In 2000, it was suggested to me that “Autophagy will be the wave of the future; it will become the new apoptosis.” Few people would have agreed at the time, but this statement turned out to be ...

Apoptosis and autophagy constitute the two self-destructive processes by which supernumerary, damaged or aged cells and organelles are eliminated. Beyond this homeostatic function, autophagy is ...

This study presents a valuable finding on the alterations in the autophagic-lysosomal pathway in a Huntington's disease model. The evidence supporting the claims of the authors is solid. However, the ...

A recent study from Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, India has revealed new details about how our cells clean up and recycle waste. This process, known as autophagy, is like a ...

In a recent study published in the journal Neuron, researchers at the University of Cambridge and Newcastle University, UK, examined the relationship between autophagy, aging, and neurodegeneration.

Josephine Thinwa shares her journey to becoming a physician scientist and how this led her to investigate the role of a neurologically important kinase in virus-induced autophagy. Just like people ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Autophagy, particularly through the protein ATG5, plays a crucial role in maintaining brain health by regulating glucose metabolism in neurons. In Purkinje cells ...

A research team affiliated with UNIST has unveiled an innovative technology to eliminate drug-resistant cancer cells using ...

Abstract Autophagy is a crucial quality control mechanism that degrades damaged cellular components through lysosomal fusion with autophagosomes ...