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- Title
Autophagy fights disease through cellular self-digestion.
- Authors
Mizushima, Noboru; Levine, Beth; Cuervo, Ana Maria; Klionsky, Daniel J
- Abstract
Autophagy, or cellular self-digestion, is a cellular pathway involved in protein and organelle degradation, with an astonishing number of connections to human disease and physiology. For example, autophagic dysfunction is associated with cancer, neurodegeneration, microbial infection and ageing. Paradoxically, although autophagy is primarily a protective process for the cell, it can also play a role in cell death. Understanding autophagy may ultimately allow scientists and clinicians to harness this process for the purpose of improving human health.
- Publication
Nature, 2008, Vol 451, Issue 7182, p1069
- ISSN
1476-4687
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1038/nature06639