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- Fulvio Reggiori
- Department of Cell Biology, University Medical Center Utrecht, 3584 CX Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Daniel J Klionsky
- Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-2216
書誌事項
- 公開日
- 2013-06-01
- 権利情報
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- https://academic.oup.com/journals/pages/open_access/funder_policies/chorus/standard_publication_model
- DOI
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- 10.1534/genetics.112.149013
- 公開者
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
説明
<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title> <jats:p>Autophagy refers to a group of processes that involve degradation of cytoplasmic components including cytosol, macromolecular complexes, and organelles, within the vacuole or the lysosome of higher eukaryotes. The various types of autophagy have attracted increasing attention for at least two reasons. First, autophagy provides a compelling example of dynamic rearrangements of subcellular membranes involving issues of protein trafficking and organelle identity, and thus it is fascinating for researchers interested in questions pertinent to basic cell biology. Second, autophagy plays a central role in normal development and cell homeostasis, and, as a result, autophagic dysfunctions are associated with a range of illnesses including cancer, diabetes, myopathies, some types of neurodegeneration, and liver and heart diseases. That said, this review focuses on autophagy in yeast. Many aspects of autophagy are conserved from yeast to human; in particular, this applies to the gene products mediating these pathways as well as some of the signaling cascades regulating it, so that the information we relate is relevant to higher eukaryotes. Indeed, as with many cellular pathways, the initial molecular insights were made possible due to genetic studies in Saccharomyces cerevisiae and other fungi.</jats:p>
収録刊行物
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- Genetics
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Genetics 194 (2), 341-361, 2013-06-01
Oxford University Press (OUP)