Autophagy, derived from a Greek word, the "self-eating" nature refers to an interesting cellular process as part of the body's own recycling mechanism for cellular damage or components that have ...

An international research team led by Osaka University has identified a new mechanism crucial for the initiation of autophagy, a self-degradation process cells use to eliminate unneeded or damaged ...

“The mechanism we discovered enables autophagy to devour as much damaged material as needed, but not more,” says Prof. Zvulun Elazar of Weizmann’s Biomolecular Sciences Department, who headed the ...

Table 2 Association of Autophagy-Related Factors and Human Disease. Autophagy primarily acts as a protective mechanism that may prevent cell death. Interaction between regulatory elements of both ...

Autophagy is a natural, self-preservation mechanism whereby the body removes damaged or dysfunctional parts of a cell and recycles other parts toward cellular repair. Autophagy is the body’s way ...

Zika virus uses host cell autophagy to suppress antiviral proteins AXL and TIM-1, enhancing its ability to infect without ...

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- When stuff wears out inside of the cells in your body, a mechanism akin to trash collection kicks into gear. It’s called autophagy (pronounced aw-TAH-fa-gee). In a ...

Although the scientific community has long focused on the role of astrocytes in removing toxic proteins around neurons, the exact mechanism remains unclear. Autophagy is a process by which cells ...

These sequential reactions trigger efficient autophagy induction. Osaka, Japan – An international research team led by Osaka University has identified a new mechanism crucial for the initiation ...