Abstract
Autophagy maintains cell, tissue and organism homeostasis through degradation. Complex post-translational modulation of the Atg (autophagy-related) proteins adds additional entry points for crosstalk with other cellular processes and helps define cell-type-specific regulations of autophagy. Beyond the simplistic view of a process exclusively dedicated to the turnover of cellular components, recent data have uncovered unexpected functions for autophagy and the autophagy-related genes, such as regulation of metabolism, membrane transport and modulation of host defenses--indicating the novel frontiers lying ahead.
Originalsprog | Engelsk |
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Tidsskrift | Nature Cell Biology |
Vol/bind | 15 |
Nummer | 7 |
Sider (fra-til) | 713-20 |
Antal sider | 8 |
ISSN | 1465-7392 |
DOI | |
Status | Udgivet - jul. 2013 |
Udgivet eksternt | Ja |