Autophagy genes in biology and disease

H Yamamoto, S Zhang, N Mizushima - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2023 - nature.com
Macroautophagy and microautophagy are highly conserved eukaryotic cellular processes
that degrade cytoplasmic material in lysosomes. Both pathways involve characteristic …

Autophagy-independent functions of the autophagy machinery

L Galluzzi, DR Green - Cell, 2019 - cell.com
Macroautophagy (herein referred to as autophagy) is an evolutionary ancient mechanism
that culminates with the lysosomal degradation of superfluous or potentially dangerous …

AMPK: guardian of metabolism and mitochondrial homeostasis

S Herzig, RJ Shaw - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2018 - nature.com
Cells constantly adapt their metabolism to meet their energy needs and respond to nutrient
availability. Eukaryotes have evolved a very sophisticated system to sense low cellular ATP …

Macroautophagy in CNS health and disease

CJ Griffey, A Yamamoto - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2022 - nature.com
Macroautophagy is an evolutionarily conserved process that delivers diverse cellular
contents to lysosomes for degradation. As our understanding of this pathway grows, so does …

Autophagy and neurodegeneration: pathogenic mechanisms and therapeutic opportunities

FM Menzies, A Fleming, A Caricasole, CF Bento… - Neuron, 2017 - cell.com
Autophagy is a conserved pathway that delivers cytoplasmic contents to the lysosome for
degradation. Here we consider its roles in neuronal health and disease. We review …

Mitophagy: molecular mechanisms, new concepts on parkin activation and the emerging role of AMPK/ULK1 axis

R Iorio, G Celenza, S Petricca - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Mitochondria are multifunctional subcellular organelles essential for cellular energy
homeostasis and apoptotic cell death. It is, therefore, crucial to maintain mitochondrial …

Autophagy and the cell biology of age-related disease

AM Leidal, B Levine, J Debnath - Nature cell biology, 2018 - nature.com
Macroautophagy (autophagy) is a conserved lysosomal degradation process essential for
cellular homeostasis and adaption to stress. Accumulating evidence indicates that …

Autophagy: an essential degradation program for cellular homeostasis and life

Y Chun, J Kim - Cells, 2018 - mdpi.com
Autophagy is a lysosome-dependent cellular degradation program that responds to a variety
of environmental and cellular stresses. It is an evolutionarily well-conserved and essential …

Mechanisms of autophagy initiation

JH Hurley, LN Young - Annual review of biochemistry, 2017 - annualreviews.org
Autophagy is the process of cellular self-eating by a double-membrane organelle, the
autophagosome. A range of signaling processes converge on two protein complexes to …

Exercise-stimulated glucose uptake—regulation and implications for glycaemic control

L Sylow, M Kleinert, EA Richter… - Nature Reviews …, 2017 - nature.com
Skeletal muscle extracts glucose from the blood to maintain demand for carbohydrates as an
energy source during exercise. Such uptake involves complex molecular signalling …