ULK1
unc-51 like autophagy activating kinase 1 | ATG1, ATG1A

Enables identical protein binding activity; protein serine/threonine kinase activity; and small GTPase binding activity. Involved in several processes, including autophagosome assembly; protein phosphorylation; and regulation of autophagy. Located in bounding membrane of organelle; cytosol; and phagophore assembly site membrane. Part of Atg1/ULK1 kinase complex. Is active in cytoplasm. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jul 2025]

Member of: DE-2 Developmental clusters: GC6
Biological processes 71 terms
ATP binding (GO:0005524)Atg1/ULK1 kinase complex (GO:1990316)GTPase binding (GO:0051020)autophagosome (GO:0005776)autophagosome (GO:0005776)autophagosome assembly (GO:0000045)autophagosome assembly (GO:0000045)autophagosome membrane (GO:0000421)autophagy (GO:0006914)autophagy (GO:0006914)autophagy (GO:0006914)autophagy (GO:0006914)autophagy (GO:0006914)axon extension (GO:0048675)axonogenesis (GO:0007409)cellular response to nutrient levels (GO:0031669)cellular response to stress (GO:0033554)cytoplasm (GO:0005737)cytoplasm (GO:0005737)cytoplasm (GO:0005737)cytoplasm (GO:0005737)cytosol (GO:0005829)cytosol (GO:0005829)cytosol (GO:0005829)cytosol (GO:0005829)endoplasmic reticulum membrane (GO:0005789)identical protein binding (GO:0042802)intracellular protein localization (GO:0008104)macroautophagy (GO:0016236)macroautophagy (GO:0016236)macroautophagy (GO:0016236)mitochondrial outer membrane (GO:0005741)mitophagy (GO:0000423)negative regulation of cell population proliferation (GO:0008285)negative regulation of collateral sprouting (GO:0048671)negative regulation of protein-containing complex assembly (GO:0031333)neuron projection development (GO:0031175)omegasome membrane (GO:1903349)peptidyl-serine phosphorylation (GO:0018105)phagophore assembly site (GO:0000407)phagophore assembly site (GO:0000407)phagophore assembly site (GO:0000407)phagophore assembly site membrane (GO:0034045)phagophore assembly site membrane (GO:0034045)phagophore assembly site membrane (GO:0034045)piecemeal microautophagy of the nucleus (GO:0034727)positive regulation of autophagy (GO:0010508)positive regulation of autophagy (GO:0010508)protein autophosphorylation (GO:0046777)protein binding (GO:0005515)protein kinase activity (GO:0004672)protein phosphorylation (GO:0006468)protein serine kinase activity (GO:0106310)protein serine/threonine kinase activity (GO:0004674)protein serine/threonine kinase activity (GO:0004674)protein serine/threonine kinase activity (GO:0004674)protein serine/threonine kinase activity (GO:0004674)protein serine/threonine kinase activity (GO:0004674)protein serine/threonine kinase activity (GO:0004674)protein-containing complex binding (GO:0044877)recycling endosome (GO:0055037)regulation of autophagy (GO:0010506)regulation of autophagy (GO:0010506)regulation of macroautophagy (GO:0016241)regulation of protein lipidation (GO:1903059)regulation of tumor necrosis factor-mediated signaling pathway (GO:0010803)response to starvation (GO:0042594)response to starvation (GO:0042594)reticulophagy (GO:0061709)signal transduction (GO:0007165)small GTPase binding (GO:0031267)
Expression (TPM)
ULK1 — as a Regulated Gene

TFs regulating ULK1 0 TFs

Transcription factors with Perturb-seq knockdown data for ULK1. The Binding column indicates whether any binding evidence exists for this TF–gene pair (ChIP-seq or motif footprint peaks). The Mean coef is the average Perturb-seq regression coefficient across active gRNAs (positive = ULK1 upregulated upon KD; negative = downregulated). The Outlier column indicates whether this gene is in the top or bottom 5% of all TF knockdown effects.

Data: Effect:
TF Mean coef Binding Outlier TF→Gene link

Elements linked to ULK1

Open chromatin peaks (ATAC-seq) in the genomic neighbourhood of ULK1, linked by TSS proximity or chromatin conformation (Multiome / HiCAR). Each element overlaps at least one TF ChIP-seq binding site — the TFs column shows how many distinct TFs bind that element.

Accessibility Element Dist. to TSS Link type TFs
chr12:131,623,903–131,626,152 269.4 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 286
chr12:131,682,187–131,682,744 212.2 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 150
chr12:131,710,558–131,711,365 183.7 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 947
chr12:131,827,942–131,828,736 66.2 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 309
chr12:131,830,019–131,831,053 64.0 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 495
chr12:131,894,077–131,895,155 132 bp At TSS Multiome 460
chr12:131,895,483–131,896,833 1.6 kb Proximal (<10kb) Multiome 784
chr12:131,928,499–131,930,478 34.5 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 908
chr12:131,949,435–131,950,660 55.2 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 770
chr12:132,083,735–132,085,216 189.5 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 882
chr12:132,143,424–132,145,177 249.8 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 886
chr12:132,153,764–132,154,281 259.5 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 467
chr12:132,189,320–132,190,290 295.2 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 452

Genome Browser

Genomic view of the ULK1 locus showing ATAC-seq accessibility and RNA-seq expression across the ESC → DE time course, together with TF binding peaks and element-to-TSS loop connections.

chr12:131,613,903 – 132,200,290
Proximal 1 kb Distal 10 kb Multiome HiCAR ATAC-seq RNA-seq