At mitochondria, ULK1 interacts with FUNDC1, phosphorylating it at serine 17, which enhances FUNDC1 binding to LC3. FUNDC1 regulates ULK1 recruitment to damaged mitochondria; FUNDC1 phosphorylation by ULK1 is crucial for mitophagy.
Feng, D, Hu, Z, Tian, W, Zhang, L, Sui, S, Wu, W, Xue, P, Li, W, Zhang, X, Liu, L, Zhao, B, Zhou, C, Huang, L, Li, L, Zhu, Y, Chen, G, Zhang, X
protein serine/threonine kinase activity of ULK1 [mitochondrial outer membrane]
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