Autophagy and autophagy-related proteins in cancer

X Li, S He, B Ma - Molecular cancer, 2020 - Springer
Autophagy, as a type II programmed cell death, plays crucial roles with autophagy-related
(ATG) proteins in cancer. Up to now, the dual role of autophagy both in cancer progression …

Cellular adaptation to hypoxia through hypoxia inducible factors and beyond

P Lee, NS Chandel, MC Simon - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2020 - nature.com
Molecular oxygen (O2) sustains intracellular bioenergetics and is consumed by numerous
biochemical reactions, making it essential for most species on Earth. Accordingly, decreased …

[HTML][HTML] Complex interplay between autophagy and oxidative stress in the development of pulmonary disease

W Ornatowski, Q Lu, M Yegambaram, AE Garcia… - Redox biology, 2020 - Elsevier
The autophagic pathway involves the encapsulation of substrates in double-membraned
vesicles, which are subsequently delivered to the lysosome for enzymatic degradation and …

The roles of autophagy in cancer

CW Yun, SH Lee - International journal of molecular sciences, 2018 - mdpi.com
Autophagy is an intracellular degradative process that occurs under several stressful
conditions, including organelle damage, the presence of abnormal proteins, and nutrient …

[HTML][HTML] HIF-1α-BNIP3-mediated mitophagy in tubular cells protects against renal ischemia/reperfusion injury

ZJ Fu, ZY Wang, L Xu, XH Chen, XX Li, WT Liao… - Redox biology, 2020 - Elsevier
In the present study, we hypothesized that hypoxia-inducible factor 1α (HIF-1α)-mediated
mitophagy plays a protective role in ischemia/reperfusion (I/R)-induced acute kidney injury …

The tumor microenvironment in tumorigenesis and therapy resistance revisited

K Dzobo, DA Senthebane, C Dandara - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Tumors are not masses of cancer cells alone but made up of cancer cells,
other cells including fibroblasts, macrophages, endothelial cells, as well as secreted factors …

The role of hypoxia in cancer progression, angiogenesis, metastasis, and resistance to therapy

B Muz, P De La Puente, F Azab, A Kareem Azab - Hypoxia, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Hypoxia is a non-physiological level of oxygen tension, a phenomenon common in a
majority of malignant tumors. Tumor-hypoxia leads to advanced but dysfunctional …

Lipid droplets in cancer: guardians of fat in a stressful world

T Petan, E Jarc, M Jusović - Molecules, 2018 - mdpi.com
Cancer cells possess remarkable abilities to adapt to adverse environmental conditions.
Their survival during severe nutrient and oxidative stress depends on their capacity to …

Pathophysiological implications of hypoxia in human diseases

PS Chen, WT Chiu, PL Hsu, SC Lin, IC Peng… - Journal of biomedical …, 2020 - Springer
Oxygen is essentially required by most eukaryotic organisms as a scavenger to remove
harmful electron and hydrogen ions or as a critical substrate to ensure the proper execution …

Cargo recognition and trafficking in selective autophagy

A Stolz, A Ernst, I Dikic - Nature cell biology, 2014 - nature.com
Selective autophagy is a quality control pathway through which cellular components are
sequestered into double-membrane vesicles and delivered to specific intracellular …