Selective Autophagy in Drosophila

Autophagy is an evolutionarily conserved process of cellular self-eating and is a major pathway for degradation of cytoplasmic material by the lysosomal machinery. Autophagy functions as a cellular response in nutrient starvation, but it is also associated with the removal of protein aggregates and...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ioannis P. Nezis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:International Journal of Cell Biology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/146767