The product of this gene is a subunit of neuronal microtubule-associated MAP1A and MAP1B proteins, which are involved in microtubule assembly and important for neurogenesis. Studies on the rat homolog implicate a role for this gene in autophagy, a process that involves the bulk degradation of cytoplasmic component.,LC3B,ATG8F,MAP1LC3B-a,MAP1A/1BLC3,MAP1LC3B,LC3A/LC3B,Autophagy,Autophagy_ATGs,Cancer,Cardiovascular,Cell Biology & Developmental Biology,Cytoskeleton,Cytoskeleton_Microtubules,Endocrine & Metabolism,Heart,Mitochondrial metabolism,Neuroscience,Signal Transduction,MAP1LC3B