The functional universe of membrane contact sites
WA Prinz, A Toulmay, T Balla - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2020 - nature.com
Organelles compartmentalize eukaryotic cells, enhancing their ability to respond to
environmental and developmental changes. One way in which organelles communicate and …
environmental and developmental changes. One way in which organelles communicate and …
Mechanism and medical implications of mammalian autophagy
Autophagy is a highly conserved catabolic process induced under various conditions of
cellular stress, which prevents cell damage and promotes survival in the event of energy or …
cellular stress, which prevents cell damage and promotes survival in the event of energy or …
A brief history of autophagy from cell biology to physiology and disease
N Mizushima - Nature cell biology, 2018 - nature.com
The field of autophagy research has developed rapidly since the first description of the
process in the 1960s and the identification of autophagy genes in the 1990s. Autophagy is …
process in the 1960s and the identification of autophagy genes in the 1990s. Autophagy is …
[HTML][HTML] Coming together to define membrane contact sites
Close proximities between organelles have been described for decades. However, only
recently a specific field dealing with organelle communication at membrane contact sites …
recently a specific field dealing with organelle communication at membrane contact sites …
[HTML][HTML] 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 …
of environmental and cellular stresses. It is an evolutionarily well-conserved and essential …
Targeting autophagy using natural compounds for cancer prevention and therapy
S Deng, MK Shanmugam, AP Kumar, CT Yap, G Sethi… - Cancer, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Autophagy, also known as macroautophagy, is a tightly regulated process involved in the
stress responses, such as starvation. It is a vacuolar, lysosomal pathway for the degradation …
stress responses, such as starvation. It is a vacuolar, lysosomal pathway for the degradation …
[HTML][HTML] Emerging roles of ATG proteins and membrane lipids in autophagosome formation
T Nishimura, SA Tooze - Cell discovery, 2020 - nature.com
Autophagosome biogenesis is a dynamic membrane event, which is executed by the
sequential function of autophagy-related (ATG) proteins. Upon autophagy induction, a cup …
sequential function of autophagy-related (ATG) proteins. Upon autophagy induction, a cup …
[HTML][HTML] The autophagy protein ATG9A enables lipid mobilization from lipid droplets
E Mailler, CM Guardia, X Bai, M Jarnik… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
The multispanning membrane protein ATG9A is a scramblase that flips phospholipids
between the two membrane leaflets, thus contributing to the expansion of the phagophore …
between the two membrane leaflets, thus contributing to the expansion of the phagophore …
[HTML][HTML] Autophagy in neurodegenerative diseases: a hunter for aggregates
H Park, JH Kang, S Lee - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Cells have developed elaborate quality-control mechanisms for proteins and organelles to
maintain cellular homeostasis. Such quality-control mechanisms are maintained by …
maintain cellular homeostasis. Such quality-control mechanisms are maintained by …
Impact of context-dependent autophagy states on tumor progression
M Assi, AC Kimmelman - Nature cancer, 2023 - nature.com
Macroautophagy is a cellular quality-control process that degrades proteins, protein
aggregates and damaged organelles. Autophagy plays a fundamental role in cancer where …
aggregates and damaged organelles. Autophagy plays a fundamental role in cancer where …