Prostate cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide and new estimates revealed prostate
cancer as the leading cause of death in men in 2021. Therefore, new strategies are pertinent …

Atg4 proteases are cysteine proteases, which are well known for their crucial roles in the
lipidation and delipidation of LC3 during the autophagy process. At least four human Atg4 …

Human Atg4 homologs are cysteine proteases, which play key roles in the macroautophagy/
autophagy process by cleaving Atg8 homologs for conjugation to lipid membranes and for …

Autophagy is an evolutionary conserved stress survival pathway that has been shown to
play an important role in the initiation, progression, and metastasis of multiple cancers; …

Purpose: The pleiotropic effects of heat on cancer cells have been well documented. The
biological effects seen depend on the temperature applied, and the heating duration. In this …

Atg4, a pivotal macroautophagy/autophagy-related cysteine protein family, which regulate
autophagy through either cleaving Atg8 homologs for its further lipidation or delipidating …

Autophagy protease ATG4B is a key regulator of the LC3/GABARAP conjugation system
required for autophagosome formation, maturation and closure. Members of the ATG4 and …

Humulus lupulus (hop plant) has long been used in traditional medicine as a sedative and
antimicrobial agent. More recently, attention has been devoted to the phytoestrogenic …

Sinningia bullata is a tuberous member of the flowering plant family Gesneriaceae. Prior to
this work, the antibacterial, antioxidant, and cytotoxic properties of S. bullata were …

Macroautophagy (autophagy) is an evolutionarily conserved and dynamic
degradation/recycling pathway in which portions of the cytoplasm, such as dysfunctional …