id: Q9NVI7
gene_symbol: ATAD3A
product_type: PROTEIN
status: COMPLETE
taxon:
  id: NCBITaxon:9606
  label: Homo sapiens
description: >-
  ATAD3A encodes a mitochondrial AAA+ ATPase that is anchored in the mitochondrial inner membrane,
  enriched at inner/outer membrane and mitochondria-ER contact regions, and associated with mitochondrial
  nucleoids. It supports mitochondrial network organization, mtDNA/nucleoid organization, and
  mitochondrial protein synthesis, and it can participate in stress-response signaling from mitochondria,
  including PERK modulation at mitochondria-ER contact sites and HRI-mediated integrated stress
  response signaling after mitochondrial DNA breaks.
alternative_products:
- name: '2'
  id: Q9NVI7-2
- name: '1'
  id: Q9NVI7-1
  sequence_note: VSP_062536
- name: '3'
  id: Q9NVI7-3
  sequence_note: VSP_062535
existing_annotations:
- term:
    id: GO:0005739
    label: mitochondrion
  evidence_type: IBA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000033
  qualifier: is_active_in
  review:
    summary: >-
      Phylogenetic inference to mitochondrion is consistent with experimental localization of
      ATAD3A to mitochondria and the mitochondrial inner membrane/nucleoid region.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: >-
      ATAD3A is a mitochondrial AAA+ protein with multiple independent experimental localization
      studies. This cellular component captures a core location.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: PMID:20154147
      supporting_text: The N-terminal domain interacts with the OM
    - reference_id: PMID:20349121
      supporting_text: ATAD3 is a mitochondrial inner membrane-associated protein
- term:
    id: GO:0007005
    label: mitochondrion organization
  evidence_type: IBA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000033
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: >-
      ATAD3A is required for normal mitochondrial network organization and dynamic inner/outer
      membrane interactions.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: >-
      Mitochondrion organization is a core process for ATAD3A, supported by dominant-negative
      and depletion phenotypes affecting mitochondrial morphology and membrane interactions.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: PMID:20154147
      supporting_text: ATAD3A regulates dynamic interactions between the mitochondrial OM
        and IM sensed by the cell fission machinery.
- term:
    id: GO:0005524
    label: ATP binding
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000002
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: >-
      ATP binding is consistent with the conserved AAA+ ATPase domain and mutational evidence
      from ATAD3A functional studies.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: >-
      ATP binding is an intrinsic molecular feature of the ATAD3A AAA+ ATPase domain and supports
      the core ATP hydrolysis activity.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: PMID:20154147
      supporting_text: positions the C-terminal AAA(+) ATPase domain in the matrix
- term:
    id: GO:0005743
    label: mitochondrial inner membrane
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000044
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: >-
      UniProt subcellular-location mapping to mitochondrial inner membrane is supported by experimental
      topology and membrane-association studies.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: >-
      The inner-membrane assignment is well supported and is a core location for ATAD3A function.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: PMID:20154147
      supporting_text: central transmembrane segment (TMS) anchors the protein in the IM
    - reference_id: PMID:20349121
      supporting_text: ATAD3 is a mitochondrial inner membrane-associated protein
- term:
    id: GO:0016887
    label: ATP hydrolysis activity
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000002
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: >-
      ATP hydrolysis activity is consistent with ATAD3A being a functional AAA+ ATPase.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: >-
      The catalytic ATPase activity is a core molecular function of ATAD3A.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: PMID:17210950
      supporting_text: The ATPase of ATAD3 is functional
    - reference_id: PMID:20154147
      supporting_text: positions the C-terminal AAA(+) ATPase domain in the matrix
- term:
    id: GO:0042645
    label: mitochondrial nucleoid
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000044
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: >-
      Mitochondrial nucleoid localization is supported by ATAD3A colocalization with mtDNA/nucleoids
      and effects on nucleoid organization.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: >-
      ATAD3A is not necessarily a core mtDNA-packaging protein in all nucleoids, but its nucleoid
      association and nucleoid-organizing role are well supported.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: PMID:17210950
      supporting_text: human ATAD3 is a component of many, but not all, mitochondrial
        nucleoids
    - reference_id: PMID:18063578
      supporting_text: Several other metabolic proteins and chaperones identified in native
        nucleoids, including ATAD3, were not observed to cross-link to mtDNA
- term:
    id: GO:0005515
    label: protein binding
  evidence_type: IPI
  original_reference_id: PMID:22664726
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: >-
      ATAD3A interacts with ATAD3B and HSPD1 in the cited study, but GO:0005515 protein binding
      is too generic to capture the functional implication.
    action: MARK_AS_OVER_ANNOTATED
    reason: >-
      The interaction is real, but protein binding alone is uninformative and should not be treated
      as a molecular-function annotation for ATAD3A. The biologically meaningful context is mitochondrial
      homeostasis/nucleoid regulation.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: PMID:22664726
      supporting_text: ATAD3B associates with the ubiquitous ATAD3A species
    - reference_id: PMID:22664726
      supporting_text: negatively regulates the interaction of ATAD3A with matrix nucleoid
        complexes
- term:
    id: GO:0005515
    label: protein binding
  evidence_type: IPI
  original_reference_id: PMID:30914652
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: >-
      ATAD3A interacts with Drp1/DNM1L in neurodegeneration models, but the generic protein binding
      term is not an informative GO molecular function.
    action: MARK_AS_OVER_ANNOTATED
    reason: >-
      The direct evidence supports a Drp1-ATAD3A mitochondrial-fragmentation mechanism, not a
      broad protein-binding function term.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: PMID:30914652
      supporting_text: ATAD3A as an interactor of mitochondrial fission GTPase, Drp1, in HD.
    - reference_id: PMID:30914652
      supporting_text: ATAD3A plays a key role in neurodegeneration by linking Drp1-induced
        mitochondrial fragmentation to defective mtDNA maintenance
- term:
    id: GO:0005739
    label: mitochondrion
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000107
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: >-
      Orthology-based mitochondrion localization is consistent with experimental human ATAD3A
      localization.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: >-
      ATAD3A is robustly mitochondrial; this is a correct cellular-component annotation.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: PMID:20332122
      supporting_text: Expression of ATAD3A was detected by reverse
        transcription-polymerase chain reaction, immunoblotting, immunohistochemistry
        and confocal immunofluorescent microscopy.
    - reference_id: PMID:20349121
      supporting_text: ATAD3 is a mitochondrial inner membrane-associated protein
- term:
    id: GO:0005739
    label: mitochondrion
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000052
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: >-
      HPA immunofluorescence mitochondrion localization agrees with the curated mitochondrial
      literature.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: >-
      The mitochondrion location is correct and supported by independent experimental studies.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: PMID:20332122
      supporting_text: Expression of ATAD3A was detected by reverse
        transcription-polymerase chain reaction, immunoblotting, immunohistochemistry
        and confocal immunofluorescent microscopy.
    - reference_id: PMID:20154147
      supporting_text: The N-terminal domain interacts with the OM
- term:
    id: GO:0005743
    label: mitochondrial inner membrane
  evidence_type: EXP
  original_reference_id: PMID:18063578
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: >-
      Mitochondrial inner membrane localization is supported, with PMID:18063578 refining ATAD3A
      as peripheral to nucleoids rather than a core mtDNA-crosslinked protein.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: >-
      The cellular-component term is correct. The evidence should be interpreted as inner-membrane/nucleoid-associated
      localization, not necessarily direct mtDNA core binding.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: PMID:18063578
      supporting_text: Several other metabolic proteins and chaperones identified in native
        nucleoids, including ATAD3, were not observed to cross-link to mtDNA
    - reference_id: PMID:18063578
      supporting_text: translation and complex assembly may occur in the peripheral region
- term:
    id: GO:0005743
    label: mitochondrial inner membrane
  evidence_type: EXP
  original_reference_id: PMID:20332122
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: >-
      The lung adenocarcinoma study confirms experimental ATAD3A detection; mitochondrial
      inner-membrane localization is supported by the broader ATAD3A topology literature.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: >-
      The term captures a well-supported core cellular location, even though the cited paper focuses
      on cancer phenotypes.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: PMID:20332122
      supporting_text: Expression of ATAD3A was detected by reverse
        transcription-polymerase chain reaction, immunoblotting, immunohistochemistry
        and confocal immunofluorescent microscopy.
    - reference_id: PMID:20332122
      supporting_text: Our results show that ATAD3A is the major form expressed in LADC.
- term:
    id: GO:0016887
    label: ATP hydrolysis activity
  evidence_type: IMP
  original_reference_id: PMID:39116259
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: >-
      ATAD3A is a AAA+ ATPase. The cited PERK paper uses ATPase mutants to separate PERK inhibition
      from ATPase activity, while other ATAD3A studies support ATPase activity as core.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: >-
      ATP hydrolysis is an intrinsic ATAD3A molecular function. The specific PERK-inhibition mechanism
      appears ATPase-independent, but that does not invalidate ATAD3A ATPase activity.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: PMID:17210950
      supporting_text: The ATPase of ATAD3 is functional
    - reference_id: PMID:20154147
      supporting_text: positions the C-terminal AAA(+) ATPase domain in the matrix
- term:
    id: GO:0030291
    label: protein serine/threonine kinase inhibitor activity
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:39116259
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: >-
      ATAD3A inhibits PERK kinase signaling at mitochondria-ER contacts during ER stress.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: >-
      The PERK inhibitor activity is experimentally supported and biologically meaningful, but
      it is a context-specific stress-response function rather than the core AAA ATPase/nucleoid/mitochondrial-organization
      role.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: PMID:39116259
      supporting_text: ATAD3A interacted with protein kinase RNA-like endoplasmic reticulum
        kinase (PERK)
    - reference_id: PMID:39116259
      supporting_text: ATAD3A binding attenuated local PERK signaling
- term:
    id: GO:0044233
    label: mitochondria-associated endoplasmic reticulum membrane contact site
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:39116259
  qualifier: is_active_in
  review:
    summary: >-
      ATAD3A is active at mitochondria-associated ER membrane contact sites during ER stress through
      its PERK interaction.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: >-
      This contact-site localization is supported, but it describes a stress-regulated sublocation
      rather than the primary mitochondrial inner-membrane/nucleoid location.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: PMID:39116259
      supporting_text: PERK-ATAD3A interactions increased during ER stress, forming
        mitochondria-ER contact sites.
- term:
    id: GO:1903898
    label: negative regulation of PERK-mediated unfolded protein response
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:39116259
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: >-
      ATAD3A negatively regulates local PERK-mediated unfolded-protein-response signaling to preserve
      mitochondrial protein synthesis during ER stress.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: >-
      This is a real, experimentally supported stress-context function, but it is secondary to
      the core mitochondrial AAA ATPase/nucleoid/organization functions.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: PMID:39116259
      supporting_text: ATAD3A binding attenuated local PERK signaling and rescued the
        expression of some mitochondrial proteins.
    - reference_id: PMID:39116259
      supporting_text: active translation at mitochondria was significantly protected
- term:
    id: GO:0005524
    label: ATP binding
  evidence_type: IMP
  original_reference_id: PMID:20154147
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: >-
      ATP binding is supported by ATAD3A AAA+ domain function and ATP-sensitive oligomer/membrane
      interaction phenotypes.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: >-
      This is a core molecular feature of the ATAD3A AAA+ ATPase.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: PMID:20154147
      supporting_text: positions the C-terminal AAA(+) ATPase domain in the matrix
- term:
    id: GO:0005743
    label: mitochondrial inner membrane
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:20154147
  qualifier: is_active_in
  review:
    summary: >-
      ATAD3A acts at mitochondrial inner/outer membrane contact regions, anchored in the mitochondrial
      inner membrane.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: >-
      The mitochondrial inner membrane is a core location for ATAD3A and is directly supported
      by topology experiments.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: PMID:20154147
      supporting_text: central transmembrane segment (TMS) anchors the protein in the IM
    - reference_id: PMID:20154147
      supporting_text: ATAD3A is required for normal cell growth and cholesterol channeling
        at contact sites.
- term:
    id: GO:0007005
    label: mitochondrion organization
  evidence_type: IMP
  original_reference_id: PMID:20154147
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: >-
      ATAD3A controls mitochondrial dynamics and organization at inner/outer membrane interfaces.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: >-
      Mitochondrion organization is one of the best-supported ATAD3A biological-process terms.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: PMID:20154147
      supporting_text: ATAD3A regulates dynamic interactions between the mitochondrial OM
        and IM sensed by the cell fission machinery.
- term:
    id: GO:0016887
    label: ATP hydrolysis activity
  evidence_type: IMP
  original_reference_id: PMID:20154147
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: >-
      ATAD3A ATPase activity is supported by its AAA+ domain and functional studies.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: >-
      ATP hydrolysis activity is a core molecular function of ATAD3A.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: PMID:17210950
      supporting_text: The ATPase of ATAD3 is functional
    - reference_id: PMID:20154147
      supporting_text: positions the C-terminal AAA(+) ATPase domain in the matrix
- term:
    id: GO:0005739
    label: mitochondrion
  evidence_type: HTP
  original_reference_id: PMID:34800366
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: >-
      High-throughput mitochondrial proteome evidence is consistent with ATAD3A being a mitochondrial
      protein.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: >-
      Although high-throughput, this annotation agrees with strong targeted evidence for mitochondrial
      localization.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: PMID:34800366
      supporting_text: A systematic analysis of mitochondrial protein dynamics is essential
        toward an understanding of mitochondrial proteostasis and its regulation under
        physiological and pathophysiological conditions.
    - reference_id: PMID:20349121
      supporting_text: ATAD3 is a mitochondrial inner membrane-associated protein
- term:
    id: GO:0006974
    label: DNA damage response
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:37832546
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: >-
      PMID:37832546 supports ATAD3A participation in mtDNA-break-triggered integrated stress response
      signaling, not a broad DNA damage response or DNA repair role.
    action: MODIFY
    reason: >-
      The cited evidence places ATAD3A between damaged mitochondrial genomes and the inner membrane
      to promote DELE1-HRI/eIF2alpha integrated stress response signaling. A generic DNA damage
      response annotation is too broad.
    proposed_replacement_terms:
    - id: GO:0140468
      label: HRI-mediated signaling
    - id: GO:0140467
      label: integrated stress response signaling
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: PMID:37832546
      supporting_text: mtDSBs triggered the integrated stress response (ISR)
    - reference_id: PMID:37832546
      supporting_text: we identified ATAD3A-a membrane-bound protein interacting with
        nucleoids-as potentially pivotal in relaying signals from impaired genomes to the
        inner mitochondrial membrane.
- term:
    id: GO:0140468
    label: HRI-mediated signaling
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:37832546
  qualifier: acts_upstream_of
  review:
    summary: >-
      ATAD3A acts upstream of HRI-mediated signaling after mitochondrial DNA breaks.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: >-
      This signaling role is supported, but it is a stress-response context rather than the primary
      housekeeping role in mitochondrial organization/nucleoids/translation.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: PMID:37832546
      supporting_text: cells with mtDNA breaks activate the ISR in a DELE1-HRI-dependent
        manner
    - reference_id: PMID:37832546
      supporting_text: ATAD3A, an AAA+ ATPase located at the inner mitochondrial membrane
        (IMM), as a factor that potentially signals from defective genomes to mitochondrial
        membranes.
- term:
    id: GO:0005743
    label: mitochondrial inner membrane
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:20349121
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: >-
      Topological analysis supports ATAD3A as a mitochondrial inner membrane-associated protein
      with the C-terminal region facing the matrix.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: >-
      This is a well-supported core location.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: PMID:20349121
      supporting_text: ATAD3 is a mitochondrial inner membrane-associated protein
    - reference_id: PMID:20349121
      supporting_text: the N-terminal part of ATAD3A is outside the inner membrane and that
        the C-terminal part is inside the matrix
- term:
    id: GO:0005515
    label: protein binding
  evidence_type: IPI
  original_reference_id: PMID:31522117
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: >-
      ATAD3A participates in a mitochondrial scaffold/interactome with CLPB and MAVS-related antiviral
      signaling components, but GO:0005515 protein binding is too generic.
    action: MARK_AS_OVER_ANNOTATED
    reason: >-
      The interaction evidence is better captured by the antiviral innate immune response context.
      Generic protein binding should not be retained as an informative ATAD3A molecular-function
      annotation.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: PMID:31522117
      supporting_text: AKAP1 and ATAD3A both co-immunoprecipitated with endogenous MAVS
    - reference_id: PMID:31522117
      supporting_text: CLPB bridges PHB complexes (IMM) and MAVS (OMM) with the assistance
        of AKAP1 and ATAD3A at the IMS and invokes an immune response from the mitochondrial
        signalosome
- term:
    id: GO:0140374
    label: antiviral innate immune response
  evidence_type: IMP
  original_reference_id: PMID:31522117
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: >-
      ATAD3A contributes to mitochondrial antiviral innate immune signaling in a CLPB/PHB/MAVS
      scaffold context.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: >-
      The antiviral phenotype is supported, but it is a specialized signaling context rather than
      the central ATAD3A mitochondrial organization/nucleoid/translation function.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: PMID:31522117
      supporting_text: depletion of these molecules in the cells exhibited strikingly
        defective antiviral innate immune responses against SeV infection
    - reference_id: PMID:31522117
      supporting_text: CLPB bridges PHB complexes (IMM) and MAVS (OMM) with the assistance
        of AKAP1 and ATAD3A at the IMS and invokes an immune response from the mitochondrial
        signalosome
- term:
    id: GO:0001558
    label: regulation of cell growth
  evidence_type: IMP
  original_reference_id: PMID:20332122
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: >-
      ATAD3A depletion and expression changes affect lung adenocarcinoma survival and drug-response
      phenotypes.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: >-
      Cell-growth regulation is a real phenotype in the cited cancer context, but it is downstream
      of the mitochondrial role rather than a core ATAD3A process term.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: PMID:20332122
      supporting_text: Serum deprivation increased ATAD3A expression and drug resistance.
- term:
    id: GO:0005739
    label: mitochondrion
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:20332122
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: >-
      The cited lung adenocarcinoma study confirms ATAD3A detection, while independent topology
      evidence supports mitochondrial localization.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: >-
      The mitochondrion location is correct and consistent with many independent ATAD3A studies.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: PMID:20332122
      supporting_text: Expression of ATAD3A was detected by reverse
        transcription-polymerase chain reaction, immunoblotting, immunohistochemistry
        and confocal immunofluorescent microscopy.
    - reference_id: PMID:20349121
      supporting_text: ATAD3 is a mitochondrial inner membrane-associated protein
- term:
    id: GO:0043066
    label: negative regulation of apoptotic process
  evidence_type: IMP
  original_reference_id: PMID:20332122
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: >-
      ATAD3A depletion sensitizes lung adenocarcinoma cells to cisplatin and is interpreted as
      anti-apoptotic in that cancer setting.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: >-
      The apoptotic phenotype is supported but cancer-contextual and downstream of mitochondrial
      homeostasis, not a core molecular function of ATAD3A.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: PMID:20332122
      supporting_text: Silencing of ATAD3A expression increased mitochondrial fragmentation
        and cisplatin sensitivity.
    - reference_id: PMID:20332122
      supporting_text: These results suggest that ATAD3A could be an anti-apoptotic marker
        in LADC.
- term:
    id: GO:0032042
    label: mitochondrial DNA metabolic process
  evidence_type: IMP
  original_reference_id: PMID:22453275
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: >-
      NEW annotation. ATAD3A supports mitochondrial DNA/nucleoid maintenance and replication-associated
      organization at the inner membrane.
    action: NEW
    reason: >-
      ATAD3A is repeatedly linked to mitochondrial nucleoid organization and mtDNA maintenance/replication.
      The current GOA captures mitochondrial nucleoid location but not the related mitochondrial DNA
      process. GO:0032042 is preferable to obsolete GO:0000002.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: PMID:22453275
      supporting_text: Altered ATAD3 expression also perturbs mtDNA maintenance and
        replication.
    - reference_id: PMID:17210950
      supporting_text: altered the structure of mitochondrial nucleoids and led to the
        dissociation of mitochondrial DNA fragments held together by protein, specifically,
        ones containing the D-loop region
    - reference_id: file:human/ATAD3A/ATAD3A-deep-research-manual.md
      supporting_text: The core evidence supports mitochondrial organization, ATP hydrolysis,
        mitochondrial nucleoid organization, mtDNA maintenance, and support of mitochondrial
        protein synthesis.
- term:
    id: GO:0032543
    label: mitochondrial translation
  evidence_type: IMP
  original_reference_id: PMID:22453275
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: >-
      NEW annotation. ATAD3A is required for mitochondrial protein synthesis and binds the mitochondrial
      ribosome.
    action: NEW
    reason: >-
      PMID:22453275 directly supports a role for ATAD3A in mitochondrial protein synthesis.
      This is part of the synthesized core ATAD3A function and is not currently represented in GOA.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: PMID:22453275
      supporting_text: Both proteins are demonstrated to be required for mitochondrial protein
        synthesis in human cultured cells, and the major binding partner of ATAD3 is the
        mitochondrial ribosome.
    - reference_id: file:human/ATAD3A/ATAD3A-deep-research-manual.md
      supporting_text: ATAD3A encodes a mitochondrial AAA+ ATPase located mainly at the mitochondrial
        inner membrane, enriched near inner/outer membrane contact sites and associated with
        mitochondrial nucleoids.
references:
- id: GO_REF:0000002
  title: Gene Ontology annotation through association of InterPro records with GO terms
  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:0000107
  title: Automatic transfer of experimentally verified manual GO annotation data to
    orthologs using Ensembl Compara
  findings: []
- id: PMID:18063578
  title: The layered structure of human mitochondrial DNA nucleoids.
  findings:
  - statement: ATAD3 is associated with native nucleoids but does not cross-link to mtDNA,
      supporting a peripheral/layered nucleoid interpretation.
    supporting_text: Several other metabolic proteins and chaperones identified in native
      nucleoids, including ATAD3, were not observed to cross-link to mtDNA
- id: PMID:20154147
  title: The AAA+ ATPase ATAD3A controls mitochondrial dynamics at the interface of the
    inner and outer membranes.
  findings:
  - statement: ATAD3A spans mitochondrial membrane interfaces with an N-terminal
      outer-membrane-facing region, inner-membrane anchoring segment, and matrix-facing AAA+
      ATPase domain.
    supporting_text: The N-terminal domain interacts with the OM
  - statement: ATAD3A regulates mitochondrial inner/outer membrane interactions and
      mitochondrial dynamics.
    supporting_text: ATAD3A regulates dynamic interactions between the mitochondrial OM and
      IM sensed by the cell fission machinery.
- id: PMID:20332122
  title: ATPase family AAA domain-containing 3A is a novel anti-apoptotic factor in lung
    adenocarcinoma cells.
  findings:
  - statement: ATAD3A is experimentally detected in lung adenocarcinoma and supports
      survival/drug-response phenotypes.
    supporting_text: Expression of ATAD3A was detected by reverse transcription-polymerase
      chain reaction, immunoblotting, immunohistochemistry and confocal immunofluorescent
      microscopy.
  - statement: ATAD3A silencing increases mitochondrial fragmentation and cisplatin
      sensitivity in lung adenocarcinoma cells.
    supporting_text: Silencing of ATAD3A expression increased mitochondrial fragmentation
      and cisplatin sensitivity.
- id: PMID:20349121
  title: Topological analysis of ATAD3A insertion in purified human mitochondria.
  findings:
  - statement: ATAD3A is a mitochondrial inner membrane-associated protein with N- and
      C-terminal topology across the inner membrane.
    supporting_text: ATAD3 is a mitochondrial inner membrane-associated protein
- id: PMID:22664726
  title: ATAD3B is a human embryonic stem cell specific mitochondrial protein, re-expressed
    in cancer cells, that functions as dominant negative for the ubiquitous ATAD3A.
  findings:
  - statement: ATAD3B associates with ATAD3A and negatively regulates ATAD3A interaction
      with matrix nucleoid complexes.
    supporting_text: ATAD3B associates with the ubiquitous ATAD3A species
- id: PMID:30914652
  title: ATAD3A oligomerization causes neurodegeneration by coupling mitochondrial
    fragmentation and bioenergetics defects.
  findings:
  - statement: ATAD3A interacts with Drp1 and links mitochondrial fragmentation to mtDNA
      damage and bioenergetic defects in neurodegeneration models.
    supporting_text: ATAD3A plays a key role in neurodegeneration by linking Drp1-induced
      mitochondrial fragmentation to defective mtDNA maintenance
- id: PMID:31522117
  title: 'Structural Basis of Mitochondrial Scaffolds by Prohibitin Complexes: Insight into a
    Role of the Coiled-Coil Region.'
  findings:
  - statement: ATAD3A participates in a mitochondrial CLPB/PHB/MAVS scaffold required for
      antiviral innate immune signaling.
    supporting_text: CLPB bridges PHB complexes (IMM) and MAVS (OMM) with the assistance of
      AKAP1 and ATAD3A at the IMS and invokes an immune response from the mitochondrial
      signalosome
- id: PMID:34800366
  title: Quantitative high-confidence human mitochondrial proteome and its dynamics in
    cellular context.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:37832546
  title: Mitochondrial DNA breaks activate an integrated stress response to reestablish
    homeostasis.
  findings:
  - statement: ATAD3A participates in mitochondrial DNA break-triggered ISR signaling from
      damaged genomes to the inner membrane.
    supporting_text: we identified ATAD3A-a membrane-bound protein interacting with
      nucleoids-as potentially pivotal in relaying signals from impaired genomes to the
      inner mitochondrial membrane.
  - statement: Mitochondrial DNA breaks activate integrated stress response signaling.
    supporting_text: mtDSBs triggered the integrated stress response (ISR)
- id: PMID:39116259
  title: PERK-ATAD3A interaction provides a subcellular safe haven for protein synthesis
    during ER stress.
  findings:
  - statement: ATAD3A binds PERK during ER stress and forms mitochondria-ER contact sites.
    supporting_text: PERK-ATAD3A interactions increased during ER stress, forming
      mitochondria-ER contact sites.
  - statement: ATAD3A attenuates local PERK signaling and helps preserve mitochondrial
      protein synthesis during ER stress.
    supporting_text: ATAD3A binding attenuated local PERK signaling and rescued the
      expression of some mitochondrial proteins.
- id: PMID:17210950
  title: The AAA+ protein ATAD3 has displacement loop binding properties and is involved in
    mitochondrial nucleoid organization.
  findings:
  - statement: ATAD3 is a mitochondrial nucleoid-associated AAA+ protein with D-loop binding
      properties.
    supporting_text: human ATAD3 is a component of many, but not all, mitochondrial
      nucleoids
  - statement: ATAD3 depletion alters mitochondrial nucleoid structure and affects
      protein-bound D-loop-containing mtDNA fragments.
    supporting_text: altered the structure of mitochondrial nucleoids and led to the
      dissociation of mitochondrial DNA fragments held together by protein, specifically,
      ones containing the D-loop region
  - statement: ATAD3 has functional ATPase activity.
    supporting_text: The ATPase of ATAD3 is functional
- id: PMID:22453275
  title: Mitochondrial nucleoid interacting proteins support mitochondrial protein
    synthesis.
  findings:
  - statement: ATAD3 supports mitochondrial protein synthesis and binds mitochondrial
      ribosomes.
    supporting_text: Both proteins are demonstrated to be required for mitochondrial protein
      synthesis in human cultured cells, and the major binding partner of ATAD3 is the
      mitochondrial ribosome.
  - statement: Altered ATAD3 expression perturbs mtDNA maintenance and replication.
    supporting_text: Altered ATAD3 expression also perturbs mtDNA maintenance and
      replication.
- id: file:human/ATAD3A/ATAD3A-deep-research-manual.md
  title: Manual deep research synthesis for ATAD3A
  findings:
  - statement: Provider-backed deep research was unavailable, so this review used a manual
      synthesis.
    supporting_text: Falcon deep research was requested but timed out after 600 seconds, and
      the configured Perplexity fallback failed with an insufficient-quota 401 error.
  - statement: The PN mitophagy projection was not propagated for ATAD3A.
    supporting_text: 'Manual synthesis decision: ATAD3A is not currently supported as a direct
      mitophagy cargo-marking or PINK/PRKN pathway factor.'
- id: file:human/ATAD3A/ATAD3A-notes.md
  title: Curator notes for ATAD3A PN review
  findings:
  - statement: The Proteostasis PN mitophagy projection was evaluated conservatively and not
      added.
    supporting_text: I did not add GO:0000423 mitophagy.
  - statement: Generic protein binding annotations were marked as over-annotations.
    supporting_text: Marked generic protein binding annotations as over-annotated.
core_functions:
- description: >-
    ATAD3A functions as a mitochondrial inner-membrane AAA+ ATPase/scaffold at contact-site and
    nucleoid-adjacent regions, supporting mitochondrial network organization, mtDNA/nucleoid organization,
    and mitochondrial protein synthesis.
  molecular_function:
    id: GO:0016887
    label: ATP hydrolysis activity
  directly_involved_in:
  - id: GO:0007005
    label: mitochondrion organization
  - id: GO:0032042
    label: mitochondrial DNA metabolic process
  - id: GO:0032543
    label: mitochondrial translation
  locations:
  - id: GO:0005743
    label: mitochondrial inner membrane
  - id: GO:0042645
    label: mitochondrial nucleoid
  supported_by:
  - reference_id: PMID:20154147
    supporting_text: ATAD3A regulates dynamic interactions between the mitochondrial OM and
      IM sensed by the cell fission machinery.
  - reference_id: PMID:17210950
    supporting_text: human ATAD3 is a component of many, but not all, mitochondrial
      nucleoids
  - reference_id: PMID:22453275
    supporting_text: Both proteins are demonstrated to be required for mitochondrial protein
      synthesis in human cultured cells, and the major binding partner of ATAD3 is the
      mitochondrial ribosome.
proposed_new_terms: []
suggested_questions:
- question: >-
    Does endogenous ATAD3A have a direct PINK1/PRKN-dependent cargo-marking, receptor-regulatory,
    or mitophagic-flux role that is separable from secondary consequences of mitochondrial fragmentation
    and mtDNA damage?
- question: >-
    Should ATAD3A receive an explicit mitochondrial translation or mitochondrial genome maintenance
    annotation based on PMID:22453275 and PMID:17210950, and if so what evidence code and term
    granularity best reflect a scaffold/support role?
suggested_experiments:
- description: >-
    Test ATAD3A loss, rescue, ATPase mutants, and oligomerization/contact-site mutants in PINK1
    stabilization, PRKN recruitment, mitochondrial ubiquitination, LC3 recruitment, and mitophagic
    flux assays after mitochondrial depolarization or damage.
- description: >-
    Separate ATAD3A PERK-binding and ATPase/nucleoid functions using domain mutants, measuring
    mitochondrial-localized translation during ER stress alongside mitochondrial morphology and
    mtDNA/nucleoid organization.
