_type: IPI
  original_reference_id: PMID:15328530
  qualifier: enables
  supporting_entities:
  - UniProtKB:P20339
  review:
    summary: The generic protein-binding row reflects Rab5 interaction and 
      should be replaced by small GTPase binding.
    action: MODIFY
    reason: The publication demonstrates specific, direct, GTP-dependent Rab5 
      binding; GO:0031267 captures the molecular function better than generic 
      protein binding.
    proposed_replacement_terms:
    - id: GO:0031267
      label: small GTPase binding
    additional_reference_ids:
    - PMID:15328530
    supported_by:
    - *id010
- term:
    id: GO:0005515
    label: protein binding
  evidence_type: IPI
  original_reference_id: PMID:20562859
  qualifier: enables
  supporting_entities:
  - UniProtKB:P60520
  review:
    summary: The generic protein-binding row reflects ATG8/GABARAP-family 
      association in a high-throughput autophagy network.
    action: MODIFY
    reason: The evidence is a proteomic autophagy-network interaction, so the 
      more specific molecular-function replacement is ubiquitin-like protein 
      binding; it should be treated as non-core relative to Rab5/PI3P/endosomal 
      trafficking.
    proposed_replacement_terms:
    - id: GO:0032182
      label: ubiquitin-like protein binding
    additional_reference_ids:
    - PMID:20562859
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: PMID:20562859
      supporting_text: The six ATG8 orthologues in humans (MAP1LC3/GABARAP 
        proteins) interact with a cohort of 67 proteins
    - reference_id: PMID:20562859
      supporting_text: FYVE domain-containing proteins FYCO1 and ANKFY1
- term:
    id: GO:0005515
    label: protein binding
  evidence_type: IPI
  original_reference_id: PMID:22284051
  qualifier: enables
  supporting_entities:
  - UniProtKB:Q9H4M9
  review:
    summary: The generic protein-binding row reflects Rank-5 binding to the EHD1
      EH domain.
    action: MODIFY
    reason: Rank-5 contains an NPFED motif that binds the EHD1 EH domain; 
      GO:1990175 EH domain binding captures this interaction better than generic
      protein binding.
    proposed_replacement_terms:
    - id: GO:1990175
      label: EH domain binding
    additional_reference_ids:
    - PMID:22284051
    supported_by:
    - &id011
      reference_id: PMID:22284051
      supporting_text: binding occurs between the EH domain of EHD1 and the 
        NPFED motif of Rank-5
- term:
    id: GO:0005515
    label: protein binding
  evidence_type: IPI
  original_reference_id: PMID:27189942
  qualifier: enables
  supporting_entities:
  - UniProtKB:Q9H4M9
  review:
    summary: The local cached article does not provide ANKFY1-specific text for 
      this generic EHD1/Q9H4M9 interaction row.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The abstract supports EHD paralog binding to NPF-containing partners
      generally, but the cached text available locally does not document the 
      ANKFY1/Rabankyrin-5 interaction with EHD1 specifically. A replacement such
      as EH domain binding may be appropriate if full interaction evidence is 
      checked, but this row should remain undecided until the specific evidence 
      is accessible.
    additional_reference_ids:
    - PMID:27189942
    - PMID:22284051
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: PMID:27189942
      supporting_text: EHD proteins have an EH domain that interacts with 
        proteins containing an NPF motif
    - *id011
- term:
    id: GO:0005515
    label: protein binding
  evidence_type: IPI
  original_reference_id: PMID:27189942
  qualifier: enables
  supporting_entities:
  - UniProtKB:Q9NZN3
  review:
    summary: The local cached article does not provide ANKFY1-specific text for 
      this generic EHD3/Q9NZN3 interaction row.
    action: UNDECIDED
    reason: The GOA includes a distinct PMID:27189942 IPI row for EHD3/Q9NZN3.
      The cached abstract supports EHD-family EH-domain recognition of 
      NPF-containing partners and distinguishes EHD1 from EHD3, but it does not 
      expose ANKFY1/Rabankyrin-5-specific interaction evidence for this partner.
      This row should remain undecided until the specific IntAct/full-text 
      evidence is accessible.
    additional_reference_ids:
    - PMID:27189942
    - PMID:22284051
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: PMID:27189942
      supporting_text: EHD proteins have an EH domain that interacts with 
        proteins containing an NPF motif
    - reference_id: PMID:27189942
      supporting_text: EHD1 and EHD3 have 86% amino acid identity; they homo- 
        and heterodimerize and partially co-localize to TRE
- term:
    id: GO:0005768
    label: endosome
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000052
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: Endosome localization is supported and relevant to ANKFY1 function.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: The original ANKHZN paper and later Rabankyrin-5 studies place the 
      protein on endosomes, where it binds Rab5/PI3P and coordinates endocytic 
      trafficking.
    additional_reference_ids: *id012
    supported_by:
    - *id004
    - *id003
- term:
    id: GO:0005737
    label: cytoplasm
  evidence_type: EXP
  original_reference_id: PMID:10940552
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: Cytoplasmic localization is supported but is less informative than 
      endosome-membrane localization.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: ANKFY1 was initially described as a cytoplasmic protein and is 
      present in soluble fractions, but the biologically informative location is
      its recruitment to PI3P/Rab5-positive endosomal membranes.
    additional_reference_ids:
    - PMID:10940552
    - PMID:15328530
    - file:human/ANKFY1/ANKFY1-uniprot.txt
    supported_by:
    - *id004
    - *id008
    - *id003
- term:
    id: GO:0005769
    label: early endosome
  evidence_type: EXP
  original_reference_id: PMID:22284051
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: Early endosome localization is supported by Rabankyrin-5 
      colocalization with Rab5/EEA1-positive compartments and later functional 
      studies.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: ANKFY1/Rabankyrin-5 localizes to early endosomes and its endosomal 
      localization is required for endosomal fusion, retromer-related 
      trafficking, and ATG2A recruitment during autophagy stimulation.
    additional_reference_ids:
    - PMID:15328530
    - PMID:22284051
    - PMID:29959197
    - PMID:38622126
    - file:human/ANKFY1/ANKFY1-uniprot.txt
    supported_by:
    - *id003
    - *id005
    - *id006
    - *id007
- term:
    id: GO:0005769
    label: early endosome
  evidence_type: EXP
  original_reference_id: PMID:29959197
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: Early endosome localization is supported by Rabankyrin-5 
      colocalization with Rab5/EEA1-positive compartments and later functional 
      studies.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: ANKFY1/Rabankyrin-5 localizes to early endosomes and its endosomal 
      localization is required for endosomal fusion, retromer-related 
      trafficking, and ATG2A recruitment during autophagy stimulation.
    additional_reference_ids:
    - PMID:15328530
    - PMID:22284051
    - PMID:29959197
    - PMID:38622126
    - file:human/ANKFY1/ANKFY1-uniprot.txt
    supported_by:
    - *id003
    - *id005
    - *id006
    - *id007
- term:
    id: GO:0010008
    label: endosome membrane
  evidence_type: EXP
  original_reference_id: PMID:10940552
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: Endosome membrane localization/activity is well supported for 
      ANKFY1/Rabankyrin-5.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: ANKFY1 is a FYVE-domain Rab5 effector that binds PI3P and localizes 
      on early/endosomal membranes; this location is central to its endosomal 
      trafficking and ATG2A-bridging roles.
    additional_reference_ids:
    - PMID:15328530
    - PMID:10940552
    - file:human/ANKFY1/ANKFY1-uniprot.txt
    - PMID:38622126
    - file:human/ANKFY1/ANKFY1-notes.md
    supported_by:
    - *id003
    - *id009
    - *id007
- term:
    id: GO:0010008
    label: endosome membrane
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-9013438
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: Endosome membrane localization/activity is well supported for 
      ANKFY1/Rabankyrin-5.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: ANKFY1 is a FYVE-domain Rab5 effector that binds PI3P and localizes 
      on early/endosomal membranes; this location is central to its endosomal 
      trafficking and ATG2A-bridging roles.
    additional_reference_ids:
    - PMID:15328530
    - PMID:10940552
    - file:human/ANKFY1/ANKFY1-uniprot.txt
    - PMID:38622126
    - file:human/ANKFY1/ANKFY1-notes.md
    supported_by:
    - *id003
    - *id009
    - *id007
- term:
    id: GO:0070062
    label: extracellular exosome
  evidence_type: HDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:18570454
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: Extracellular exosome detection comes from high-throughput 
      proteomics and is not central to ANKFY1 function.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: The exosome rows may reflect proteomic detection, but they do not 
      explain the core Rab5/PI3P/endosomal trafficking and ATG2A 
      autophagosome-assembly roles.
    additional_reference_ids:
    - PMID:15328530
    - PMID:20562859
    - PMID:38622126
    supported_by:
    - *id003
    - &id016
      reference_id: PMID:20562859
      supporting_text: depletion of ANKFY1 also led to increased autophagosomal 
        number without blocking flux
    - *id007
- term:
    id: GO:0016197
    label: endosomal transport
  evidence_type: IMP
  original_reference_id: PMID:24102721
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: Endosomal transport is supported by RhoD/PDGFR trafficking and the 
      broader Rabankyrin-5 endosomal phenotype.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: RhoD and Rabankyrin-5 coordinate Rab/Rho activities during 
      internalization and trafficking of activated receptor cargo; this is 
      consistent with the core endosomal transport function.
    additional_reference_ids:
    - PMID:24102721
    - PMID:15328530
    - PMID:22284051
    supported_by:
    - &id017
      reference_id: PMID:24102721
      supporting_text: coordinating RhoD and Rab activities during 
        internalization and trafficking of activated tyrosine kinase receptors
    - *id003
    - *id002
- term:
    id: GO:0030904
    label: retromer complex
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:22284051
  qualifier: colocalizes_with
  review:
    summary: Retromer complex colocalization is supported, but ANKFY1 is not 
      established as a retromer complex subunit.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: The qualifier is colocalizes_with, and the evidence shows 
      interaction/colocalization with VPS26 and retromer distribution defects 
      rather than stable retromer-complex membership.
    additional_reference_ids:
    - PMID:22284051
    supported_by:
    - *id005
    - *id002
- term:
    id: GO:0042147
    label: retrograde transport, endosome to Golgi
  evidence_type: IMP
  original_reference_id: PMID:22284051
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: Endosome-to-Golgi retrograde transport is supported by 
      Rank-5/retromer evidence.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Rank-5 interacts and colocalizes with retromer cargo-recognition 
      components, and Rank-5 depletion impairs mannose 6-phosphate receptor 
      retrieval from endosomes to the Golgi.
    additional_reference_ids: *id001
    supported_by:
    - *id005
    - *id002
- term:
    id: GO:0090160
    label: Golgi to lysosome transport
  evidence_type: IMP
  original_reference_id: PMID:22284051
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: Golgi-to-lysosome/biosynthetic transport is supported as part of 
      the Rank-5 retromer-trafficking phenotype.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: The same Rank-5 depletion experiments that disrupt retromer 
      distribution also affect biosynthetic transport, consistent with a role in
      endosome/Golgi/lysosome trafficking.
    additional_reference_ids: *id001
    supported_by:
    - *id002
- term:
    id: GO:0005769
    label: early endosome
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:15328530
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: Early endosome localization is supported by Rabankyrin-5 
      colocalization with Rab5/EEA1-positive compartments and later functional 
      studies.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: ANKFY1/Rabankyrin-5 localizes to early endosomes and its endosomal 
      localization is required for endosomal fusion, retromer-related 
      trafficking, and ATG2A recruitment during autophagy stimulation.
    additional_reference_ids:
    - PMID:15328530
    - PMID:22284051
    - PMID:29959197
    - PMID:38622126
    - file:human/ANKFY1/ANKFY1-uniprot.txt
    supported_by:
    - *id003
    - *id005
    - *id006
    - *id007
- term:
    id: GO:0031267
    label: small GTPase binding
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:15328530
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: Small GTPase binding is directly supported by Rab5 and 
      RhoD/RAB-family interaction evidence.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Rabankyrin-5 was identified as a GTP-dependent Rab5 effector, and 
      additional disease/trafficking work supports interaction with 
      RAB5-regulatory machinery; this is a core molecular function.
    additional_reference_ids:
    - PMID:15328530
    - PMID:24102721
    - PMID:29959197
    - file:human/ANKFY1/ANKFY1-uniprot.txt
    supported_by:
    - *id010
    - *id013
    - *id006
- term:
    id: GO:0034058
    label: endosomal vesicle fusion
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:15328530
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: Endosomal vesicle fusion is directly supported by the original 
      Rabankyrin-5 functional study.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Rabankyrin-5 is a Rab5/PI3P effector that stimulates early-endosome 
      fusion and affects endosomal vesicle dynamics.
    additional_reference_ids:
    - PMID:15328530
    supported_by:
    - *id003
    - reference_id: PMID:15328530
      supporting_text: Rabankyrin-5 is a Rab5 effector required for the 
        formation of macropinosomes
- term:
    id: GO:0044354
    label: macropinosome
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:15328530
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: Macropinosome localization is directly supported and relevant to 
      the pinocytosis phenotype.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Rabankyrin-5 localizes to macropinosomes and its perturbation 
      changes fluid-phase uptake.
    additional_reference_ids:
    - PMID:15328530
    supported_by:
    - &id014
      reference_id: PMID:15328530
      supporting_text: Overexpression of Rabankyrin-5 increases the number of 
        macropinosomes and stimulates fluid-phase uptake, whereas its 
        downregulation inhibits these processes
- term:
    id: GO:0048549
    label: positive regulation of pinocytosis
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:15328530
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: Positive regulation of pinocytosis is directly supported.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Overexpression and depletion experiments show that Rabankyrin-5 
      promotes fluid-phase/macropinocytic uptake, including apical 
      non-clathrin-mediated uptake in polarized cells.
    additional_reference_ids:
    - PMID:15328530
    supported_by:
    - *id014
    - reference_id: PMID:15328530
      supporting_text: specifically stimulates apical, non-clathrin-mediated 
        fluid-phase endocytosis
- term:
    id: GO:1901981
    label: phosphatidylinositol phosphate binding
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:15328530
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: Phosphatidylinositol phosphate binding is a core ANKFY1 molecular 
      function.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: ANKFY1/Rabankyrin-5 binds PI3P via its FYVE domain; this 
      lipid-binding activity explains endosomal recruitment and is required for 
      ATG2A-mediated lipid-transfer enhancement.
    additional_reference_ids:
    - PMID:15328530
    - PMID:38622126
    supported_by:
    - *id009
    - *id015
- term:
    id: GO:0070062
    label: extracellular exosome
  evidence_type: HDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:19056867
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: Extracellular exosome detection comes from high-throughput 
      proteomics and is not central to ANKFY1 function.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: The exosome rows may reflect proteomic detection, but they do not 
      explain the core Rab5/PI3P/endosomal trafficking and ATG2A 
      autophagosome-assembly roles.
    additional_reference_ids:
    - PMID:15328530
    - PMID:20562859
    - PMID:38622126
    supported_by:
    - *id003
    - *id016
    - *id007
- term:
    id: GO:0005765
    label: lysosomal membrane
  evidence_type: HDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:17897319
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: Lysosomal membrane detection is plausible but high-throughput and 
      not core.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: The dominant evidence places ANKFY1 on early/endosomal membranes; 
      lysosomal-membrane proteomic detection is peripheral and should not drive 
      the core function summary.
    additional_reference_ids:
    - PMID:15328530
    - PMID:38622126
    supported_by:
    - *id003
    - *id007
- term:
    id: GO:0016020
    label: membrane
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:10940552
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: Generic membrane localization is supported but too broad to 
      represent the core location.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Membrane association is real, but the more informative annotation is
      endosome membrane/early endosome, where ANKFY1 binds PI3P and functions 
      with Rab5 and ATG2A.
    additional_reference_ids:
    - PMID:15328530
    - PMID:10940552
    - file:human/ANKFY1/ANKFY1-uniprot.txt
    - PMID:38622126
    - file:human/ANKFY1/ANKFY1-notes.md
    supported_by:
    - *id008
    - *id003
    - *id007
- term:
    id: GO:0010008
    label: endosome membrane
  evidence_type: ISS
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000024
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: Endosome membrane localization/activity is well supported for 
      ANKFY1/Rabankyrin-5.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: ANKFY1 is a FYVE-domain Rab5 effector that binds PI3P and localizes 
      on early/endosomal membranes; this location is central to its endosomal 
      trafficking and ATG2A-bridging roles.
    additional_reference_ids:
    - PMID:15328530
    - PMID:10940552
    - file:human/ANKFY1/ANKFY1-uniprot.txt
    - PMID:38622126
    - file:human/ANKFY1/ANKFY1-notes.md
    supported_by:
    - *id003
    - *id009
    - *id007
- term:
    id: GO:0000045
    label: autophagosome assembly
  evidence_type: IMP
  original_reference_id: PMID:38622126
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: ANKFY1 should be added to autophagosome assembly for its 
      ATG2A-dependent endosome-to-phagophore lipid-transfer role.
    action: NEW
    reason: ANKFY1 depletion impairs autophagosome growth, reduces autophagy 
      flux, and phenocopies ATG2A/B depletion; in vitro ANKFY1 enhances 
      ATG2A-mediated lipid transfer between PI3P-containing membranes. 
      GO:0000045 is the conservative process term for this 
      phagophore-growth/autophagosome-completion role.
    additional_reference_ids:
    - PMID:38622126
    - file:human/ANKFY1/ANKFY1-notes.md
    - file:human/ANKFY1/ANKFY1-deep-research-falcon.md
    supported_by:
    - &id018
      reference_id: PMID:38622126
      supporting_text: identified a new ATG2A-binding protein, ANKFY1
    - &id019
      reference_id: PMID:38622126
      supporting_text: Depletion of this endosome-localized protein led to the 
        impaired autophagosome growth and the reduced autophagy flux
    - *id015
    - *id007
    - reference_id: file:human/ANKFY1/ANKFY1-deep-research-falcon.md
      supporting_text: A 2024 study identified ANKFY1 as an ATG2A-binding 
        endosomal factor that bridges endosomes and phagophores, promoting 
        ATG2A-mediated lipid transfer for phagophore growth
references:
- id: GO_REF:0000002
  title: Gene Ontology annotation through association of InterPro records with 
    GO terms
  findings: []
- id: GO_REF:0000024
  title: Manual transfer of experimentally-verified manual GO annotation data to
    orthologs by curator judgment of sequence similarity
  findings: []
- id: GO_REF:0000033
  title: Annotation inferences using phylogenetic trees
  findings: []
- id: GO_REF:0000044
  title: Gene Ontology annotation based on UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Subcellular 
    Location vocabulary mapping, accompanied by conservative changes to GO terms
    applied by UniProt
  findings: []
- id: GO_REF:0000052
  title: Gene Ontology annotation based on curation of immunofluorescence data
  findings: []
- id: GO_REF:0000117
  title: Electronic Gene Ontology annotations created by ARBA machine learning 
    models
  findings: []
- id: GO_REF:0000120
  title: Combined Automated Annotation using Multiple IEA Methods
  findings: []
- id: PMID:10940552
  title: Characterization and chromosomal mapping of a novel human gene, ANKHZN.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:15328530
  title: The Rab5 effector Rabankyrin-5 regulates and coordinates different 
    endocytic mechanisms.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:17897319
  title: Integral and associated lysosomal membrane proteins.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:18570454
  title: Proteomic analysis of exosomes from human neural stem cells by flow 
    field-flow fractionation and nanoflow liquid chromatography-tandem mass 
    spectrometry.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:19056867
  title: Large-scale proteomics and phosphoproteomics of urinary exosomes.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:20562859
  title: Network organization of the human autophagy system.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:22284051
  title: Rabankyrin-5 interacts with EHD1 and Vps26 to regulate endocytic 
    trafficking and retromer function.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:24102721
  title: RhoD binds the Rab5 effector Rabankyrin-5 and has a role in trafficking
    of the platelet-derived growth factor receptor.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:27189942
  title: EHD3 Protein Is Required for Tubular Recycling Endosome Stabilization, 
    and an Asparagine-Glutamic Acid Residue Pair within Its Eps15 Homology (EH) 
    Domain Dictates Its Selective Binding to NPF Peptides.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:29959197
  title: GAPVD1 and ANKFY1 Mutations Implicate RAB5 Regulation in Nephrotic 
    Syndrome.
  findings: []
- id: Reactome:R-HSA-9013438
  title: RHOD binds effectors at the endosome membrane
  findings: []
- id: PMID:38622126
  title: ANKFY1 bridges ATG2A-mediated lipid transfer from endosomes to 
    phagophores.
  findings:
  - statement: ANKFY1 binds ATG2A during autophagy stimulation and promotes 
      ATG2A-mediated lipid transfer from endosomes to phagophores.
  - statement: ANKFY1 depletion impairs autophagosome growth and reduces 
      autophagy flux.
- id: file:human/ANKFY1/ANKFY1-uniprot.txt
  title: UniProtKB record for human ANKFY1/Rabankyrin-5
  findings:
  - statement: UniProt summarizes ANKFY1 as a Rab5 effector involved in 
      endosomal trafficking, macropinocytosis, receptor internalization, 
      retromer-mediated transport, and podocyte migration.
- id: file:human/ANKFY1/ANKFY1-notes.md
  title: ANKFY1 review notes for Proteostasis PN assessment
  findings:
  - statement: The PN Cul3 substrate-receptor projection to GO:1990756 is not 
      supported by ANKFY1-specific evidence.
  - statement: ANKFY1 is proteostasis-relevant through endosome-autophagosome 
      lipid transfer rather than validated ubiquitin-like ligase-substrate 
      adaptor activity.
- id: file:human/ANKFY1/ANKFY1-deep-research-falcon.md
  title: Falcon deep research report for human ANKFY1
  findings:
  - statement: The Falcon report summarizes ANKFY1 as a Rab5/PI3P endosomal 
      scaffold with recent ATG2A-mediated autophagy evidence.
- id: projects/PROTEOSTASIS/reports/pn_projection/pn_projected_annotations.tsv
  title: Proteostasis PN projected annotations report
  findings:
  - statement: The report projects GO:1990756 to ANKFY1 from the Cul3 substrate 
      receptor PN group.
core_functions:
- description: ANKFY1 is a Rab5/PI3P-positive endosomal effector that 
    coordinates early endosome fusion, macropinocytosis, endosomal transport, 
    and retromer-associated endosome-to-Golgi and Golgi-to-lysosome trafficking.
  molecular_function:
    id: GO:0031267
    label: small GTPase binding
  directly_involved_in:
  - id: GO:0034058
    label: endosomal vesicle fusion
  - id: GO:0048549
    label: positive regulation of pinocytosis
  - id: GO:0016197
    label: endosomal transport
  - id: GO:0042147
    label: retrograde transport, endosome to Golgi
  - id: GO:0090160
    label: Golgi to lysosome transport
  locations:
  - id: GO:0010008
    label: endosome membrane
  - id: GO:0005769
    label: early endosome
  - id: GO:0044354
    label: macropinosome
  supported_by:
  - *id010
  - *id009
  - *id014
  - *id002
  - *id017
- description: ANKFY1 binds PI3P-rich endosomal membranes through its FYVE 
    domain and promotes ATG2A-mediated lipid transfer from endosomes to 
    phagophores, supporting autophagosome growth and completion during autophagy
    induction.
  molecular_function:
    id: GO:1901981
    label: phosphatidylinositol phosphate binding
  directly_involved_in:
  - id: GO:0000045
    label: autophagosome assembly
  locations:
  - id: GO:0010008
    label: endosome membrane
  - id: GO:0005769
    label: early endosome
  supported_by:
  - *id018
  - *id019
  - *id015
  - *id007
  - reference_id: file:human/ANKFY1/ANKFY1-notes.md
    supporting_text: ANKFY1 also has direct autophagy-relevant evidence
proposed_new_terms: []
suggested_questions:
- question: Is there direct experimental evidence that ANKFY1 binds CUL3 or 
    functions as a CRL3/ubiquitin-like ligase substrate adaptor in cells?
  experts:
  - GO ubiquitin-proteasome curators
  - Proteostasis PN curators
- question: Should ANKFY1 autophagy annotation be limited to autophagosome 
    assembly, or should a more specific future term capture 
    endosome-to-phagophore lipid-transfer bridging by ATG2A adaptors?
  experts:
  - GO autophagy editors
suggested_experiments:
- experiment_type: Endogenous CUL3 complex and ubiquitination assay
  hypothesis: ANKFY1 does not function as a CRL3 substrate receptor unless it 
    shows endogenous CUL3 complex membership and substrate-dependent 
    ubiquitination activity.
  description: Test endogenous ANKFY1-CUL3 binding by reciprocal 
    co-immunoprecipitation or proximity labeling, identify candidate substrates,
    and determine whether ANKFY1 loss changes CUL3-dependent ubiquitination of 
    those substrates.
- experiment_type: ANKFY1 autophagy rescue assay
  hypothesis: FYVE-dependent endosomal recruitment and ATG2A binding are 
    required for ANKFY1 support of phagophore growth.
  description: Rescue ANKFY1 knockout cells with wild-type, FYVE-deleted, and 
    ATG2A-binding-defective ANKFY1 variants, then assay Halo-LC3 autophagosome 
    completion, LC3 flux, WIPI2/LC3 phagophore PI3P, and in vitro ATG2A lipid 
    transfer.
