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.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Nature Cell Biology |
Volume | 15 |
Issue | 7 |
Pages (from-to) | 713-20 |
Number of pages | 8 |
ISSN | 1465-7392 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jul 2013 |
Keywords
- Animals
- Autophagy/physiology
- Biological Transport
- Host-Pathogen Interactions
- Humans