id: Q13501
gene_symbol: SQSTM1
product_type: PROTEIN
status: COMPLETE
taxon:
  id: NCBITaxon:9606
  label: Homo sapiens
description: >-
  SQSTM1 (sequestosome-1, p62) is a multidomain cytoplasmic adaptor protein and
  the prototypical selective autophagy receptor. Its N-terminal PB1 domain drives
  homo-oligomerization (front-to-back filament-like arrays) and hetero-oligomerization
  with partners such as the atypical protein kinases PRKCZ/PRKCI, NBR1 and MAP2K5;
  a ZZ-type zinc finger binds RIPK1; a TRAF6-binding (TB) motif scaffolds TRAF6;
  an LC3-interacting region (LIR) binds ATG8-family proteins (LC3A/B/C, GABARAP/L1/L2);
  a KEAP1-interacting region (KIR) binds KEAP1 when phosphorylated at Ser-349; and a
  C-terminal UBA domain binds polyubiquitin, with a strong preference for K63-linked
  chains. By simultaneously binding ubiquitinated cargo through the UBA domain and the
  growing autophagosome through the LIR, p62 bridges ubiquitin-tagged substrates to the
  autophagy machinery. Multivalent ubiquitin binding combined with PB1-mediated
  polymerization drives liquid-liquid phase separation into "p62 bodies," membraneless
  condensates that concentrate ubiquitinated cargo for engulfment; p62 and its cargo are
  then degraded together. This underlies aggrephagy (clearance of ubiquitinated protein
  aggregates) and more specialized selective autophagy including pexophagy (via
  ubiquitinated PEX5), xenophagy/antibacterial autophagy and control of inflammasome and
  RIPosome components. p62 also contributes to PINK1/Parkin mitophagy, where it is
  recruited to depolarized mitochondria and mediates their perinuclear clustering, though
  it is largely dispensable for the mitochondrial clearance step itself. Independent of
  autophagy, phospho-Ser349 p62 sequesters KEAP1 into condensates, derepressing the
  transcription factor NRF2 (NFE2L2) to induce cytoprotective antioxidant/phase-II genes;
  SQSTM1 is itself an NRF2 target, forming a positive feedback loop. Through its PB1, ZZ
  and TB modules p62 serves as a signaling scaffold for NF-kB activation downstream of
  IL-1/TRAF6, NGF/TrkA and TNF/RIPK1, and it modulates additional pathways including
  mTORC1 signaling. p62 levels are an established readout of autophagic flux, and SQSTM1
  variants cause Paget disease of bone, frontotemporal dementia/ALS, distal myopathy with
  rimmed vacuoles, and (recessively) childhood-onset neurodegeneration.
alternative_products:
- name: '1'
  id: Q13501-1
- name: '2'
  id: Q13501-2
  sequence_note: VSP_015841
existing_annotations:
- term:
    id: GO:0035973
    label: aggrephagy
  evidence_type: IBA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000033
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: Phylogenetic inference of aggrephagy, the core p62 process - selective autophagic clearance of ubiquitinated protein aggregates. Strongly corroborated by direct experimental evidence.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Core biological process for p62; abundant IDA support (e.g. PMID:17580304, PMID:22017874) confirms the phylogenetic inference.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: PMID:17580304
      supporting_text: p62/SQSTM1 binds directly to Atg8/LC3 to facilitate degradation of ubiquitinated
- term:
    id: GO:0000423
    label: mitophagy
  evidence_type: IBA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000033
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: Phylogenetic inference of involvement in mitophagy. p62 is recruited to depolarized mitochondria and drives their perinuclear clustering but is dispensable for the clearance step itself.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Real but secondary/supporting role; p62 is required for Parkin-induced mitochondrial clustering but not for mitochondrial clearance (PMID:20890124), so mitophagy is non-core relative to general aggrephagy/selective autophagy.
    supported_by:
    - reference_id: PMID:20890124
      supporting_text: p62/SQSTM1 is required for Parkin-induced mitochondrial clustering but not mitophagy
- term:
    id: GO:0005080
    label: protein kinase C binding
  evidence_type: IBA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000033
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: Phylogenetic inference of protein kinase C binding, reflecting the well-documented PB1-mediated interaction of p62 with atypical PKCs (PRKCZ/PRKCI).
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Genuine interaction underlying the NF-kB signaling scaffold role, but secondary to the core autophagy-receptor function.
- term:
    id: GO:0007032
    label: endosome organization
  evidence_type: IBA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000033
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: Phylogenetic inference of a role in endosome organization, consistent with the experimentally demonstrated function of ubiquitinated p62 as a perinuclear molecular bridge retaining endosomal vesicles.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Experimentally supported (PMID:27368102) but a specialized, secondary role distinct from the core selective-autophagy receptor function.
- term:
    id: GO:0044753
    label: amphisome
  evidence_type: IBA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000033
  qualifier: is_active_in
  review:
    summary: Phylogenetic inference that p62 acts in the amphisome, the hybrid organelle formed by autophagosome-endosome fusion along the autophagic pathway.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Plausible transit compartment along the autophagy pathway (IDA support in PMID:19640926) but a non-core sub-localization.
- term:
    id: GO:0070530
    label: K63-linked polyubiquitin modification-dependent protein binding
  evidence_type: IBA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000033
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: Phylogenetic inference of K63-linked polyubiquitin binding, the core molecular activity of the p62 UBA domain that recognizes ubiquitinated cargo.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Core molecular function; the UBA domain preferentially binds K63-linked polyubiquitin (PMID:12857745), supported by direct experimental evidence.
- term:
    id: GO:0016235
    label: aggresome
  evidence_type: IBA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000033
  qualifier: is_active_in
  review:
    summary: Phylogenetic inference that p62 acts in the aggresome, the perinuclear inclusion where misfolded ubiquitinated proteins are concentrated prior to autophagic clearance.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: p62 is a common constituent of aggresomes/inclusion bodies, but this reflects the cargo-sequestration outcome rather than a distinct core compartment.
- term:
    id: GO:0000407
    label: phagophore assembly site
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000120
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: Electronic prediction of localization to the phagophore assembly site (PAS), where p62 nucleates ubiquitin condensates that initiate autophagosome formation.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Consistent with the EXP-supported PAS localization (PMID:34471133) and the core role of p62 condensates in autophagy initiation.
- term:
    id: GO:0005634
    label: nucleus
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000044
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: Electronic transfer of nuclear localization from the UniProt subcellular location. p62 shuttles to the nucleus and is found in PML bodies, recruiting ubiquitinated proteins there.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Real but secondary localization (also EXP-supported, PMID:10708586); the dominant functional pool is cytoplasmic.
- term:
    id: GO:0005764
    label: lysosome
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000044
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: Electronic transfer of lysosomal localization, consistent with p62 trafficking to lysosomes as a degraded autophagic cargo.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Reflects the endpoint of autophagic delivery rather than a core site of action; non-core localization.
- term:
    id: GO:0005770
    label: late endosome
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000044
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: Electronic transfer of late endosome localization, consistent with the aPKC/endosome-trafficking role of p62.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Experimentally supported (PMID:9566925, PMID:12471037) but a secondary compartment relative to the core cytoplasmic/autophagic function.
- term:
    id: GO:0005776
    label: autophagosome
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000120
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: Electronic prediction of autophagosome localization, the core site where p62 delivers ubiquitinated cargo via LIR-ATG8 binding.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Core localization, strongly supported by IDA evidence (e.g. PMID:17580304, PMID:37802024).
- term:
    id: GO:0005783
    label: endoplasmic reticulum
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000044
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: Electronic transfer of ER localization, consistent with p62 functioning near ER membranes (e.g. with TRIM13 in ER-stress autophagy).
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Context-specific, secondary localization (PMID:22178386); not the core site of action.
- term:
    id: GO:0005829
    label: cytosol
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000044
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: Electronic transfer of cytosolic localization, the principal compartment where p62 oligomerizes, binds cargo and forms condensates.
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: Core localization; redundant with abundant IDA/TAS cytosol annotations.
- term:
    id: GO:0008270
    label: zinc ion binding
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000002
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: InterPro-based prediction of zinc ion binding via the ZZ-type zinc finger, which coordinates Zn(2+) and mediates RIPK1 binding.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Correct structural metal-binding activity of the ZZ domain, but ancillary to the core ubiquitin-reader/adaptor function rather than a standalone core MF.
- term:
    id: GO:0016234
    label: inclusion body
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000117
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: ARBA machine-learning prediction of inclusion body localization, consistent with p62 being a hallmark constituent of cytoplasmic ubiquitin-positive inclusions.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Real (p62 bodies/inclusions) but represents the cargo-sequestration outcome; non-core compartment.
- term:
    id: GO:0016605
    label: PML body
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000044
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: Electronic transfer of PML body localization, consistent with p62 recruiting ubiquitinated proteins to nuclear PML bodies.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Experimentally supported nuclear sub-localization (PMID:20168092) but a secondary site relative to cytoplasmic function.
- term:
    id: GO:0030017
    label: sarcomere
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000044
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: Electronic transfer of sarcomere localization, reflecting p62 interactions with muscle proteins (titin/TTN, FHOD3, TRIM55).
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Tissue-specific peripheral localization; not a core compartment for the autophagy-receptor function.
- term:
    id: GO:0031399
    label: regulation of protein modification process
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000117
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: ARBA machine-learning prediction of involvement in regulation of protein modification, a very broad parent term.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Overly generic; p62's specific roles (e.g. regulating TRAF6 ubiquitination, KEAP1-mediated ubiquitination) are better captured by more precise terms.
- term:
    id: GO:0005515
    label: protein binding
  evidence_type: IPI
  original_reference_id: PMID:14676191
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: Records a physical interaction captured as bare 'protein binding'. Per curation guidelines this term is uninformative about the actual molecular function.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Experimental interaction evidence (IPI) is retained, but bare protein binding does not describe a specific molecular function; the informative activities are captured by ubiquitin-reader/adaptor/condensate-scaffold terms.
- term:
    id: GO:0005515
    label: protein binding
  evidence_type: IPI
  original_reference_id: PMID:16169070
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: Records a physical interaction captured as bare 'protein binding'. Per curation guidelines this term is uninformative about the actual molecular function.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Experimental interaction evidence (IPI) is retained, but bare protein binding does not describe a specific molecular function; the informative activities are captured by ubiquitin-reader/adaptor/condensate-scaffold terms.
- term:
    id: GO:0005515
    label: protein binding
  evidence_type: IPI
  original_reference_id: PMID:16189514
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: Records a physical interaction captured as bare 'protein binding'. Per curation guidelines this term is uninformative about the actual molecular function.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Experimental interaction evidence (IPI) is retained, but bare protein binding does not describe a specific molecular function; the informative activities are captured by ubiquitin-reader/adaptor/condensate-scaffold terms.
- term:
    id: GO:0005515
    label: protein binding
  evidence_type: IPI
  original_reference_id: PMID:16874300
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: Records a physical interaction captured as bare 'protein binding'. Per curation guidelines this term is uninformative about the actual molecular function.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Experimental interaction evidence (IPI) is retained, but bare protein binding does not describe a specific molecular function; the informative activities are captured by ubiquitin-reader/adaptor/condensate-scaffold terms.
- term:
    id: GO:0005515
    label: protein binding
  evidence_type: IPI
  original_reference_id: PMID:17389358
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: Records a physical interaction captured as bare 'protein binding'. Per curation guidelines this term is uninformative about the actual molecular function.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Experimental interaction evidence (IPI) is retained, but bare protein binding does not describe a specific molecular function; the informative activities are captured by ubiquitin-reader/adaptor/condensate-scaffold terms.
- term:
    id: GO:0005515
    label: protein binding
  evidence_type: IPI
  original_reference_id: PMID:18083104
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: Records a physical interaction captured as bare 'protein binding'. Per curation guidelines this term is uninformative about the actual molecular function.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Experimental interaction evidence (IPI) is retained, but bare protein binding does not describe a specific molecular function; the informative activities are captured by ubiquitin-reader/adaptor/condensate-scaffold terms.
- term:
    id: GO:0005515
    label: protein binding
  evidence_type: IPI
  original_reference_id: PMID:19229298
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: Records a physical interaction captured as bare 'protein binding'. Per curation guidelines this term is uninformative about the actual molecular function.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Experimental interaction evidence (IPI) is retained, but bare protein binding does not describe a specific molecular function; the informative activities are captured by ubiquitin-reader/adaptor/condensate-scaffold terms.
- term:
    id: GO:0005515
    label: protein binding
  evidence_type: IPI
  original_reference_id: PMID:19250911
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: Records a physical interaction captured as bare 'protein binding'. Per curation guidelines this term is uninformative about the actual molecular function.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Experimental interaction evidence (IPI) is retained, but bare protein binding does not describe a specific molecular function; the informative activities are captured by ubiquitin-reader/adaptor/condensate-scaffold terms.
- term:
    id: GO:0005515
    label: protein binding
  evidence_type: IPI
  original_reference_id: PMID:19427866
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: Records a physical interaction captured as bare 'protein binding'. Per curation guidelines this term is uninformative about the actual molecular function.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Experimental interaction evidence (IPI) is retained, but bare protein binding does not describe a specific molecular function; the informative activities are captured by ubiquitin-reader/adaptor/condensate-scaffold terms.
- term:
    id: GO:0005515
    label: protein binding
  evidence_type: IPI
  original_reference_id: PMID:19615732
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: Records a physical interaction captured as bare 'protein binding'. Per curation guidelines this term is uninformative about the actual molecular function.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Experimental interaction evidence (IPI) is retained, but bare protein binding does not describe a specific molecular function; the informative activities are captured by ubiquitin-reader/adaptor/condensate-scaffold terms.
- term:
    id: GO:0005515
    label: protein binding
  evidence_type: IPI
  original_reference_id: PMID:20010802
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: Records a physical interaction captured as bare 'protein binding'. Per curation guidelines this term is uninformative about the actual molecular function.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Experimental interaction evidence (IPI) is retained, but bare protein binding does not describe a specific molecular function; the informative activities are captured by ubiquitin-reader/adaptor/condensate-scaffold terms.
- term:
    id: GO:0005515
    label: protein binding
  evidence_type: IPI
  original_reference_id: PMID:20168092
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: Records a physical interaction captured as bare 'protein binding'. Per curation guidelines this term is uninformative about the actual molecular function.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Experimental interaction evidence (IPI) is retained, but bare protein binding does not describe a specific molecular function; the informative activities are captured by ubiquitin-reader/adaptor/condensate-scaffold terms.
- term:
    id: GO:0005515
    label: protein binding
  evidence_type: IPI
  original_reference_id: PMID:20173742
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: Records a physical interaction captured as bare 'protein binding'. Per curation guidelines this term is uninformative about the actual molecular function.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Experimental interaction evidence (IPI) is retained, but bare protein binding does not describe a specific molecular function; the informative activities are captured by ubiquitin-reader/adaptor/condensate-scaffold terms.
- term:
    id: GO:0005515
    label: protein binding
  evidence_type: IPI
  original_reference_id: PMID:20417604
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: Records a physical interaction captured as bare 'protein binding'. Per curation guidelines this term is uninformative about the actual molecular function.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Experimental interaction evidence (IPI) is retained, but bare protein binding does not describe a specific molecular function; the informative activities are captured by ubiquitin-reader/adaptor/condensate-scaffold terms.
- term:
    id: GO:0005515
    label: protein binding
  evidence_type: IPI
  original_reference_id: PMID:20452972
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: Records a physical interaction captured as bare 'protein binding'. Per curation guidelines this term is uninformative about the actual molecular function.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Experimental interaction evidence (IPI) is retained, but bare protein binding does not describe a specific molecular function; the informative activities are captured by ubiquitin-reader/adaptor/condensate-scaffold terms.
- term:
    id: GO:0005515
    label: protein binding
  evidence_type: IPI
  original_reference_id: PMID:20551902
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: Records a physical interaction captured as bare 'protein binding'. Per curation guidelines this term is uninformative about the actual molecular function.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Experimental interaction evidence (IPI) is retained, but bare protein binding does not describe a specific molecular function; the informative activities are captured by ubiquitin-reader/adaptor/condensate-scaffold terms.
- term:
    id: GO:0005515
    label: protein binding
  evidence_type: IPI
  original_reference_id: PMID:20562859
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: Records a physical interaction captured as bare 'protein binding'. Per curation guidelines this term is uninformative about the actual molecular function.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Experimental interaction evidence (IPI) is retained, but bare protein binding does not describe a specific molecular function; the informative activities are captured by ubiquitin-reader/adaptor/condensate-scaffold terms.
- term:
    id: GO:0005515
    label: protein binding
  evidence_type: IPI
  original_reference_id: PMID:20808283
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: Records a physical interaction captured as bare 'protein binding'. Per curation guidelines this term is uninformative about the actual molecular function.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Experimental interaction evidence (IPI) is retained, but bare protein binding does not describe a specific molecular function; the informative activities are captured by ubiquitin-reader/adaptor/condensate-scaffold terms.
- term:
    id: GO:0005515
    label: protein binding
  evidence_type: IPI
  original_reference_id: PMID:21149568
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: Records a physical interaction captured as bare 'protein binding'. Per curation guidelines this term is uninformative about the actual molecular function.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Experimental interaction evidence (IPI) is retained, but bare protein binding does not describe a specific molecular function; the informative activities are captured by ubiquitin-reader/adaptor/condensate-scaffold terms.
- term:
    id: GO:0005515
    label: protein binding
  evidence_type: IPI
  original_reference_id: PMID:21900206
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: Records a physical interaction captured as bare 'protein binding'. Per curation guidelines this term is uninformative about the actual molecular function.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Experimental interaction evidence (IPI) is retained, but bare protein binding does not describe a specific molecular function; the informative activities are captured by ubiquitin-reader/adaptor/condensate-scaffold terms.
- term:
    id: GO:0005515
    label: protein binding
  evidence_type: IPI
  original_reference_id: PMID:21988832
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: Records a physical interaction captured as bare 'protein binding'. Per curation guidelines this term is uninformative about the actual molecular function.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Experimental interaction evidence (IPI) is retained, but bare protein binding does not describe a specific molecular function; the informative activities are captured by ubiquitin-reader/adaptor/condensate-scaffold terms.
- term:
    id: GO:0005515
    label: protein binding
  evidence_type: IPI
  original_reference_id: PMID:22190034
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: Records a physical interaction captured as bare 'protein binding'. Per curation guidelines this term is uninformative about the actual molecular function.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Experimental interaction evidence (IPI) is retained, but bare protein binding does not describe a specific molecular function; the informative activities are captured by ubiquitin-reader/adaptor/condensate-scaffold terms.
- term:
    id: GO:0005515
    label: protein binding
  evidence_type: IPI
  original_reference_id: PMID:23274085
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: Records a physical interaction captured as bare 'protein binding'. Per curation guidelines this term is uninformative about the actual molecular function.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Experimental interaction evidence (IPI) is retained, but bare protein binding does not describe a specific molecular function; the informative activities are captured by ubiquitin-reader/adaptor/condensate-scaffold terms.
- term:
    id: GO:0005515
    label: protein binding
  evidence_type: IPI
  original_reference_id: PMID:23459205
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: Records a physical interaction captured as bare 'protein binding'. Per curation guidelines this term is uninformative about the actual molecular function.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Experimental interaction evidence (IPI) is retained, but bare protein binding does not describe a specific molecular function; the informative activities are captured by ubiquitin-reader/adaptor/condensate-scaffold terms.
- term:
    id: GO:0005515
    label: protein binding
  evidence_type: IPI
  original_reference_id: PMID:24089205
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: Records a physical interaction captured as bare 'protein binding'. Per curation guidelines this term is uninformative about the actual molecular function.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Experimental interaction evidence (IPI) is retained, but bare protein binding does not describe a specific molecular function; the informative activities are captured by ubiquitin-reader/adaptor/condensate-scaffold terms.
- term:
    id: GO:0005515
    label: protein binding
  evidence_type: IPI
  original_reference_id: PMID:24189400
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: Records a physical interaction captured as bare 'protein binding'. Per curation guidelines this term is uninformative about the actual molecular function.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Experimental interaction evidence (IPI) is retained, but bare protein binding does not describe a specific molecular function; the informative activities are captured by ubiquitin-reader/adaptor/condensate-scaffold terms.
- term:
    id: GO:0005515
    label: protein binding
  evidence_type: IPI
  original_reference_id: PMID:24316673
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: Records a physical interaction captured as bare 'protein binding'. Per curation guidelines this term is uninformative about the actual molecular function.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Experimental interaction evidence (IPI) is retained, but bare protein binding does not describe a specific molecular function; the informative activities are captured by ubiquitin-reader/adaptor/condensate-scaffold terms.
- term:
    id: GO:0005515
    label: protein binding
  evidence_type: IPI
  original_reference_id: PMID:24668264
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: Records a physical interaction captured as bare 'protein binding'. Per curation guidelines this term is uninformative about the actual molecular function.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Experimental interaction evidence (IPI) is retained, but bare protein binding does not describe a specific molecular function; the informative activities are captured by ubiquitin-reader/adaptor/condensate-scaffold terms.
- term:
    id: GO:0005515
    label: protein binding
  evidence_type: IPI
  original_reference_id: PMID:24879152
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: Records a physical interaction captured as bare 'protein binding'. Per curation guidelines this term is uninformative about the actual molecular function.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Experimental interaction evidence (IPI) is retained, but bare protein binding does not describe a specific molecular function; the informative activities are captured by ubiquitin-reader/adaptor/condensate-scaffold terms.
- term:
    id: GO:0005515
    label: protein binding
  evidence_type: IPI
  original_reference_id: PMID:25026213
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: Records a physical interaction captured as bare 'protein binding'. Per curation guidelines this term is uninformative about the actual molecular function.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Experimental interaction evidence (IPI) is retained, but bare protein binding does not describe a specific molecular function; the informative activities are captured by ubiquitin-reader/adaptor/condensate-scaffold terms.
- term:
    id: GO:0005515
    label: protein binding
  evidence_type: IPI
  original_reference_id: PMID:25040165
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: Records a physical interaction captured as bare 'protein binding'. Per curation guidelines this term is uninformative about the actual molecular function.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Experimental interaction evidence (IPI) is retained, but bare protein binding does not describe a specific molecular function; the informative activities are captured by ubiquitin-reader/adaptor/condensate-scaffold terms.
- term:
    id: GO:0005515
    label: protein binding
  evidence_type: IPI
  original_reference_id: PMID:25416956
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: Records a physical interaction captured as bare 'protein binding'. Per curation guidelines this term is uninformative about the actual molecular function.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Experimental interaction evidence (IPI) is retained, but bare protein binding does not describe a specific molecular function; the informative activities are captured by ubiquitin-reader/adaptor/condensate-scaffold terms.
- term:
    id: GO:0005515
    label: protein binding
  evidence_type: IPI
  original_reference_id: PMID:25686248
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: Records a physical interaction captured as bare 'protein binding'. Per curation guidelines this term is uninformative about the actual molecular function.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Experimental interaction evidence (IPI) is retained, but bare protein binding does not describe a specific molecular function; the informative activities are captured by ubiquitin-reader/adaptor/condensate-scaffold terms.
- term:
    id: GO:0005515
    label: protein binding
  evidence_type: IPI
  original_reference_id: PMID:25910212
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: Records a physical interaction captured as bare 'protein binding'. Per curation guidelines this term is uninformative about the actual molecular function.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Experimental interaction evidence (IPI) is retained, but bare protein binding does not describe a specific molecular function; the informative activities are captured by ubiquitin-reader/adaptor/condensate-scaffold terms.
- term:
    id: GO:0005515
    label: protein binding
  evidence_type: IPI
  original_reference_id: PMID:25959826
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: Records a physical interaction captured as bare 'protein binding'. Per curation guidelines this term is uninformative about the actual molecular function.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Experimental interaction evidence (IPI) is retained, but bare protein binding does not describe a specific molecular function; the informative activities are captured by ubiquitin-reader/adaptor/condensate-scaffold terms.
- term:
    id: GO:0005515
    label: protein binding
  evidence_type: IPI
  original_reference_id: PMID:26344566
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: Records a physical interaction captured as bare 'protein binding'. Per curation guidelines this term is uninformative about the actual molecular function.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Experimental interaction evidence (IPI) is retained, but bare protein binding does not describe a specific molecular function; the informative activities are captured by ubiquitin-reader/adaptor/condensate-scaffold terms.
- term:
    id: GO:0005515
    label: protein binding
  evidence_type: IPI
  original_reference_id: PMID:26524528
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: Records a physical interaction captured as bare 'protein binding'. Per curation guidelines this term is uninformative about the actual molecular function.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Experimental interaction evidence (IPI) is retained, but bare protein binding does not describe a specific molecular function; the informative activities are captured by ubiquitin-reader/adaptor/condensate-scaffold terms.
- term:
    id: GO:0005515
    label: protein binding
  evidence_type: IPI
  original_reference_id: PMID:26637326
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: Records a physical interaction captured as bare 'protein binding'. Per curation guidelines this term is uninformative about the actual molecular function.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Experimental interaction evidence (IPI) is retained, but bare protein binding does not describe a specific molecular function; the informative activities are captured by ubiquitin-reader/adaptor/condensate-scaffold terms.
- term:
    id: GO:0005515
    label: protein binding
  evidence_type: IPI
  original_reference_id: PMID:27728806
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: Records a physical interaction captured as bare 'protein binding'. Per curation guidelines this term is uninformative about the actual molecular function.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Experimental interaction evidence (IPI) is retained, but bare protein binding does not describe a specific molecular function; the informative activities are captured by ubiquitin-reader/adaptor/condensate-scaffold terms.
- term:
    id: GO:0005515
    label: protein binding
  evidence_type: IPI
  original_reference_id: PMID:29519959
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: Records a physical interaction captured as bare 'protein binding'. Per curation guidelines this term is uninformative about the actual molecular function.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Experimental interaction evidence (IPI) is retained, but bare protein binding does not describe a specific molecular function; the informative activities are captured by ubiquitin-reader/adaptor/condensate-scaffold terms.
- term:
    id: GO:0005515
    label: protein binding
  evidence_type: IPI
  original_reference_id: PMID:31169361
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: Records a physical interaction captured as bare 'protein binding'. Per curation guidelines this term is uninformative about the actual molecular function.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Experimental interaction evidence (IPI) is retained, but bare protein binding does not describe a specific molecular function; the informative activities are captured by ubiquitin-reader/adaptor/condensate-scaffold terms.
- term:
    id: GO:0005515
    label: protein binding
  evidence_type: IPI
  original_reference_id: PMID:31515488
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: Records a physical interaction captured as bare 'protein binding'. Per curation guidelines this term is uninformative about the actual molecular function.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Experimental interaction evidence (IPI) is retained, but bare protein binding does not describe a specific molecular function; the informative activities are captured by ubiquitin-reader/adaptor/condensate-scaffold terms.
- term:
    id: GO:0005515
    label: protein binding
  evidence_type: IPI
  original_reference_id: PMID:31616248
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: Records a physical interaction captured as bare 'protein binding'. Per curation guidelines this term is uninformative about the actual molecular function.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Experimental interaction evidence (IPI) is retained, but bare protein binding does not describe a specific molecular function; the informative activities are captured by ubiquitin-reader/adaptor/condensate-scaffold terms.
- term:
    id: GO:0005515
    label: protein binding
  evidence_type: IPI
  original_reference_id: PMID:31980649
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: Records a physical interaction captured as bare 'protein binding'. Per curation guidelines this term is uninformative about the actual molecular function.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Experimental interaction evidence (IPI) is retained, but bare protein binding does not describe a specific molecular function; the informative activities are captured by ubiquitin-reader/adaptor/condensate-scaffold terms.
- term:
    id: GO:0005515
    label: protein binding
  evidence_type: IPI
  original_reference_id: PMID:32296183
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: Records a physical interaction captured as bare 'protein binding'. Per curation guidelines this term is uninformative about the actual molecular function.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Experimental interaction evidence (IPI) is retained, but bare protein binding does not describe a specific molecular function; the informative activities are captured by ubiquitin-reader/adaptor/condensate-scaffold terms.
- term:
    id: GO:0005515
    label: protein binding
  evidence_type: IPI
  original_reference_id: PMID:32814053
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: Records a physical interaction captured as bare 'protein binding'. Per curation guidelines this term is uninformative about the actual molecular function.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Experimental interaction evidence (IPI) is retained, but bare protein binding does not describe a specific molecular function; the informative activities are captured by ubiquitin-reader/adaptor/condensate-scaffold terms.
- term:
    id: GO:0005515
    label: protein binding
  evidence_type: IPI
  original_reference_id: PMID:33436498
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: Records a physical interaction captured as bare 'protein binding'. Per curation guidelines this term is uninformative about the actual molecular function.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Experimental interaction evidence (IPI) is retained, but bare protein binding does not describe a specific molecular function; the informative activities are captured by ubiquitin-reader/adaptor/condensate-scaffold terms.
- term:
    id: GO:0005515
    label: protein binding
  evidence_type: IPI
  original_reference_id: PMID:33961781
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: Records a physical interaction captured as bare 'protein binding'. Per curation guidelines this term is uninformative about the actual molecular function.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Experimental interaction evidence (IPI) is retained, but bare protein binding does not describe a specific molecular function; the informative activities are captured by ubiquitin-reader/adaptor/condensate-scaffold terms.
- term:
    id: GO:0005515
    label: protein binding
  evidence_type: IPI
  original_reference_id: PMID:34524948
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: Records a physical interaction captured as bare 'protein binding'. Per curation guidelines this term is uninformative about the actual molecular function.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Experimental interaction evidence (IPI) is retained, but bare protein binding does not describe a specific molecular function; the informative activities are captured by ubiquitin-reader/adaptor/condensate-scaffold terms.
- term:
    id: GO:0005515
    label: protein binding
  evidence_type: IPI
  original_reference_id: PMID:34591642
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: Records a physical interaction captured as bare 'protein binding'. Per curation guidelines this term is uninformative about the actual molecular function.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Experimental interaction evidence (IPI) is retained, but bare protein binding does not describe a specific molecular function; the informative activities are captured by ubiquitin-reader/adaptor/condensate-scaffold terms.
- term:
    id: GO:0005515
    label: protein binding
  evidence_type: IPI
  original_reference_id: PMID:34799561
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: Records a physical interaction captured as bare 'protein binding'. Per curation guidelines this term is uninformative about the actual molecular function.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Experimental interaction evidence (IPI) is retained, but bare protein binding does not describe a specific molecular function; the informative activities are captured by ubiquitin-reader/adaptor/condensate-scaffold terms.
- term:
    id: GO:0005515
    label: protein binding
  evidence_type: IPI
  original_reference_id: PMID:35044719
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: Records a physical interaction captured as bare 'protein binding'. Per curation guidelines this term is uninformative about the actual molecular function.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Experimental interaction evidence (IPI) is retained, but bare protein binding does not describe a specific molecular function; the informative activities are captured by ubiquitin-reader/adaptor/condensate-scaffold terms.
- term:
    id: GO:0005515
    label: protein binding
  evidence_type: IPI
  original_reference_id: PMID:35266954
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: Records a physical interaction captured as bare 'protein binding'. Per curation guidelines this term is uninformative about the actual molecular function.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Experimental interaction evidence (IPI) is retained, but bare protein binding does not describe a specific molecular function; the informative activities are captured by ubiquitin-reader/adaptor/condensate-scaffold terms.
- term:
    id: GO:0005515
    label: protein binding
  evidence_type: IPI
  original_reference_id: PMID:35271311
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: Records a physical interaction captured as bare 'protein binding'. Per curation guidelines this term is uninformative about the actual molecular function.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Experimental interaction evidence (IPI) is retained, but bare protein binding does not describe a specific molecular function; the informative activities are captured by ubiquitin-reader/adaptor/condensate-scaffold terms.
- term:
    id: GO:0005515
    label: protein binding
  evidence_type: IPI
  original_reference_id: PMID:37219487
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: Records a physical interaction captured as bare 'protein binding'. Per curation guidelines this term is uninformative about the actual molecular function.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Experimental interaction evidence (IPI) is retained, but bare protein binding does not describe a specific molecular function; the informative activities are captured by ubiquitin-reader/adaptor/condensate-scaffold terms.
- term:
    id: GO:0005515
    label: protein binding
  evidence_type: IPI
  original_reference_id: PMID:37460613
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: Records a physical interaction captured as bare 'protein binding'. Per curation guidelines this term is uninformative about the actual molecular function.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Experimental interaction evidence (IPI) is retained, but bare protein binding does not describe a specific molecular function; the informative activities are captured by ubiquitin-reader/adaptor/condensate-scaffold terms.
- term:
    id: GO:0005515
    label: protein binding
  evidence_type: IPI
  original_reference_id: PMID:39009827
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: Records a physical interaction captured as bare 'protein binding'. Per curation guidelines this term is uninformative about the actual molecular function.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Experimental interaction evidence (IPI) is retained, but bare protein binding does not describe a specific molecular function; the informative activities are captured by ubiquitin-reader/adaptor/condensate-scaffold terms.
- term:
    id: GO:0005515
    label: protein binding
  evidence_type: IPI
  original_reference_id: PMID:8702753
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: Records a physical interaction captured as bare 'protein binding'. Per curation guidelines this term is uninformative about the actual molecular function.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Experimental interaction evidence (IPI) is retained, but bare protein binding does not describe a specific molecular function; the informative activities are captured by ubiquitin-reader/adaptor/condensate-scaffold terms.
- term:
    id: GO:0042802
    label: identical protein binding
  evidence_type: IPI
  original_reference_id: PMID:16169070
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: Reflects PB1-domain-mediated homo-oligomerization of p62 into filament-like arrays, a genuine self-association.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Self-association via the PB1 domain is real and underlies condensate formation, but is ancillary to the core ubiquitin-reader/adaptor function; retained as non-core.
- term:
    id: GO:0042802
    label: identical protein binding
  evidence_type: IPI
  original_reference_id: PMID:20562859
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: Reflects PB1-domain-mediated homo-oligomerization of p62 into filament-like arrays, a genuine self-association.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Self-association via the PB1 domain is real and underlies condensate formation, but is ancillary to the core ubiquitin-reader/adaptor function; retained as non-core.
- term:
    id: GO:0042802
    label: identical protein binding
  evidence_type: IPI
  original_reference_id: PMID:21900206
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: Reflects PB1-domain-mediated homo-oligomerization of p62 into filament-like arrays, a genuine self-association.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Self-association via the PB1 domain is real and underlies condensate formation, but is ancillary to the core ubiquitin-reader/adaptor function; retained as non-core.
- term:
    id: GO:0042802
    label: identical protein binding
  evidence_type: IPI
  original_reference_id: PMID:25416956
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: Reflects PB1-domain-mediated homo-oligomerization of p62 into filament-like arrays, a genuine self-association.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Self-association via the PB1 domain is real and underlies condensate formation, but is ancillary to the core ubiquitin-reader/adaptor function; retained as non-core.
- term:
    id: GO:0042802
    label: identical protein binding
  evidence_type: IPI
  original_reference_id: PMID:25686248
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: Reflects PB1-domain-mediated homo-oligomerization of p62 into filament-like arrays, a genuine self-association.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Self-association via the PB1 domain is real and underlies condensate formation, but is ancillary to the core ubiquitin-reader/adaptor function; retained as non-core.
- term:
    id: GO:0042802
    label: identical protein binding
  evidence_type: IPI
  original_reference_id: PMID:32296183
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: Reflects PB1-domain-mediated homo-oligomerization of p62 into filament-like arrays, a genuine self-association.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Self-association via the PB1 domain is real and underlies condensate formation, but is ancillary to the core ubiquitin-reader/adaptor function; retained as non-core.
- term:
    id: GO:0001659
    label: temperature homeostasis
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000107
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: "Ortholog-transfer (Ensembl Compara) prediction of involvement in temperature homeostasis from mouse."
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: "Pleiotropic, mouse-derived peripheral process; biologically plausible but not a core p62 function."
- term:
    id: GO:0002931
    label: response to ischemia
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000107
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: "Ortholog-transfer prediction of involvement in response to ischemia."
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: "Peripheral mouse-derived process; retained as non-core."
- term:
    id: GO:0005080
    label: protein kinase C binding
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000107
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: "Protein kinase C binding via the PB1 domain (atypical PKCs PRKCZ/PRKCI)."
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: "Genuine interaction underlying the NF-kB scaffold role; secondary to the core autophagy-receptor function."
- term:
    id: GO:0005739
    label: mitochondrion
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000107
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: "Ortholog-transfer prediction of mitochondrial localization, consistent with recruitment to damaged mitochondria during mitophagy."
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: "Real in the mitophagy context but a secondary, condition-dependent localization; non-core."
- term:
    id: GO:0006606
    label: protein import into nucleus
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000107
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: "Ortholog-transfer prediction of involvement in protein import into nucleus."
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: "Peripheral, indirectly related to nuclear shuttling; non-core."
- term:
    id: GO:0006914
    label: autophagy
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000107
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: "Involvement in autophagy, the overarching process in which p62 functions as a selective receptor."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core process; supported by IMP/IDA evidence."
- term:
    id: GO:0016235
    label: aggresome
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000107
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: "Ortholog-transfer prediction of aggresome localization."
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: "Real (p62 is an aggresome constituent) but reflects sequestration outcome; non-core."
- term:
    id: GO:0030674
    label: protein-macromolecule adaptor activity
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000107
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: "Direct evidence that p62 acts as a protein-macromolecule adaptor bridging ubiquitinated cargo to the ATG8/autophagosome machinery."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core molecular function of p62 as a selective autophagy receptor."
- term:
    id: GO:0031397
    label: negative regulation of protein ubiquitination
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000107
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: "Direct evidence that p62 negatively regulates protein ubiquitination in specific contexts (e.g. via KEAP1 sequestration / TRAF6 modulation)."
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: "Real regulatory effect but context-specific; non-core."
- term:
    id: GO:0035255
    label: ionotropic glutamate receptor binding
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000107
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: "Ortholog-transfer/ISS prediction of ionotropic glutamate receptor binding (synaptic context)."
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: "Peripheral, neuron-specific interaction; non-core."
- term:
    id: GO:0035973
    label: aggrephagy
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000107
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: "Direct evidence that p62 mediates aggrephagy - selective autophagic clearance of ubiquitinated protein aggregates."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core biological process; the defining selective-autophagy activity of p62."
- term:
    id: GO:0042802
    label: identical protein binding
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000120
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: Reflects PB1-domain-mediated homo-oligomerization of p62 into filament-like arrays, a genuine self-association.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Self-association via the PB1 domain is real and underlies condensate formation, but is ancillary to the core ubiquitin-reader/adaptor function; retained as non-core.
- term:
    id: GO:0044754
    label: autolysosome
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000107
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: "Autolysosome localization, the degradative endpoint of the autophagic pathway."
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: "Endpoint compartment; non-core."
- term:
    id: GO:0044877
    label: protein-containing complex binding
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000107
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: "Ortholog-transfer prediction of protein-containing complex binding."
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: "Generic binding term; non-core."
- term:
    id: GO:0045202
    label: synapse
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000107
  qualifier: is_active_in
  review:
    summary: "Ortholog-transfer prediction of activity at the synapse."
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: "Neuron-specific peripheral localization; non-core."
- term:
    id: GO:0070342
    label: brown fat cell proliferation
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000107
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: "Ortholog-transfer prediction of involvement in brown fat cell proliferation (mouse metabolic phenotype)."
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: "Tissue/metabolic pleiotropy from mouse; non-core."
- term:
    id: GO:0070530
    label: K63-linked polyubiquitin modification-dependent protein binding
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000107
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: "Direct evidence that p62 binds K63-linked polyubiquitin via its UBA domain - the chain-type preference central to cargo recognition."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core molecular function for selective autophagy."
- term:
    id: GO:0097009
    label: energy homeostasis
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000107
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: "Ortholog-transfer prediction of involvement in energy homeostasis (mouse metabolic phenotype)."
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: "Metabolic pleiotropy from mouse; non-core."
- term:
    id: GO:0097225
    label: sperm midpiece
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000107
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: "Ortholog-transfer prediction of sperm midpiece localization."
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: "Tissue-specific peripheral localization; non-core."
- term:
    id: GO:0097413
    label: Lewy body
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000107
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: "Ortholog-transfer prediction of Lewy body localization, consistent with p62 being a constituent of these inclusions."
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: "Disease-inclusion localization (sequestration outcome); non-core."
- term:
    id: GO:0098978
    label: glutamatergic synapse
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000107
  qualifier: is_active_in
  review:
    summary: "Ortholog-transfer prediction of activity at the glutamatergic synapse."
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: "Neuron-specific peripheral localization; non-core."
- term:
    id: GO:0140036
    label: ubiquitin-modified protein reader activity
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000107
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: "Direct evidence that p62 acts as a ubiquitin-modified protein reader, recognizing ubiquitinated cargo."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core molecular function of the selective autophagy receptor."
- term:
    id: GO:0140693
    label: molecular condensate scaffold activity
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000107
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: "Direct evidence that p62 acts as a molecular condensate scaffold, driving phase separation into p62 bodies."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core molecular function enabling cargo concentration for autophagy."
- term:
    id: GO:0140694
    label: membraneless organelle assembly
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000107
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: "Direct evidence that p62 drives assembly of membraneless organelles (p62 bodies) via phase separation."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core process underlying selective sequestration of ubiquitinated cargo."
- term:
    id: GO:1900273
    label: positive regulation of long-term synaptic potentiation
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000107
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: "Ortholog-transfer/ISS prediction of positive regulation of long-term synaptic potentiation."
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: "Neuron-specific peripheral process; non-core."
- term:
    id: GO:1903078
    label: positive regulation of protein localization to plasma membrane
  evidence_type: IEA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000107
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: "Ortholog-transfer/ISS prediction of positive regulation of protein localization to plasma membrane."
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: "Peripheral process; non-core."
- term:
    id: GO:0043065
    label: positive regulation of apoptotic process
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-205043
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: "Reactome curation linking p62 to positive regulation of apoptosis in the NRIF death-signaling pathway."
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: "Indirect, context-specific; non-core."
- term:
    id: GO:0036464
    label: cytoplasmic ribonucleoprotein granule
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:20357094
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: "Localization to cytoplasmic ribonucleoprotein granules (TRIM5alpha/stress-granule-associated context)."
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: "Context-specific condensate localization; non-core."
- term:
    id: GO:0005829
    label: cytosol
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000052
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: "Cytosol is the core compartment of p62 oligomerization, cargo binding and condensate formation."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core localization; many redundant TAS/IDA copies."
- term:
    id: GO:0000407
    label: phagophore assembly site
  evidence_type: EXP
  original_reference_id: PMID:34471133
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: "Experimental localization to the phagophore assembly site, where p62 condensates nucleate autophagosome formation."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core localization for autophagy initiation; supported by reconstitution/EXP evidence (PMID:34471133)."
- term:
    id: GO:0005634
    label: nucleus
  evidence_type: EXP
  original_reference_id: PMID:10708586
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: "Experimental nuclear localization; p62 shuttles to the nucleus and PML bodies."
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: "Real but secondary localization (PMID:10708586); dominant pool is cytoplasmic."
- term:
    id: GO:0005764
    label: lysosome
  evidence_type: EXP
  original_reference_id: PMID:9566925
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: "Experimental lysosomal localization, consistent with p62 trafficking to lysosomes as autophagic cargo and via aPKC/endosome routes."
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: "Endpoint/secondary compartment; non-core."
- term:
    id: GO:0005770
    label: late endosome
  evidence_type: EXP
  original_reference_id: PMID:12471037
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: "Experimental late-endosome localization via the aPKC-interaction/endosome-trafficking role."
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: "Secondary compartment (PMID:9566925, PMID:12471037); non-core."
- term:
    id: GO:0005770
    label: late endosome
  evidence_type: EXP
  original_reference_id: PMID:9566925
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: "Experimental late-endosome localization via the aPKC-interaction/endosome-trafficking role."
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: "Secondary compartment (PMID:9566925, PMID:12471037); non-core."
- term:
    id: GO:0005783
    label: endoplasmic reticulum
  evidence_type: EXP
  original_reference_id: PMID:22178386
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: "Experimental ER localization in ER-stress autophagy contexts."
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: "Context-specific secondary localization (PMID:22178386); non-core."
- term:
    id: GO:0033554
    label: cellular response to stress
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:37802024
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: "Direct evidence that p62 participates in the cellular stress response (e.g. oxidative/proteotoxic stress, NRF2 activation)."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Genuine core-adjacent stress-response involvement directly demonstrated; underlies p62's cytoprotective KEAP1-NRF2 and proteostasis functions."
- term:
    id: GO:0016236
    label: macroautophagy
  evidence_type: IMP
  original_reference_id: PMID:22622177
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: "Direct/mutant-phenotype evidence that p62 functions in macroautophagy as a selective cargo receptor."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core biological process; strongly supported across multiple IDA/IMP studies."
- term:
    id: GO:0016236
    label: macroautophagy
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:27498865
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: "Direct/mutant-phenotype evidence that p62 functions in macroautophagy as a selective cargo receptor."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core biological process; strongly supported across multiple IDA/IMP studies."
- term:
    id: GO:0030674
    label: protein-macromolecule adaptor activity
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:34893540
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: "Direct evidence that p62 acts as a protein-macromolecule adaptor bridging ubiquitinated cargo to the ATG8/autophagosome machinery."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core molecular function of p62 as a selective autophagy receptor."
- term:
    id: GO:0071211
    label: protein targeting to vacuole involved in autophagy
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:34893540
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: "Direct evidence that p62 targets proteins to the vacuole/lysosome via autophagy."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core: this is the cargo-delivery outcome of the p62 receptor function."
- term:
    id: GO:0110076
    label: negative regulation of ferroptosis
  evidence_type: IMP
  original_reference_id: PMID:26403645
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: "Mutant-phenotype evidence that p62 negatively regulates ferroptosis via the KEAP1-NRF2 axis."
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: "Real cytoprotective effect downstream of NRF2 activation (PMID:26403645); a specialized secondary outcome, non-core."
- term:
    id: GO:0140036
    label: ubiquitin-modified protein reader activity
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:34893540
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: "Direct evidence that p62 acts as a ubiquitin-modified protein reader, recognizing ubiquitinated cargo."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core molecular function of the selective autophagy receptor."
- term:
    id: GO:0005776
    label: autophagosome
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:37802024
  qualifier: is_active_in
  review:
    summary: "Autophagosome localization, the core organelle where p62 delivers and is degraded with ubiquitinated cargo via LIR-ATG8 binding."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core site of action; directly demonstrated across multiple IDA studies (e.g. PMID:17580304, PMID:37802024)."
- term:
    id: GO:0005829
    label: cytosol
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:29343546
  qualifier: is_active_in
  review:
    summary: "Cytosol is the core compartment of p62 oligomerization, cargo binding and condensate formation."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core localization; many redundant TAS/IDA copies."
- term:
    id: GO:0005829
    label: cytosol
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:29507397
  qualifier: is_active_in
  review:
    summary: "Cytosol is the core compartment of p62 oligomerization, cargo binding and condensate formation."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core localization; many redundant TAS/IDA copies."
- term:
    id: GO:0005829
    label: cytosol
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:37306101
  qualifier: is_active_in
  review:
    summary: "Cytosol is the core compartment of p62 oligomerization, cargo binding and condensate formation."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core localization; many redundant TAS/IDA copies."
- term:
    id: GO:0030674
    label: protein-macromolecule adaptor activity
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:31857589
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: "Direct evidence that p62 acts as a protein-macromolecule adaptor bridging ubiquitinated cargo to the ATG8/autophagosome machinery."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core molecular function of p62 as a selective autophagy receptor."
- term:
    id: GO:0030674
    label: protein-macromolecule adaptor activity
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:37802024
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: "Direct evidence that p62 acts as a protein-macromolecule adaptor bridging ubiquitinated cargo to the ATG8/autophagosome machinery."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core molecular function of p62 as a selective autophagy receptor."
- term:
    id: GO:0033554
    label: cellular response to stress
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:17580304
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: "Direct evidence that p62 participates in the cellular stress response (e.g. oxidative/proteotoxic stress, NRF2 activation)."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Genuine core-adjacent stress-response involvement directly demonstrated; underlies p62's cytoprotective KEAP1-NRF2 and proteostasis functions."
- term:
    id: GO:0035973
    label: aggrephagy
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:17580304
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: "Direct evidence that p62 mediates aggrephagy - selective autophagic clearance of ubiquitinated protein aggregates."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core biological process; the defining selective-autophagy activity of p62."
- term:
    id: GO:0035973
    label: aggrephagy
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:31857589
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: "Direct evidence that p62 mediates aggrephagy - selective autophagic clearance of ubiquitinated protein aggregates."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core biological process; the defining selective-autophagy activity of p62."
- term:
    id: GO:0035973
    label: aggrephagy
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:37802024
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: "Direct evidence that p62 mediates aggrephagy - selective autophagic clearance of ubiquitinated protein aggregates."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core biological process; the defining selective-autophagy activity of p62."
- term:
    id: GO:0043232
    label: intracellular membraneless organelle
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:31857589
  qualifier: is_active_in
  review:
    summary: "Direct evidence that p62 is active within intracellular membraneless organelles (p62 bodies/condensates)."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core: p62 bodies are the membraneless organelles through which p62 concentrates cargo."
- term:
    id: GO:0043232
    label: intracellular membraneless organelle
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:37802024
  qualifier: is_active_in
  review:
    summary: "Direct evidence that p62 is active within intracellular membraneless organelles (p62 bodies/condensates)."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core: p62 bodies are the membraneless organelles through which p62 concentrates cargo."
- term:
    id: GO:0071211
    label: protein targeting to vacuole involved in autophagy
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:37802024
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: "Direct evidence that p62 targets proteins to the vacuole/lysosome via autophagy."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core: this is the cargo-delivery outcome of the p62 receptor function."
- term:
    id: GO:0140036
    label: ubiquitin-modified protein reader activity
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:31857589
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: "Direct evidence that p62 acts as a ubiquitin-modified protein reader, recognizing ubiquitinated cargo."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core molecular function of the selective autophagy receptor."
- term:
    id: GO:0140693
    label: molecular condensate scaffold activity
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:31857589
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: "Direct evidence that p62 acts as a molecular condensate scaffold, driving phase separation into p62 bodies."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core molecular function enabling cargo concentration for autophagy."
- term:
    id: GO:0140693
    label: molecular condensate scaffold activity
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:37802024
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: "Direct evidence that p62 acts as a molecular condensate scaffold, driving phase separation into p62 bodies."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core molecular function enabling cargo concentration for autophagy."
- term:
    id: GO:0140694
    label: membraneless organelle assembly
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:31857589
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: "Direct evidence that p62 drives assembly of membraneless organelles (p62 bodies) via phase separation."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core process underlying selective sequestration of ubiquitinated cargo."
- term:
    id: GO:0140694
    label: membraneless organelle assembly
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:37802024
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: "Direct evidence that p62 drives assembly of membraneless organelles (p62 bodies) via phase separation."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core process underlying selective sequestration of ubiquitinated cargo."
- term:
    id: GO:0035973
    label: aggrephagy
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:22017874
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: "Direct evidence that p62 mediates aggrephagy - selective autophagic clearance of ubiquitinated protein aggregates."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core biological process; the defining selective-autophagy activity of p62."
- term:
    id: GO:0035973
    label: aggrephagy
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:29343546
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: "Direct evidence that p62 mediates aggrephagy - selective autophagic clearance of ubiquitinated protein aggregates."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core biological process; the defining selective-autophagy activity of p62."
- term:
    id: GO:0035973
    label: aggrephagy
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:29507397
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: "Direct evidence that p62 mediates aggrephagy - selective autophagic clearance of ubiquitinated protein aggregates."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core biological process; the defining selective-autophagy activity of p62."
- term:
    id: GO:0035973
    label: aggrephagy
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:37306101
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: "Direct evidence that p62 mediates aggrephagy - selective autophagic clearance of ubiquitinated protein aggregates."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core biological process; the defining selective-autophagy activity of p62."
- term:
    id: GO:0043232
    label: intracellular membraneless organelle
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:22017874
  qualifier: is_active_in
  review:
    summary: "Direct evidence that p62 is active within intracellular membraneless organelles (p62 bodies/condensates)."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core: p62 bodies are the membraneless organelles through which p62 concentrates cargo."
- term:
    id: GO:0043232
    label: intracellular membraneless organelle
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:29343546
  qualifier: is_active_in
  review:
    summary: "Direct evidence that p62 is active within intracellular membraneless organelles (p62 bodies/condensates)."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core: p62 bodies are the membraneless organelles through which p62 concentrates cargo."
- term:
    id: GO:0043232
    label: intracellular membraneless organelle
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:29507397
  qualifier: is_active_in
  review:
    summary: "Direct evidence that p62 is active within intracellular membraneless organelles (p62 bodies/condensates)."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core: p62 bodies are the membraneless organelles through which p62 concentrates cargo."
- term:
    id: GO:0070530
    label: K63-linked polyubiquitin modification-dependent protein binding
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:29343546
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: "Direct evidence that p62 binds K63-linked polyubiquitin via its UBA domain - the chain-type preference central to cargo recognition."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core molecular function for selective autophagy."
- term:
    id: GO:0140036
    label: ubiquitin-modified protein reader activity
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:22017874
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: "Direct evidence that p62 acts as a ubiquitin-modified protein reader, recognizing ubiquitinated cargo."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core molecular function of the selective autophagy receptor."
- term:
    id: GO:0140311
    label: protein sequestering activity
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:37306101
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: "Direct evidence that p62 sequesters target proteins (e.g. into condensates) to control their activity/localization."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core: protein sequestration into p62 bodies is central to its receptor and KEAP1-regulatory functions."
- term:
    id: GO:0140693
    label: molecular condensate scaffold activity
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:29343546
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: "Direct evidence that p62 acts as a molecular condensate scaffold, driving phase separation into p62 bodies."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core molecular function enabling cargo concentration for autophagy."
- term:
    id: GO:0140693
    label: molecular condensate scaffold activity
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:29507397
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: "Direct evidence that p62 acts as a molecular condensate scaffold, driving phase separation into p62 bodies."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core molecular function enabling cargo concentration for autophagy."
- term:
    id: GO:0140693
    label: molecular condensate scaffold activity
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:37306101
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: "Direct evidence that p62 acts as a molecular condensate scaffold, driving phase separation into p62 bodies."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core molecular function enabling cargo concentration for autophagy."
- term:
    id: GO:0140694
    label: membraneless organelle assembly
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:29343546
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: "Direct evidence that p62 drives assembly of membraneless organelles (p62 bodies) via phase separation."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core process underlying selective sequestration of ubiquitinated cargo."
- term:
    id: GO:0140694
    label: membraneless organelle assembly
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:29507397
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: "Direct evidence that p62 drives assembly of membraneless organelles (p62 bodies) via phase separation."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core process underlying selective sequestration of ubiquitinated cargo."
- term:
    id: GO:0005737
    label: cytoplasm
  evidence_type: IC
  original_reference_id: PMID:31281713
  qualifier: is_active_in
  review:
    summary: "Cytoplasm is the principal compartment where p62 oligomerizes, binds cargo and forms condensates."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core localization."
- term:
    id: GO:0034144
    label: negative regulation of toll-like receptor 4 signaling pathway
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:31281713
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: "Direct evidence that p62 negatively regulates TLR4 signaling by acting on the TRAF6-ECSIT complex."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Specific, directly demonstrated immune-signaling function (PMID:31281713)."
- term:
    id: GO:0140313
    label: molecular sequestering activity
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:31281713
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: "Direct evidence of molecular sequestering activity (sequestration of the TRAF6-ECSIT complex to dampen TLR4 signaling)."
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: "Genuine sequestration activity in a specific signaling context; the broader protein-sequestering term captures the core role, so non-core here."
- term:
    id: GO:0016236
    label: macroautophagy
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:36221902
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: "Direct/mutant-phenotype evidence that p62 functions in macroautophagy as a selective cargo receptor."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core biological process; strongly supported across multiple IDA/IMP studies."
- term:
    id: GO:0030163
    label: protein catabolic process
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:36221902
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: "Direct evidence that p62 drives catabolism of its cargo proteins via selective autophagy."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core outcome of the receptor function; directly demonstrated."
- term:
    id: GO:0030674
    label: protein-macromolecule adaptor activity
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:36221902
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: "Direct evidence that p62 acts as a protein-macromolecule adaptor bridging ubiquitinated cargo to the ATG8/autophagosome machinery."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core molecular function of p62 as a selective autophagy receptor."
- term:
    id: GO:0071211
    label: protein targeting to vacuole involved in autophagy
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:36221902
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: "Direct evidence that p62 targets proteins to the vacuole/lysosome via autophagy."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core: this is the cargo-delivery outcome of the p62 receptor function."
- term:
    id: GO:0140036
    label: ubiquitin-modified protein reader activity
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:36221902
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: "Direct evidence that p62 acts as a ubiquitin-modified protein reader, recognizing ubiquitinated cargo."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core molecular function of the selective autophagy receptor."
- term:
    id: GO:0005776
    label: autophagosome
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:30612879
  qualifier: is_active_in
  review:
    summary: "Autophagosome localization, the core organelle where p62 delivers and is degraded with ubiquitinated cargo via LIR-ATG8 binding."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core site of action; directly demonstrated across multiple IDA studies (e.g. PMID:17580304, PMID:37802024)."
- term:
    id: GO:0016236
    label: macroautophagy
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:30612879
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: "Direct/mutant-phenotype evidence that p62 functions in macroautophagy as a selective cargo receptor."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core biological process; strongly supported across multiple IDA/IMP studies."
- term:
    id: GO:0016236
    label: macroautophagy
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:32715615
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: "Direct/mutant-phenotype evidence that p62 functions in macroautophagy as a selective cargo receptor."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core biological process; strongly supported across multiple IDA/IMP studies."
- term:
    id: GO:0030163
    label: protein catabolic process
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:30612879
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: "Direct evidence that p62 drives catabolism of its cargo proteins via selective autophagy."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core outcome of the receptor function; directly demonstrated."
- term:
    id: GO:0030163
    label: protein catabolic process
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:32715615
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: "Direct evidence that p62 drives catabolism of its cargo proteins via selective autophagy."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core outcome of the receptor function; directly demonstrated."
- term:
    id: GO:0030674
    label: protein-macromolecule adaptor activity
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:30612879
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: "Direct evidence that p62 acts as a protein-macromolecule adaptor bridging ubiquitinated cargo to the ATG8/autophagosome machinery."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core molecular function of p62 as a selective autophagy receptor."
- term:
    id: GO:0030674
    label: protein-macromolecule adaptor activity
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:32715615
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: "Direct evidence that p62 acts as a protein-macromolecule adaptor bridging ubiquitinated cargo to the ATG8/autophagosome machinery."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core molecular function of p62 as a selective autophagy receptor."
- term:
    id: GO:0071211
    label: protein targeting to vacuole involved in autophagy
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:30612879
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: "Direct evidence that p62 targets proteins to the vacuole/lysosome via autophagy."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core: this is the cargo-delivery outcome of the p62 receptor function."
- term:
    id: GO:0071211
    label: protein targeting to vacuole involved in autophagy
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:32715615
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: "Direct evidence that p62 targets proteins to the vacuole/lysosome via autophagy."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core: this is the cargo-delivery outcome of the p62 receptor function."
- term:
    id: GO:0030674
    label: protein-macromolecule adaptor activity
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:27498865
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: "Direct evidence that p62 acts as a protein-macromolecule adaptor bridging ubiquitinated cargo to the ATG8/autophagosome machinery."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core molecular function of p62 as a selective autophagy receptor."
- term:
    id: GO:0030163
    label: protein catabolic process
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:27498865
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: "Direct evidence that p62 drives catabolism of its cargo proteins via selective autophagy."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core outcome of the receptor function; directly demonstrated."
- term:
    id: GO:0035591
    label: signaling adaptor activity
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:27498865
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: "Direct evidence that p62 acts as a signaling adaptor bringing together components of signaling pathways (e.g. NF-kB, selective autophagy of immune regulators)."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core scaffolding/adaptor molecular function; directly demonstrated (PMID:27498865)."
- term:
    id: GO:0071211
    label: protein targeting to vacuole involved in autophagy
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:27498865
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: "Direct evidence that p62 targets proteins to the vacuole/lysosome via autophagy."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core: this is the cargo-delivery outcome of the p62 receptor function."
- term:
    id: GO:0140036
    label: ubiquitin-modified protein reader activity
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:27498865
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: "Direct evidence that p62 acts as a ubiquitin-modified protein reader, recognizing ubiquitinated cargo."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core molecular function of the selective autophagy receptor."
- term:
    id: GO:0005515
    label: protein binding
  evidence_type: IPI
  original_reference_id: PMID:26458771
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: Records a physical interaction captured as bare 'protein binding'. Per curation guidelines this term is uninformative about the actual molecular function.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Experimental interaction evidence (IPI) is retained, but bare protein binding does not describe a specific molecular function; the informative activities are captured by ubiquitin-reader/adaptor/condensate-scaffold terms.
- term:
    id: GO:0010508
    label: positive regulation of autophagy
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:28871090
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: "Direct evidence that p62 positively regulates autophagy (e.g. via TBK1/TRIM23 activation)."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core-adjacent positive regulation of autophagy; directly demonstrated (PMID:28871090)."
- term:
    id: GO:0038023
    label: signaling receptor activity
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:28871090
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: "p62 reported to act as a signaling receptor (TRIM23/TBK1 virus-induced autophagy)."
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: "'Signaling receptor activity' overstates p62's adaptor/scaffold role; the condensate-scaffold/adaptor terms are more accurate, so non-core."
- term:
    id: GO:0000425
    label: pexophagy
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:26344566
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: "Direct evidence that p62 mediates pexophagy by bridging ROS-induced ubiquitinated PEX5 to autophagosomes."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core selective-autophagy function applied to peroxisomes; directly demonstrated (PMID:26344566)."
- term:
    id: GO:0030674
    label: protein-macromolecule adaptor activity
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:26344566
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: "Direct evidence that p62 acts as a protein-macromolecule adaptor bridging ubiquitinated cargo to the ATG8/autophagosome machinery."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core molecular function of p62 as a selective autophagy receptor."
- term:
    id: GO:0005829
    label: cytosol
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-9759169
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: "Cytosol is the core compartment of p62 oligomerization, cargo binding and condensate formation."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core localization; many redundant TAS/IDA copies."
- term:
    id: GO:0005829
    label: cytosol
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-9759172
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: "Cytosol is the core compartment of p62 oligomerization, cargo binding and condensate formation."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core localization; many redundant TAS/IDA copies."
- term:
    id: GO:0005829
    label: cytosol
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-9766532
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: "Cytosol is the core compartment of p62 oligomerization, cargo binding and condensate formation."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core localization; many redundant TAS/IDA copies."
- term:
    id: GO:0005829
    label: cytosol
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-9766645
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: "Cytosol is the core compartment of p62 oligomerization, cargo binding and condensate formation."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core localization; many redundant TAS/IDA copies."
- term:
    id: GO:0005829
    label: cytosol
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-9766656
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: "Cytosol is the core compartment of p62 oligomerization, cargo binding and condensate formation."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core localization; many redundant TAS/IDA copies."
- term:
    id: GO:0005829
    label: cytosol
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-9766677
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: "Cytosol is the core compartment of p62 oligomerization, cargo binding and condensate formation."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core localization; many redundant TAS/IDA copies."
- term:
    id: GO:0005829
    label: cytosol
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-9766687
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: "Cytosol is the core compartment of p62 oligomerization, cargo binding and condensate formation."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core localization; many redundant TAS/IDA copies."
- term:
    id: GO:0005829
    label: cytosol
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-9759154
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: "Cytosol is the core compartment of p62 oligomerization, cargo binding and condensate formation."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core localization; many redundant TAS/IDA copies."
- term:
    id: GO:0005776
    label: autophagosome
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:25365221
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: "Autophagosome localization, the core organelle where p62 delivers and is degraded with ubiquitinated cargo via LIR-ATG8 binding."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core site of action; directly demonstrated across multiple IDA studies (e.g. PMID:17580304, PMID:37802024)."
- term:
    id: GO:0043130
    label: ubiquitin binding
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-205008
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: "Direct evidence that p62 binds ubiquitin via its UBA domain."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core molecular function underlying cargo recognition."
- term:
    id: GO:0005515
    label: protein binding
  evidence_type: IPI
  original_reference_id: PMID:31006538
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: Records a physical interaction captured as bare 'protein binding'. Per curation guidelines this term is uninformative about the actual molecular function.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Experimental interaction evidence (IPI) is retained, but bare protein binding does not describe a specific molecular function; the informative activities are captured by ubiquitin-reader/adaptor/condensate-scaffold terms.
- term:
    id: GO:0006914
    label: autophagy
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:20452972
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: "Involvement in autophagy, the overarching process in which p62 functions as a selective receptor."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core process; supported by IMP/IDA evidence."
- term:
    id: GO:0031397
    label: negative regulation of protein ubiquitination
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:20452972
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: "Direct evidence that p62 negatively regulates protein ubiquitination in specific contexts (e.g. via KEAP1 sequestration / TRAF6 modulation)."
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: "Real regulatory effect but context-specific; non-core."
- term:
    id: GO:0005776
    label: autophagosome
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:22948227
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: "Autophagosome localization, the core organelle where p62 delivers and is degraded with ubiquitinated cargo via LIR-ATG8 binding."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core site of action; directly demonstrated across multiple IDA studies (e.g. PMID:17580304, PMID:37802024)."
- term:
    id: GO:0035973
    label: aggrephagy
  evidence_type: IPI
  original_reference_id: PMID:28404643
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: "Direct evidence that p62 mediates aggrephagy - selective autophagic clearance of ubiquitinated protein aggregates."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core biological process; the defining selective-autophagy activity of p62."
- term:
    id: GO:0070530
    label: K63-linked polyubiquitin modification-dependent protein binding
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:28404643
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: "Direct evidence that p62 binds K63-linked polyubiquitin via its UBA domain - the chain-type preference central to cargo recognition."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core molecular function for selective autophagy."
- term:
    id: GO:0005515
    label: protein binding
  evidence_type: IPI
  original_reference_id: PMID:28404643
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: Records a physical interaction captured as bare 'protein binding'. Per curation guidelines this term is uninformative about the actual molecular function.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Experimental interaction evidence (IPI) is retained, but bare protein binding does not describe a specific molecular function; the informative activities are captured by ubiquitin-reader/adaptor/condensate-scaffold terms.
- term:
    id: GO:0035255
    label: ionotropic glutamate receptor binding
  evidence_type: ISS
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000024
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: "Ortholog-transfer/ISS prediction of ionotropic glutamate receptor binding (synaptic context)."
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: "Peripheral, neuron-specific interaction; non-core."
- term:
    id: GO:1900273
    label: positive regulation of long-term synaptic potentiation
  evidence_type: ISS
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000024
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: "Ortholog-transfer/ISS prediction of positive regulation of long-term synaptic potentiation."
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: "Neuron-specific peripheral process; non-core."
- term:
    id: GO:1903078
    label: positive regulation of protein localization to plasma membrane
  evidence_type: ISS
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000024
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: "Ortholog-transfer/ISS prediction of positive regulation of protein localization to plasma membrane."
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: "Peripheral process; non-core."
- term:
    id: GO:0005515
    label: protein binding
  evidence_type: IPI
  original_reference_id: PMID:25422469
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: Records a physical interaction captured as bare 'protein binding'. Per curation guidelines this term is uninformative about the actual molecular function.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Experimental interaction evidence (IPI) is retained, but bare protein binding does not describe a specific molecular function; the informative activities are captured by ubiquitin-reader/adaptor/condensate-scaffold terms.
- term:
    id: GO:0005776
    label: autophagosome
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:24954904
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: "Autophagosome localization, the core organelle where p62 delivers and is degraded with ubiquitinated cargo via LIR-ATG8 binding."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core site of action; directly demonstrated across multiple IDA studies (e.g. PMID:17580304, PMID:37802024)."
- term:
    id: GO:0007032
    label: endosome organization
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:27368102
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: "Direct evidence that ubiquitinated p62 organizes endosomes as a perinuclear molecular bridge."
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: "Specialized secondary role (PMID:27368102); non-core relative to selective autophagy."
- term:
    id: GO:0019899
    label: enzyme binding
  evidence_type: IPI
  original_reference_id: PMID:27368102
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: "Enzyme binding (interaction with RNF26 ligase activity in endosome organization)."
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: "Generic binding term; the specific adaptor/ubiquitin-ligase-binding roles are more informative."
- term:
    id: GO:0031625
    label: ubiquitin protein ligase binding
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:27368102
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: "Ubiquitin protein ligase binding (interactions with TRIM E3 ligases and RNF26)."
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: "Genuine interactions enabling selective autophagy of specific substrates; secondary to the core ubiquitin-reader function."
- term:
    id: GO:0031625
    label: ubiquitin protein ligase binding
  evidence_type: IPI
  original_reference_id: PMID:27368102
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: "Ubiquitin protein ligase binding (interactions with TRIM E3 ligases and RNF26)."
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: "Genuine interactions enabling selective autophagy of specific substrates; secondary to the core ubiquitin-reader function."
- term:
    id: GO:1905719
    label: protein localization to perinuclear region of cytoplasm
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:27368102
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: "Direct evidence that p62 promotes protein localization to the perinuclear region (endosome-organization role)."
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: "Specialized secondary role (PMID:27368102); non-core."
- term:
    id: GO:0016236
    label: macroautophagy
  evidence_type: IMP
  original_reference_id: PMID:20168092
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: "Direct/mutant-phenotype evidence that p62 functions in macroautophagy as a selective cargo receptor."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core biological process; strongly supported across multiple IDA/IMP studies."
- term:
    id: GO:0000423
    label: mitophagy
  evidence_type: IGI
  original_reference_id: PMID:20457763
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: "Genetic-interaction evidence for involvement in mitophagy of depolarized mitochondria."
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: "Real but secondary role; p62 contributes to mitophagy (clustering) yet is dispensable for the clearance step (PMID:20890124)."
- term:
    id: GO:0098780
    label: response to mitochondrial depolarisation
  evidence_type: IGI
  original_reference_id: PMID:20457763
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: "Genetic-interaction evidence for involvement in response to mitochondrial depolarization (mitophagy context)."
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: "Secondary mitophagy-associated process; non-core."
- term:
    id: GO:0005515
    label: protein binding
  evidence_type: IPI
  original_reference_id: PMID:27103069
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: Records a physical interaction captured as bare 'protein binding'. Per curation guidelines this term is uninformative about the actual molecular function.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Experimental interaction evidence (IPI) is retained, but bare protein binding does not describe a specific molecular function; the informative activities are captured by ubiquitin-reader/adaptor/condensate-scaffold terms.
- term:
    id: GO:0005776
    label: autophagosome
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:19640926
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: "Autophagosome localization, the core organelle where p62 delivers and is degraded with ubiquitinated cargo via LIR-ATG8 binding."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core site of action; directly demonstrated across multiple IDA studies (e.g. PMID:17580304, PMID:37802024)."
- term:
    id: GO:0044753
    label: amphisome
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:19640926
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: "Amphisome localization along the autophagy pathway (autophagosome-endosome fusion intermediate)."
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: "Transit compartment (PMID:19640926); non-core."
- term:
    id: GO:0044754
    label: autolysosome
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:19640926
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: "Autolysosome localization, the degradative endpoint of the autophagic pathway."
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: "Endpoint compartment; non-core."
- term:
    id: GO:0005515
    label: protein binding
  evidence_type: IPI
  original_reference_id: PMID:26347139
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: Records a physical interaction captured as bare 'protein binding'. Per curation guidelines this term is uninformative about the actual molecular function.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Experimental interaction evidence (IPI) is retained, but bare protein binding does not describe a specific molecular function; the informative activities are captured by ubiquitin-reader/adaptor/condensate-scaffold terms.
- term:
    id: GO:0005515
    label: protein binding
  evidence_type: IPI
  original_reference_id: PMID:25126726
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: Records a physical interaction captured as bare 'protein binding'. Per curation guidelines this term is uninformative about the actual molecular function.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Experimental interaction evidence (IPI) is retained, but bare protein binding does not describe a specific molecular function; the informative activities are captured by ubiquitin-reader/adaptor/condensate-scaffold terms.
- term:
    id: GO:0031625
    label: ubiquitin protein ligase binding
  evidence_type: IPI
  original_reference_id: PMID:25127057
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: "Ubiquitin protein ligase binding (interactions with TRIM E3 ligases and RNF26)."
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: "Genuine interactions enabling selective autophagy of specific substrates; secondary to the core ubiquitin-reader function."
- term:
    id: GO:0061635
    label: regulation of protein complex stability
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:25127057
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: "Direct evidence for regulation of protein complex stability (TRIM5 autophagy targeting context)."
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: "Context-specific regulatory role; non-core."
- term:
    id: GO:0010821
    label: regulation of mitochondrion organization
  evidence_type: NAS
  original_reference_id: PMID:20890124
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: "Author statement on regulation of mitochondrion organization (Parkin-induced clustering)."
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: "Reflects the clustering role in mitophagy; secondary, non-core."
- term:
    id: GO:0000422
    label: autophagy of mitochondrion
  evidence_type: NAS
  original_reference_id: PMID:20098416
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: "Author statement that p62 is involved in autophagy of mitochondrion (mitophagy)."
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: "Supporting role in mitophagy; p62 mediates clustering of damaged mitochondria but is dispensable for clearance, so non-core."
- term:
    id: GO:0005737
    label: cytoplasm
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:20168092
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: "Cytoplasm is the principal compartment where p62 oligomerizes, binds cargo and forms condensates."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core localization."
- term:
    id: GO:0005776
    label: autophagosome
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:20168092
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: "Autophagosome localization, the core organelle where p62 delivers and is degraded with ubiquitinated cargo via LIR-ATG8 binding."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core site of action; directly demonstrated across multiple IDA studies (e.g. PMID:17580304, PMID:37802024)."
- term:
    id: GO:0016234
    label: inclusion body
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:20168092
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: "p62 localizes to inclusion bodies, the ubiquitin-positive cytoplasmic aggregates it helps form."
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: "Reflects cargo-sequestration outcome; non-core compartment."
- term:
    id: GO:0016605
    label: PML body
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:20168092
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: "p62 localizes to nuclear PML bodies, recruiting ubiquitinated proteins there."
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: "Secondary nuclear sub-localization (PMID:20168092); non-core."
- term:
    id: GO:0005829
    label: cytosol
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-193641
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: "Cytosol is the core compartment of p62 oligomerization, cargo binding and condensate formation."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core localization; many redundant TAS/IDA copies."
- term:
    id: GO:0005829
    label: cytosol
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-193684
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: "Cytosol is the core compartment of p62 oligomerization, cargo binding and condensate formation."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core localization; many redundant TAS/IDA copies."
- term:
    id: GO:0005829
    label: cytosol
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-193694
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: "Cytosol is the core compartment of p62 oligomerization, cargo binding and condensate formation."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core localization; many redundant TAS/IDA copies."
- term:
    id: GO:0005829
    label: cytosol
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-193703
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: "Cytosol is the core compartment of p62 oligomerization, cargo binding and condensate formation."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core localization; many redundant TAS/IDA copies."
- term:
    id: GO:0005829
    label: cytosol
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-193705
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: "Cytosol is the core compartment of p62 oligomerization, cargo binding and condensate formation."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core localization; many redundant TAS/IDA copies."
- term:
    id: GO:0005829
    label: cytosol
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-204947
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: "Cytosol is the core compartment of p62 oligomerization, cargo binding and condensate formation."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core localization; many redundant TAS/IDA copies."
- term:
    id: GO:0005829
    label: cytosol
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-205008
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: "Cytosol is the core compartment of p62 oligomerization, cargo binding and condensate formation."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core localization; many redundant TAS/IDA copies."
- term:
    id: GO:0005829
    label: cytosol
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-209566
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: "Cytosol is the core compartment of p62 oligomerization, cargo binding and condensate formation."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core localization; many redundant TAS/IDA copies."
- term:
    id: GO:0005829
    label: cytosol
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-507719
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: "Cytosol is the core compartment of p62 oligomerization, cargo binding and condensate formation."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core localization; many redundant TAS/IDA copies."
- term:
    id: GO:0005829
    label: cytosol
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-5205649
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: "Cytosol is the core compartment of p62 oligomerization, cargo binding and condensate formation."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core localization; many redundant TAS/IDA copies."
- term:
    id: GO:0005829
    label: cytosol
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-5205663
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: "Cytosol is the core compartment of p62 oligomerization, cargo binding and condensate formation."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core localization; many redundant TAS/IDA copies."
- term:
    id: GO:0005829
    label: cytosol
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-5205673
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: "Cytosol is the core compartment of p62 oligomerization, cargo binding and condensate formation."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core localization; many redundant TAS/IDA copies."
- term:
    id: GO:0005829
    label: cytosol
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-9664855
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: "Cytosol is the core compartment of p62 oligomerization, cargo binding and condensate formation."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core localization; many redundant TAS/IDA copies."
- term:
    id: GO:0005829
    label: cytosol
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-9664880
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: "Cytosol is the core compartment of p62 oligomerization, cargo binding and condensate formation."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core localization; many redundant TAS/IDA copies."
- term:
    id: GO:0005829
    label: cytosol
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-9664881
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: "Cytosol is the core compartment of p62 oligomerization, cargo binding and condensate formation."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core localization; many redundant TAS/IDA copies."
- term:
    id: GO:0005829
    label: cytosol
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-9664892
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: "Cytosol is the core compartment of p62 oligomerization, cargo binding and condensate formation."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core localization; many redundant TAS/IDA copies."
- term:
    id: GO:0005829
    label: cytosol
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-9759157
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: "Cytosol is the core compartment of p62 oligomerization, cargo binding and condensate formation."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core localization; many redundant TAS/IDA copies."
- term:
    id: GO:0005829
    label: cytosol
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-9759158
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: "Cytosol is the core compartment of p62 oligomerization, cargo binding and condensate formation."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core localization; many redundant TAS/IDA copies."
- term:
    id: GO:0005829
    label: cytosol
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-9761900
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: "Cytosol is the core compartment of p62 oligomerization, cargo binding and condensate formation."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core localization; many redundant TAS/IDA copies."
- term:
    id: GO:0070062
    label: extracellular exosome
  evidence_type: HDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:19056867
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: "High-throughput proteomic detection of p62 in urinary exosomes."
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: "Likely incidental detection in secreted vesicles; non-core localization."
- term:
    id: GO:0005654
    label: nucleoplasm
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: Reactome:R-HSA-204947
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: "Reactome curation placing p62 in the nucleoplasm in the NRIF death-signaling context."
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: "Indirect/context-specific nuclear localization; non-core."
- term:
    id: GO:0005515
    label: protein binding
  evidence_type: IPI
  original_reference_id: PMID:20357094
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: Records a physical interaction captured as bare 'protein binding'. Per curation guidelines this term is uninformative about the actual molecular function.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Experimental interaction evidence (IPI) is retained, but bare protein binding does not describe a specific molecular function; the informative activities are captured by ubiquitin-reader/adaptor/condensate-scaffold terms.
- term:
    id: GO:0005515
    label: protein binding
  evidence_type: IPI
  original_reference_id: PMID:17580304
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: Records a physical interaction captured as bare 'protein binding'. Per curation guidelines this term is uninformative about the actual molecular function.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Experimental interaction evidence (IPI) is retained, but bare protein binding does not describe a specific molecular function; the informative activities are captured by ubiquitin-reader/adaptor/condensate-scaffold terms.
- term:
    id: GO:0005776
    label: autophagosome
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:17580304
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: "Autophagosome localization, the core organelle where p62 delivers and is degraded with ubiquitinated cargo via LIR-ATG8 binding."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core site of action; directly demonstrated across multiple IDA studies (e.g. PMID:17580304, PMID:37802024)."
- term:
    id: GO:0006914
    label: autophagy
  evidence_type: IMP
  original_reference_id: PMID:17580304
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: "Involvement in autophagy, the overarching process in which p62 functions as a selective receptor."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core process; supported by IMP/IDA evidence."
- term:
    id: GO:0005515
    label: protein binding
  evidence_type: IPI
  original_reference_id: PMID:22178386
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: Records a physical interaction captured as bare 'protein binding'. Per curation guidelines this term is uninformative about the actual molecular function.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Experimental interaction evidence (IPI) is retained, but bare protein binding does not describe a specific molecular function; the informative activities are captured by ubiquitin-reader/adaptor/condensate-scaffold terms.
- term:
    id: GO:0005515
    label: protein binding
  evidence_type: IPI
  original_reference_id: PMID:22421968
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: Records a physical interaction captured as bare 'protein binding'. Per curation guidelines this term is uninformative about the actual molecular function.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Experimental interaction evidence (IPI) is retained, but bare protein binding does not describe a specific molecular function; the informative activities are captured by ubiquitin-reader/adaptor/condensate-scaffold terms.
- term:
    id: GO:0005515
    label: protein binding
  evidence_type: IPI
  original_reference_id: PMID:8618896
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: Records a physical interaction captured as bare 'protein binding'. Per curation guidelines this term is uninformative about the actual molecular function.
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: Experimental interaction evidence (IPI) is retained, but bare protein binding does not describe a specific molecular function; the informative activities are captured by ubiquitin-reader/adaptor/condensate-scaffold terms.
- term:
    id: GO:0046578
    label: regulation of Ras protein signal transduction
  evidence_type: NAS
  original_reference_id: PMID:8618896
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: "Author statement on regulation of Ras signal transduction (early RASA1/Lck-binding work)."
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: "Historical/weak; non-core."
- term:
    id: GO:0016236
    label: macroautophagy
  evidence_type: ISS
  original_reference_id: GO_REF:0000024
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: "Direct/mutant-phenotype evidence that p62 functions in macroautophagy as a selective cargo receptor."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core biological process; strongly supported across multiple IDA/IMP studies."
- term:
    id: GO:0006914
    label: autophagy
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: PMID:19816510
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: "Involvement in autophagy, the overarching process in which p62 functions as a selective receptor."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core process; supported by IMP/IDA evidence."
- term:
    id: GO:0005080
    label: protein kinase C binding
  evidence_type: IPI
  original_reference_id: PMID:14676191
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: "Protein kinase C binding via the PB1 domain (atypical PKCs PRKCZ/PRKCI)."
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: "Genuine interaction underlying the NF-kB scaffold role; secondary to the core autophagy-receptor function."
- term:
    id: GO:0006511
    label: ubiquitin-dependent protein catabolic process
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: PMID:8702753
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: "Author statement linking p62 to ubiquitin-dependent protein catabolism (early polyubiquitin-binding work)."
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: "Correct but generic; the specific autophagic targeting/catabolic terms are more informative."
- term:
    id: GO:0030971
    label: receptor tyrosine kinase binding
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: PMID:8650207
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: "Author statement on receptor tyrosine kinase binding (TrkA/NTRK1)."
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: "Genuine RTK interaction underlying NGF/NF-kB signaling; secondary, non-core."
- term:
    id: GO:0043122
    label: regulation of canonical NF-kappaB signal transduction
  evidence_type: IMP
  original_reference_id: PMID:12857745
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: "Mutant-phenotype evidence that p62 regulates canonical NF-kB signaling (UBA-domain-dependent ubiquitin binding)."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Well-established signaling-scaffold function; directly demonstrated (PMID:12857745)."
- term:
    id: GO:0043130
    label: ubiquitin binding
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:12857745
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: "Direct evidence that p62 binds ubiquitin via its UBA domain."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core molecular function underlying cargo recognition."
- term:
    id: GO:0005829
    label: cytosol
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: PMID:8650207
  qualifier: located_in
  review:
    summary: "Cytosol is the core compartment of p62 oligomerization, cargo binding and condensate formation."
    action: ACCEPT
    reason: "Core localization; many redundant TAS/IDA copies."
- term:
    id: GO:0008104
    label: intracellular protein localization
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: PMID:8650207
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: "Author statement on a role in intracellular protein localization (early aPKC/endosome targeting work)."
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: "Broad/historical; non-core."
- term:
    id: GO:0016197
    label: endosomal transport
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: PMID:12857745
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: "Author statement on endosomal transport (NF-kB/TRAF6 signaling context)."
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: "Secondary trafficking role; non-core."
- term:
    id: GO:0019901
    label: protein kinase binding
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:8650207
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: "Protein kinase binding (e.g. atypical PKCs, ULK1, MAP2K5) underlying p62 signaling scaffolds."
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: "Genuine but generic interaction class; secondary to the core function."
- term:
    id: GO:0035556
    label: intracellular signal transduction
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: PMID:8650207
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: "Author statement on involvement in intracellular signal transduction (Lck/NF-kB scaffolding)."
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: "Broad signaling role; non-core."
- term:
    id: GO:0042169
    label: SH2 domain binding
  evidence_type: IDA
  original_reference_id: PMID:8650207
  qualifier: enables
  review:
    summary: "SH2 domain binding - the original phosphotyrosine-independent Lck SH2-domain ligand activity."
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: "Historical/defining-but-peripheral interaction; non-core."
- term:
    id: GO:0045944
    label: positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II
  evidence_type: TAS
  original_reference_id: PMID:12857745
  qualifier: involved_in
  review:
    summary: "Reactome curation linking p62 to positive regulation of Pol II transcription (NRIF pathway)."
    action: KEEP_AS_NON_CORE
    reason: "Indirect transcriptional effect; non-core."
core_functions:
- description: Acts as the prototypical selective autophagy receptor, recognizing ubiquitinated cargo (preferentially K63-linked polyubiquitin) through its UBA domain and bridging it to ATG8-family proteins on the autophagosome via its LIR motif, thereby delivering cargo for autophagic degradation.
  molecular_function:
    id: GO:0140036
    label: ubiquitin-modified protein reader activity
  supported_by:
  - reference_id: PMID:17580304
    supporting_text: p62/SQSTM1 binds directly to Atg8/LC3 to facilitate degradation of ubiquitinated
  - reference_id: PMID:29343546
    supporting_text: p62 filaments capture and present ubiquitinated cargos for autophagy
  directly_involved_in:
  - id: GO:0035973
    label: aggrephagy
  - id: GO:0071211
    label: protein targeting to vacuole involved in autophagy
  locations:
  - id: GO:0005829
    label: cytosol
  - id: GO:0005776
    label: autophagosome
- description: Functions as a protein-macromolecule adaptor and molecular condensate scaffold that, through PB1-mediated oligomerization combined with multivalent ubiquitin binding, drives liquid-liquid phase separation into p62 bodies - membraneless organelles that concentrate and sequester ubiquitinated cargo for selective autophagy.
  molecular_function:
    id: GO:0140693
    label: molecular condensate scaffold activity
  supported_by:
  - reference_id: PMID:29507397
    supporting_text: Polyubiquitin chain-induced p62 phase separation drives autophagic cargo segregation
  directly_involved_in:
  - id: GO:0140694
    label: membraneless organelle assembly
  - id: GO:0035973
    label: aggrephagy
- description: Acts as an activator of the NFE2L2/NRF2 antioxidant pathway by sequestering KEAP1 (via the phospho-Ser349 KIR motif) into p62 bodies, preventing KEAP1-mediated NRF2 degradation and inducing cytoprotective gene expression; SQSTM1 is itself an NRF2 target, forming a positive feedback loop.
  molecular_function:
    id: GO:0140311
    label: protein sequestering activity
  supported_by:
  - reference_id: PMID:20452972
    supporting_text: p62/SQSTM1 is a target gene for transcription factor NRF2 and creates a positive
  directly_involved_in:
  - id: GO:0033554
    label: cellular response to stress
- description: Serves as a signaling adaptor/scaffold that assembles multiprotein complexes (e.g. atypical PKCs, TRAF6, RIPK1) to regulate NF-kB and related innate-immune signaling, including negative regulation of TLR4 signaling through control of the TRAF6-ECSIT complex.
  molecular_function:
    id: GO:0035591
    label: signaling adaptor activity
  supported_by:
  - reference_id: PMID:31281713
    supporting_text: p62 Negatively Regulates TLR4 Signaling via Functional Regulation of the TRAF6-ECSIT
  directly_involved_in:
  - id: GO:0043122
    label: regulation of canonical NF-kappaB signal transduction
proposed_new_terms: []
suggested_questions:
- question: How is selectivity among p62's diverse cargoes (general ubiquitinated aggregates versus PEX5/peroxisomes, mitochondria, inflammasome/RIPosome components, KEAP1) determined - by cargo ubiquitin-chain architecture, p62 post-translational modifications, or partner receptors (NBR1, TAX1BP1)?
- question: To what extent are p62's autophagy-receptor function and its KEAP1-NRF2 and NF-kB signaling-scaffold functions mechanistically coupled versus separable, and how do disease variants differentially perturb each?
suggested_experiments:
- description: Use separation-of-function p62 mutants (UBA-dead, LIR-dead, PB1-oligomerization-dead, KIR/S349 phospho-dead) in SQSTM1-knockout cells with quantitative autophagic-flux, p62-body imaging, NRF2 reporter and NF-kB assays to dissect which domains drive each core function.
- description: Perform proximity-labeling and quantitative proteomics of p62 condensates under basal, proteotoxic, oxidative and infection stresses to define the context-specific cargo and partner repertoire of p62 bodies.
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:0000107
  title: Automatic transfer of experimentally verified manual GO annotation data to
    orthologs using Ensembl Compara
  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:10708586
  title: p62 functions as a p38 MAP kinase regulator.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:12471037
  title: Association of the atypical protein kinase C-interacting protein p62/ZIP
    with nerve growth factor receptor TrkA regulates receptor trafficking and Erk5
    signaling.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:12857745
  title: Structure of the ubiquitin-associated domain of p62 (SQSTM1) and implications
    for mutations that cause Paget's disease of bone.
  findings: []
  reference_review:
    relevance: HIGH
    correctness: VERIFIED
    review_notes: "Structure of the p62 UBA domain and Paget-disease mutations; underpins ubiquitin-binding and NF-kB-regulation annotations. Abstract-only in cache."
- id: PMID:14676191
  title: Comprehensive proteomic analysis of human Par protein complexes reveals an
    interconnected protein network.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:16169070
  title: 'A human protein-protein interaction network: a resource for annotating the
    proteome.'
  findings: []
- id: PMID:16189514
  title: Towards a proteome-scale map of the human protein-protein interaction network.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:16874300
  title: The signaling adapter p62 is an important mediator of T helper 2 cell function
    and allergic airway inflammation.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:17389358
  title: Unc-51-like kinase 1/2-mediated endocytic processes regulate filopodia extension
    and branching of sensory axons.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:17580304
  title: p62/SQSTM1 binds directly to Atg8/LC3 to facilitate degradation of ubiquitinated
    protein aggregates by autophagy.
  findings: []
  reference_review:
    relevance: HIGH
    correctness: VERIFIED
    review_notes: "Foundational paper establishing direct LIR-LC3 binding by p62 for autophagic degradation of ubiquitinated aggregates. Abstract-only in cache; claim anchored by the verified title and the IDA aggrephagy annotations."
- id: PMID:18083104
  title: Homeostatic levels of p62 control cytoplasmic inclusion body formation in
    autophagy-deficient mice.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:19056867
  title: Large-scale proteomics and phosphoproteomics of urinary exosomes.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:19229298
  title: Protein quality control during aging involves recruitment of the macroautophagy
    pathway by BAG3.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:19250911
  title: A role for NBR1 in autophagosomal degradation of ubiquitinated substrates.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:19427866
  title: Interactions with LC3 and polyubiquitin chains link nbr1 to autophagic protein
    turnover.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:19615732
  title: Defining the human deubiquitinating enzyme interaction landscape.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:19640926
  title: LRRK2 regulates autophagic activity and localizes to specific membrane microdomains
    in a novel human genomic reporter cellular model.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:19816510
  title: Essential role of the unfolded protein response regulator GRP78/BiP in protection
    from neuronal apoptosis.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:20010802
  title: Nix is a selective autophagy receptor for mitochondrial clearance.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:20098416
  title: PINK1/Parkin-mediated mitophagy is dependent on VDAC1 and p62/SQSTM1.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:20168092
  title: p62/SQSTM1 and ALFY interact to facilitate the formation of p62 bodies/ALIS
    and their degradation by autophagy.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:20173742
  title: The selective autophagy substrate p62 activates the stress responsive transcription
    factor Nrf2 through inactivation of Keap1.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:20357094
  title: p62/sequestosome-1 associates with and sustains the expression of retroviral
    restriction factor TRIM5alpha.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:20417604
  title: The selective macroautophagic degradation of aggregated proteins requires
    the PI3P-binding protein Alfy.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:20452972
  title: p62/SQSTM1 is a target gene for transcription factor NRF2 and creates a positive
    feedback loop by inducing antioxidant response element-driven gene transcription.
  findings: []
  reference_review:
    relevance: HIGH
    correctness: VERIFIED
    review_notes: "Establishes p62 as an NRF2 target gene forming a positive-feedback loop and as a KEAP1-NRF2 axis activator. Abstract-only in cache; anchored by verified title."
- id: PMID:20457763
  title: Disease-causing mutations in parkin impair mitochondrial ubiquitination,
    aggregation, and HDAC6-dependent mitophagy.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:20551902
  title: CIN85 regulates dopamine receptor endocytosis and governs behaviour in mice.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:20562859
  title: Network organization of the human autophagy system.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:20808283
  title: NBR1 is a new PB1 signalling adapter in Th2 differentiation and allergic
    airway inflammation in vivo.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:20890124
  title: p62/SQSTM1 is required for Parkin-induced mitochondrial clustering but not
    mitophagy; VDAC1 is dispensable for both.
  findings: []
  reference_review:
    relevance: HIGH
    correctness: VERIFIED
    review_notes: "Shows p62 is required for Parkin-induced mitochondrial clustering but dispensable for mitophagy itself; full text cached. Basis for keeping mitophagy as non-core."
- id: PMID:21149568
  title: 'Formin follows function: a muscle-specific isoform of FHOD3 is regulated
    by CK2 phosphorylation and promotes myofibril maintenance.'
  findings: []
- id: PMID:21900206
  title: A directed protein interaction network for investigating intracellular signal
    transduction.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:21988832
  title: Toward an understanding of the protein interaction network of the human liver.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:22017874
  title: Serine 403 phosphorylation of p62/SQSTM1 regulates selective autophagic clearance
    of ubiquitinated proteins.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:22178386
  title: TRIM13 regulates ER stress induced autophagy and clonogenic ability of the
    cells.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:22190034
  title: Global landscape of HIV-human protein complexes.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:22421968
  title: TP53INP1, a tumor suppressor, interacts with LC3 and ATG8-family proteins
    through the LC3-interacting region (LIR) and promotes autophagy-dependent cell
    death.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:22622177
  title: The deubiquitinating enzyme USP36 controls selective autophagy activation
    by ubiquitinated proteins.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:22948227
  title: MAPK15/ERK8 stimulates autophagy by interacting with LC3 and GABARAP proteins.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:23274085
  title: Sestrins activate Nrf2 by promoting p62-dependent autophagic degradation
    of Keap1 and prevent oxidative liver damage.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:23459205
  title: Ubiquilin4 is an adaptor protein that recruits Ubiquilin1 to the autophagy
    machinery.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:24089205
  title: Autophagy promotes primary ciliogenesis by removing OFD1 from centriolar
    satellites.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:24189400
  title: Perturbation of the mutated EGFR interactome identifies vulnerabilities and
    resistance mechanisms.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:24316673
  title: Autophagy variation within a cell population determines cell fate through
    selective degradation of Fap-1.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:24668264
  title: Structural determinants in GABARAP required for the selective binding and
    recruitment of ALFY to LC3B-positive structures.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:24879152
  title: Phosphorylation of NBR1 by GSK3 modulates protein aggregation.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:24954904
  title: WIPI2 links LC3 conjugation with PI3P, autophagosome formation, and pathogen
    clearance by recruiting Atg12-5-16L1.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:25026213
  title: Ubiquitylation of autophagy receptor Optineurin by HACE1 activates selective
    autophagy for tumor suppression.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:25040165
  title: Sestrin2 promotes Unc-51-like kinase 1 mediated phosphorylation of p62/sequestosome-1.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:25126726
  title: FLCN, a novel autophagy component, interacts with GABARAP and is regulated
    by ULK1 phosphorylation.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:25127057
  title: TRIM proteins regulate autophagy and can target autophagic substrates by
    direct recognition.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:25365221
  title: Spastic paraplegia proteins spastizin and spatacsin mediate autophagic lysosome
    reformation.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:25416956
  title: A proteome-scale map of the human interactome network.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:25422469
  title: Disruption of FAT10-MAD2 binding inhibits tumor progression.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:25686248
  title: Huntingtin functions as a scaffold for selective macroautophagy.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:25910212
  title: Widespread macromolecular interaction perturbations in human genetic disorders.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:25959826
  title: Quantitative interaction proteomics of neurodegenerative disease proteins.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:26344566
  title: ATM functions at the peroxisome to induce pexophagy in response to ROS.
  findings: []
  reference_review:
    relevance: HIGH
    correctness: VERIFIED
    review_notes: "Shows ROS/ATM-induced pexophagy mediated by p62 bridging ubiquitinated PEX5 to autophagosomes; full text cached. Supports pexophagy and adaptor roles."
- id: PMID:26347139
  title: TRIM-mediated precision autophagy targets cytoplasmic regulators of innate
    immunity.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:26403645
  title: Activation of the p62-Keap1-NRF2 pathway protects against ferroptosis in
    hepatocellular carcinoma cells.
  findings: []
  reference_review:
    relevance: MEDIUM
    correctness: VERIFIED
    review_notes: "Shows p62-KEAP1-NRF2 protects against ferroptosis in HCC; abstract-only. Basis for the non-core negative-regulation-of-ferroptosis annotation."
- id: PMID:26458771
  title: Loss of Tifab, a del(5q) MDS gene, alters hematopoiesis through derepression
    of Toll-like receptor-TRAF6 signaling.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:26524528
  title: Autophagy mediates degradation of nuclear lamina.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:26637326
  title: ENC1 Modulates the Aggregation and Neurotoxicity of Mutant Huntingtin Through
    p62 Under ER Stress.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:27103069
  title: Loss of C9ORF72 impairs autophagy and synergizes with polyQ Ataxin-2 to induce
    motor neuron dysfunction and cell death.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:27368102
  title: An ER-Associated Pathway Defines Endosomal Architecture for Controlled Cargo
    Transport.
  findings: []
  reference_review:
    relevance: MEDIUM
    correctness: VERIFIED
    review_notes: "Defines ubiquitinated p62 as a perinuclear molecular bridge organizing endosomes; full text cached. Supports the secondary endosome-organization role."
- id: PMID:27498865
  title: TRIM11 Suppresses AIM2 Inflammasome by Degrading AIM2 via p62-Dependent Selective
    Autophagy.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:27728806
  title: p62/SQSTM1 by Binding to Vitamin D Receptor Inhibits Hepatic Stellate Cell
    Activity, Fibrosis, and Liver Cancer.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:28404643
  title: The BEACH-containing protein WDR81 coordinates p62 and LC3C to promote aggrephagy.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:28871090
  title: TRIM23 mediates virus-induced autophagy via activation of TBK1.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:29343546
  title: p62 filaments capture and present ubiquitinated cargos for autophagy.
  findings: []
  reference_review:
    relevance: HIGH
    correctness: VERIFIED
    review_notes: "Demonstrates p62 filament/condensate capture and presentation of ubiquitinated cargo; full text cached. Key support for the condensate-scaffold core function."
- id: PMID:29507397
  title: Polyubiquitin chain-induced p62 phase separation drives autophagic cargo
    segregation.
  findings: []
  reference_review:
    relevance: HIGH
    correctness: VERIFIED
    review_notes: "Shows polyubiquitin-chain-induced p62 phase separation segregating autophagic cargo; full text cached. Core condensate/membraneless-organelle evidence."
- id: PMID:29519959
  title: P62/SQSTM1 is a novel leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) substrate that
    enhances neuronal toxicity.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:30612879
  title: The Crohn's Disease Risk Factor IRGM Limits NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation
    by Impeding Its Assembly and by Mediating Its Selective Autophagy.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:31006538
  title: Intrinsically Disordered Protein TEX264 Mediates ER-phagy.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:31169361
  title: A Case Study on the Keap1 Interaction with Peptide Sequence Epitopes Selected
    by the Peptidomic mRNA Display.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:31281713
  title: p62 Negatively Regulates TLR4 Signaling via Functional Regulation of the
    TRAF6-ECSIT Complex.
  findings: []
  reference_review:
    relevance: HIGH
    correctness: VERIFIED
    review_notes: "Demonstrates p62 negative regulation of TLR4 signaling via sequestration/regulation of the TRAF6-ECSIT complex; full text cached. Supports the signaling-scaffold core function."
- id: PMID:31515488
  title: Extensive disruption of protein interactions by genetic variants across the
    allele frequency spectrum in human populations.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:31616248
  title: Systematic Affinity Purification Coupled to Mass Spectrometry Identified
    p62 as Part of the Cannabinoid Receptor CB2 Interactome.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:31857589
  title: Requirement for p62 acetylation in the aggregation of ubiquitylated proteins
    under nutrient stress.
  findings: []
  reference_review:
    relevance: HIGH
    correctness: VERIFIED
    review_notes: "p62 acetylation promotes ubiquitinated-protein aggregation under nutrient stress; full text cached. Supports condensate-scaffold and aggrephagy roles."
- id: PMID:31980649
  title: Extensive rewiring of the EGFR network in colorectal cancer cells expressing
    transforming levels of KRAS(G13D).
  findings: []
- id: PMID:32296183
  title: A reference map of the human binary protein interactome.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:32715615
  title: Autoimmunity gene IRGM suppresses cGAS-STING and RIG-I-MAVS signaling to
    control interferon response.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:32814053
  title: Interactome Mapping Provides a Network of Neurodegenerative Disease Proteins
    and Uncovers Widespread Protein Aggregation in Affected Brains.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:33436498
  title: Cytoplasmic short linear motifs in ACE2 and integrin β(3) link SARS-CoV-2
    host cell receptors to mediators of endocytosis and autophagy.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:33961781
  title: Dual proteome-scale networks reveal cell-specific remodeling of the human
    interactome.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:34471133
  title: Reconstitution defines the roles of p62, NBR1 and TAX1BP1 in ubiquitin condensate
    formation and autophagy initiation.
  findings: []
  reference_review:
    relevance: MEDIUM
    correctness: VERIFIED
    review_notes: "Reconstitution defining roles of p62/NBR1/TAX1BP1 in ubiquitin condensate formation and autophagy initiation; full text cached. Supports phagophore-assembly-site localization."
- id: PMID:34524948
  title: Global Proximity Interactome of the Human Macroautophagy Pathway.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:34591642
  title: A protein network map of head and neck cancer reveals PIK3CA mutant drug
    sensitivity.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:34799561
  title: Large scale discovery of coronavirus-host factor protein interaction motifs
    reveals SARS-CoV-2 specific mechanisms and vulnerabilities.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:34893540
  title: The N-terminal cysteine is a dual sensor of oxygen and oxidative stress.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:35044719
  title: Proteome-scale mapping of binding sites in the unstructured regions of the
    human proteome.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:35266954
  title: The E3 ligase TRIM1 ubiquitinates LRRK2 and controls its localization, degradation,
    and toxicity.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:35271311
  title: 'OpenCell: Endogenous tagging for the cartography of human cellular organization.'
  findings: []
- id: PMID:36221902
  title: Selective autophagy of RIPosomes maintains innate immune homeostasis during
    bacterial infection.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:37219487
  title: Large-scale phosphomimetic screening identifies phospho-modulated motif-based
    protein interactions.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:37306101
  title: Phosphorylation of phase-separated p62 bodies by ULK1 activates a redox-independent
    stress response.
  findings: []
  reference_review:
    relevance: HIGH
    correctness: VERIFIED
    review_notes: "ULK1 phosphorylation of phase-separated p62 bodies activates a redox-independent stress response; full text cached. Supports condensate-scaffold and KEAP1-NRF2-related functions."
- id: PMID:37460613
  title: P62/SQSTM1 binds with claudin-2 to target for selective autophagy in stressed
    intestinal epithelium.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:37802024
  title: S-acylation of p62 promotes p62 droplet recruitment into autophagosomes in
    mammalian autophagy.
  findings: []
  reference_review:
    relevance: HIGH
    correctness: VERIFIED
    review_notes: "S-acylation promotes recruitment of p62 droplets into autophagosomes; full text cached. Supports adaptor/condensate and autophagosome-delivery functions."
- id: PMID:39009827
  title: Proteome-scale characterisation of motif-based interactome rewiring by disease
    mutations.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:8618896
  title: Phosphotyrosine-independent binding of a 62-kDa protein to the src homology
    2 (SH2) domain of p56lck and its regulation by phosphorylation of Ser-59 in the
    lck unique N-terminal region.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:8650207
  title: Molecular cloning of a phosphotyrosine-independent ligand of the p56lck SH2
    domain.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:8702753
  title: p62, a phosphotyrosine-independent ligand of the SH2 domain of p56lck, belongs
    to a new class of ubiquitin-binding proteins.
  findings: []
- id: PMID:9566925
  title: Localization of atypical protein kinase C isoforms into lysosome-targeted
    endosomes through interaction with p62.
  findings: []
- id: Reactome:R-HSA-193641
  title: IKK-beta is recruited
  findings: []
- id: Reactome:R-HSA-193684
  title: p62 recruits an atypical PKC
  findings: []
- id: Reactome:R-HSA-193694
  title: p62 is recruited and forms a complex with TRAF6
  findings: []
- id: Reactome:R-HSA-193703
  title: IKKbeta is activated
  findings: []
- id: Reactome:R-HSA-193705
  title: IKKbeta phosphorylates IkB causing NF-kB to dissociate
  findings: []
- id: Reactome:R-HSA-204947
  title: Polyubiquitinated NRIF migrates to the nucleus
  findings: []
- id: Reactome:R-HSA-205008
  title: Polyubiquitinated NRIF binds to p62 (Sequestosome)
  findings: []
- id: Reactome:R-HSA-205043
  title: NRIF signals cell death from the nucleus
  findings: []
- id: Reactome:R-HSA-209566
  title: TRAF6 is auto-ubiquitinated
  findings: []
- id: Reactome:R-HSA-507719
  title: p62:MEKK3 binds to TRAF6
  findings: []
- id: Reactome:R-HSA-5205649
  title: p62 links damaged mitochondria to LC3
  findings: []
- id: Reactome:R-HSA-5205663
  title: LC3 binds the autophagosome membrane Atg5-Atg12 complex
  findings: []
- id: Reactome:R-HSA-5205673
  title: p62 binds ubiquitinated mitochondrial substrates
  findings: []
- id: Reactome:R-HSA-9664855
  title: MAP1LC3B binds ATM dimer:Ub-p-PEX5:SQSTM1
  findings: []
- id: Reactome:R-HSA-9664880
  title: MAP1LC3B binds ATM dimer:Ub-p-PEX5:SQSTM1:NBR1
  findings: []
- id: Reactome:R-HSA-9664881
  title: NBR1 binds ATM:Ub-p-PEX5:SQSTM1
  findings: []
- id: Reactome:R-HSA-9664892
  title: SQSTM1 binds ATM dimer:Ub-p-PEX5
  findings: []
- id: Reactome:R-HSA-9759154
  title: TRIM21 ubiquitinates SQSTM1
  findings: []
- id: Reactome:R-HSA-9759157
  title: NFE2L2-dependent SQSTM1 gene expression
  findings: []
- id: Reactome:R-HSA-9759158
  title: SQSTM1 oligomerizes
  findings: []
- id: Reactome:R-HSA-9759169
  title: p-S349 SQSTM1 oligomer binds KEAP1:CUL3:RBX1
  findings: []
- id: Reactome:R-HSA-9759172
  title: KEAP1:CUL3:RBX1 ubiquitinates p-S349 SQSTM1 oligomer
  findings: []
- id: Reactome:R-HSA-9761900
  title: HBV X protein binds SQSTM1 oligomer
  findings: []
- id: Reactome:R-HSA-9766532
  title: SQSTM1 oligomer is phosphorylated
  findings: []
- id: Reactome:R-HSA-9766645
  title: CUL3:RBX1 ubiquitinates KEAP1
  findings: []
- id: Reactome:R-HSA-9766656
  title: RBX1:CUL3 dissociates from forming autophagosome
  findings: []
- id: Reactome:R-HSA-9766677
  title: MAP1LC3B binds KEAP1 and SQSTM1
  findings: []
- id: Reactome:R-HSA-9766687
  title: SESN1,SESN1 bind SQSTM1 and KEAP1
  findings: []
