A new study unravels the relationship between mitofusins (mitochondrial proteins) and autophagy. Using gene editing with CRISPR-Cas9, the team has been able to study these proteins without altering ...

Autophagy is the process by which cells digest and renew their internal structures, recycling damaged or malfunctioning ...

Our cells constantly receive DNA damage from factors such as ultraviolet rays, irradiations, toxins and chemicals.

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Intermittent fasting is a simple yet powerful approach to improving overall health. It can help with weight loss, boost ...

Headed by Drs. Antonio Zorzano and Saska Ivanova, a study published in the journal Autophagy unravels the relationship between mitofusins (mitochondrial proteins) and autophagy. Using gene editing ...

Josephine Thinwa shares her journey to becoming a physician scientist and how this led her to investigate the role of a neurologically important kinase in virus-induced autophagy. Just like people ...

Little is known about the mechanism of autophagy, in particular, how autophagosomes, which are pouch-like lipid membranes holding degradation targets, expand. To address this issue, Noda's group in ...

In 2016, "Autophagy" (*1) (Fig. 1) became famous when Professor Yoshinori ... It also has important roles such as storage of ions including calcium, lipid synthesis, and other metabolism and ...